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=G-Fafif post_id=39300 time=1593071545 user_id=55] Eddie Kasko, who managed the Red Sox directly after pennant-winner Dick Williams and directly before pennant-winner Darrell Johnson, 88. Four seasons, 1970-1973, all winning records.
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Say "hello" to your uncle Sherm for me. Later -
Frayed Knot wrote: The brothers, who were born in India [1941 & 1944] and moved to London as teenagers, As long as they know enough about baseball to call CitiField a baseball field or diamond and not a pitch, that will show they've learned more about baseball than the Wilpons. Later
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Lew Burdette would never have liked this rule change that says a pitcher can't lick his fingers. A lot of attention will be paid to the “wet rag” rule, and deservedly so. It is going to be very difficult to break pitchers' habit of licking their fingers and touching their face in other ways. https://www.yahoo.com/sports/wet-rag-among-proposed-rule-204744999.htmlhttps://www.yahoo.com/sports/wet-rag-among-proposed-rule-204744999.html Or, remembering Lew, he would have intentionally licked his fingers once he found out what disinfectant could do on a ball. Later
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OK. That's done. The next thing to wait for will be the first Joel Sherman column of the season (probably during Spring Training) that pisses us off. Later
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Edgy MD wrote: He built a brand from the ground up and flipped it for $4.1 billion. He's back at work building another big drink brand, and he's still only 51. I hope there will be a few billion left over, not being spent on the new product, to spend on the Mets deal. Later
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Frayed Knot wrote: 11 pitchers have more than one multi-HR game to their credit, and again Wise is the last to accomplish that. And, since the Angels have said that when Shohei Ohtani pitches, he might not always bat, Wise may remain the last for a long time. Later
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=kcmets post_id=39192 time=1592943073 user_id=53] That owl was wise too?
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Saw the news story. Also - he won three of his five wins in his rookie year against the Mets.(3-0) Later
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Frayed Knot wrote: ... if a crowd is going to advance on a place with torches, I'd vote for 111 Great Neck Road. Are we supposed to know the significance of that particular address? Ya mean you didn't know that it is the headquarters of Sterling Equities (The Wilpons' company)? I had to look it up, too. Later
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Taking a cue from the "How Many Wendy's?" thread, if a crowd is going to advance on a place with torches, I'd vote for 111 Great Neck Road. It will have nothing to do with stopping racism, but it might light a fire under the Wilpons to sell the team. Later
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=Theoldmole post_id=39134 time=1592853867 user_id=77] Does that mean that he's succeeded in buying horses or that he owns successful horses?
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An article in National Review (of all places) that is against the universal DH. https://www.yahoo.com/news/against-universal-dh-160712273.htmlhttps://www.yahoo.com/news/against-universal-dh-160712273.html My favorite lines: The triumph of the designated hitter over the National League is a triumph of intellectual sloth and self-delusion. and The argument for the universal designated hitter is a false promise destined to become a limitless mandate for further deformation of the game. Later disclaimer: I don't subscribe to that magazine, and occasionally only look at it for discussions of military hardware. But this was on my Yahoo sports page.
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=batmagadanleadoff post_id=39057 time=1592661794 user_id=68] I feel so sorry for him. And Ivanka Trump. And Betsy DeVos.
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The 11 Greatest Broadcast Calls in Mets History
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Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Got around those bases pretty quick, didn't he you know, I wonder if anyone's ever done a trot time to # of career home runs comparison. I feel like the guys that don't hit many tend to run faster. And then there was Bartolo ... Later -
Benjamin Grimm wrote: Manfred and Clark met face to face (with masks, I assume) and appear to be zeroing in on an agreement to start a 60-game season on July 19. Players would get the full pro-rated salary. This according to ESPN. When I read encouraging reports like that one, I remember the expression that says there's no such thing as almost pregnant. I'll believe there's a deal when there is one. Later
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As reported in Marketwatch, CitiField holdings have been downgraded by Moody's to just above "junk" status: Queens Ballpark Co. LLC, which owns Citi Field where Major League Baseball's New York Mets play, had its credit rating downgraded to Baa3 at Moody's Investors Service--just one notch above "junk" status--from Baa2, citing a "weakened liquidity position" as the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to the "shortest season in MLB history." The outlook was revised to negative from stable, meaning the next rating move is likely to put the credit rating into "junk" territory. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/mets-stadium-owner-credit-downgraded-at-moodys-yankees-stadium-outlook-now-negative-2020-06-16?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoohttps://www.marketwatch.com/story/mets-stadium-owner-credit-downgraded-at-moodys-yankees-stadium-outlook-now-negative-2020-06-16?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo The Wilpons will be feeling the squeeze more and more. Later
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=G-Fafif post_id=38794 time=1592326740 user_id=55] Mike McCormick, the first National League Cy Young winner (in 1967, when the award was split in two), 81. Was, for years, the youngest-living New York Giant. Suffered from Parkinson's.
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=smg58 post_id=38745 time=1592262176 user_id=62] In other words, the owners won't bargain with the players unless the players toss out all of their bargaining leverage.
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Play ball? https://www.yahoo.com/news/mlb-players-tell-owners-negotiations-000205942.htmlhttps://www.yahoo.com/news/mlb-players-tell-owners-negotiations-000205942.html Later
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Y'mean steroid central of past years might have actually been (gasp) cheating in the way they stole signs? Be still my heart. Later
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He's including all the Mets fans who he has heard at one time or another grumble, "I'd love to buy the team". Hey, Jeffie. I'd love to date Scarlett Johansson. But it ain't happenin'. Later
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When Dwight Gooden Reached the Mountaintop
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John Tudor had 10 shutouts that year! We may never see a pitcher coming into the majors this year never have that many for a career. Later -
Edgy MD wrote: So, birth control will be involved? That's an interesting new wrinkle. One generation too late. Later
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Pick 120 Matthew Dyer U of Arizona. Plays several positions, primarily a catcher https://tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcats/baseball/abridged-ua-season-condensed-mlb-draft-haven-t-quelled-matthew-dyer-s-desire/article_f0379b23-7943-5fb6-8fad-a1903c84382d.htmlhttps://tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcats/baseball/abridged-ua-season-condensed-mlb-draft-haven-t-quelled-matthew-dyer-s-desire/article_f0379b23-7943-5fb6-8fad-a1903c84382d.html Later
