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Post by BHR on Oct 15, 2014 8:58:23 GMT -5
That is absolutely incredible big D. The kid either made a killing or was crazy like me. I took a baseball that was autographed by all of the members of the 1968 World Championship Tigers and literally "put it in play" in the street for pickup games. Dummy... I was a huge card collector in the early 80s. Put them in the bicycle spokes and shit like that. I had like 5 of those USA McGwire cards that were eventually going for thousands and one point. |
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Post by bigddude on Oct 15, 2014 9:24:46 GMT -5
Sorry to abandon everyone again, in the playoffs none the less. It's just me, and my collection of health problems, that do not care how important the games are right now. I'll be back to posting regular again tomorrow probably.
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Post by BHR on Oct 15, 2014 9:39:17 GMT -5
Sorry to abandon everyone again, in the playoffs none the less. It's just me, and my collection of health problems, that do not care how important the games are right now. I'll be back to posting regular again tomorrow probably. Prayers to you BigD. Health is always more important than anything else. |
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Post by BHR on Oct 15, 2014 9:48:29 GMT -5
Take your time and we will be here for you when you get back.
even if the O's aren't
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Post by bigddude on Oct 15, 2014 18:13:15 GMT -5
Very happy to see that K.C won and made the W.S. It's been a very long time coming, and, their fans deserve this victory. In fact, they now will get a few days to celebrate the victory. The K.C fans that is.
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Post by Zig on Oct 15, 2014 19:10:21 GMT -5
Sorry to abandon everyone again, in the playoffs none the less. It's just me, and my collection of health problems, that do not care how important the games are right now. I'll be back to posting regular again tomorrow probably. feel better soon man |
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Post by bigddude on Oct 16, 2014 9:28:23 GMT -5
Sorry to abandon everyone again, in the playoffs none the less. It's just me, and my collection of health problems, that do not care how important the games are right now. I'll be back to posting regular again tomorrow probably. feel better soon man Getting older is just so fun..... To quote the great Mantle, "If I knew I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself". |
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Post by bigddude on Oct 16, 2014 9:30:36 GMT -5
 While it is more usual that lefties get praised for their swings, I think Buster Posey needs to be thought of as having one of the best righty swings going. |
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Post by Zig on Oct 16, 2014 9:31:37 GMT -5
Getting older is just so fun..... To quote the great Mantle, "If I knew I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself". lmao,I say something similar all the time. I'm building a garage (by myself) and I'm basically a cripple today. Thankfully it's pouring so I took the day off. |
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Post by bigddude on Oct 16, 2014 9:32:51 GMT -5
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Post by bigddude on Oct 16, 2014 9:35:03 GMT -5
 Of the many gifts this offseason has given me, the chance to see how good Alex Gordon really is ends up high on my list. |
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Post by Zig on Oct 16, 2014 9:35:24 GMT -5
Happy Throwback Thursday to the Miracle Mets. On this day in 1969, the Amazins' beat the favored Baltimore Orioles to win the World Series.  |
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Post by bigddude on Oct 16, 2014 9:39:04 GMT -5
Getting older is just so fun..... To quote the great Mantle, "If I knew I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself". lmao,I say something similar all the time. I'm building a garage (by myself) and I'm basically a cripple today. Thankfully it's pouring so I took the day off. On the rare occasion of speaking about "you are only as old as you feel", my pat answer for how old I feel is 173 years old. Like all nicknames I have earned in my posting life, Eeyore does kind of fit me pretty well...... |
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Post by bigddude on Oct 16, 2014 9:42:02 GMT -5
Happy Throwback Thursday to the Miracle Mets. On this day in 1969, the Amazins' beat the favored Baltimore Orioles to win the World Series. There have been underdogs. Then, there were the 1969 Mets...... |
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Post by bigddude on Oct 16, 2014 11:19:25 GMT -5
/cdn3.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/2359126/spock_1.0.jpg)  A couple of signs from last nights game. "It's very simple. Scissors cuts paper. Paper covers rock. Rock crushes lizard. Lizard poisons Spock. Spock smashes scissors. Scissors decapitates lizard. Lizard eats paper. Paper disproves Spock. Spock vaporizes rock. And as it always has, rock crushes scissors. Rock, paper, scissors, lizard, Spock! Rock, paper, scissors, lizard, Spock!" |
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Post by bigddude on Oct 16, 2014 13:35:29 GMT -5
Talk about a "out of left field" hiring.
The Rangers to hire Pirates bench coach Jeff Banister as manager
Apparently, he is a Pirate "lifer" having played his one MLB game for them, and for coaching for them for the past 20 years.
But, still. Who?
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Post by bigddude on Oct 16, 2014 13:36:55 GMT -5
No word on if the D-Backs will be the first team to install a breathalizer on their batting cages, but....
Mark Grace’s journey in and around the Diamondbacks organization continues apace. The former Dbacks player,Dbacks broadcaster, Dbacks spring training advisor and Dbacks minor league hitting instructor is now the assistant* hitting coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks themselves.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2014 14:01:42 GMT -5
Cannot believe the Royals run right now. Unreal.
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Post by bigddude on Oct 16, 2014 14:10:19 GMT -5
Cannot believe the Royals run right now. Unreal. I think Zig's mention on the 1969 Mets today put the Royals situation in proper perspective. |
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Post by bigddude on Oct 16, 2014 14:28:43 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2014 14:32:44 GMT -5
While it is more usual that lefties get praised for their swings, I think Buster Posey needs to be thought of as having one of the best righty swings going. Agreed, although I am biased. hope you get better soon BigD |
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Post by bigddude on Oct 16, 2014 14:35:27 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2014 14:36:23 GMT -5
While it is more usual that lefties get praised for their swings, I think Buster Posey needs to be thought of as having one of the best righty swings going. Lol wtf? whoops, meant to quote the Rock/Paper/Scissor/Spock/Lizard post. |
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Post by BHR on Oct 16, 2014 14:36:55 GMT -5
last tuesdays was the 22 year anniversary of Sid Breams slide
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Post by bigddude on Oct 16, 2014 14:46:55 GMT -5
While it is more usual that lefties get praised for their swings, I think Buster Posey needs to be thought of as having one of the best righty swings going. Agreed, although I am biased. hope you get better soon BigD Thanks Filo. For me, it's just the joys of aging, and, experiencing the fun of having once working parts not working so well anymore. |
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Post by bigddude on Oct 16, 2014 15:01:33 GMT -5
So, the Mets are at it again.....
The Mets officially have begun work to reduce the expanse of Citi Field's right-centerfield gap, in hopes that the friendlier dimensions will boost their offense.
The club released photographs Wednesday that showed the early stages of construction of a new fence. The revamped Citi Field will feature less real estate in right-center -- 390 feet at its deepest point, down from 415.
The new fence, according to a source, will remove the angular features that create extra space in the gaps.
It's the second time since Citi Field's opening in 2009 that the fences have been moved in, though this round of changes is targeted only at shortening right-centerfield.
The Mets believe that the changes will bolster the home run totals of Curtis Granderson, David Wright and Travis d'Arnaud.
They also believe that their young pitching staff should be able to adjust to the cozier dimensions, thanks to a tendency to generate grounders and strikeouts
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Post by bigddude on Oct 16, 2014 15:04:12 GMT -5
last tuesdays was the 22 year anniversary of Sid Breams slide And, today, we are 11 years removed from the hit that is the only reason that Yankee fans even remember Aaron Boone plating for them... |
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Post by bigddude on Oct 16, 2014 15:44:04 GMT -5
 A sign found across the street from A T & T last night. It it probably there today as well. |
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Post by bigddude on Oct 16, 2014 15:45:15 GMT -5
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