OleMissCub

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Reed was hauling some serious ass right there.

Very nice.

Normally I'd be completely against rushing to come back from injuries, but the nature of his injury (freak injury in a place that is unlikely to be reaggravated) negates that sentiment a bit.

Rays announcer: "very scrappy at bat for Theriot." haha

Is anyone else's MLB.tv flaking out and being choppy?

It is always interesting to read what was written about the legends when they weren't quite legends yet. This is from an article that Walter Johnson wrote in 1925 about the best hitters he ever saw. Some tremendous photos of The Big Train: http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh153/OleMissCub17/train2.jpg http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh153/OleMissCub17/train.jpg

So a pitcher can't hit for himself, even if he wanted to in the AL? Guess I never knew that.

I wouldn't classify that as the "makings of a monster season".

Don't forget that most of them use DH's for three or four years in college as well!

In 19 seasons, Bert Campaneris averaged 5 HR a year. In 1970 he hit 22. Also, check out Bob Cerv's 1958 season: http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cervbo01.shtml

Absolutely. I think he's probably the most unrecognizable name of anyone in Bill James' top 10 at each position: As of 2000, his top 10 at each position were: Pitcher 1. Walter Johnson 2. Lefty Grove 3. Pete Alexander 4. Cy Young 5. Warren Spahn 6. Tom Seaver 7. Christy Mathewson 8. Bob Gibson 9. Kid Nichols 10. Sandy Koufax Catcher 1. Yogi Berra 2. Johnny Bench 3. Roy Comapnella 4. Mickey Cochrane 5. Mike Piazza 6. Carlton Fisk 7. Bill Dickey 8. Gary Carter 9. Gabby Hartnett 10. Ted Simmons 1st Base 1. Lou Gehrig 2. Jimmie Foxx 3. Mark McGwire 4. Jeff Bagwell 5. Eddie Murray 6. Johnny Mize 7. Harmon Killebrew 8. Hank Greenberg 9. Willie McCovey 10. Frank Thomas 2nd Base 1. Joe Morgan 2. Eddie Collins 3. Rogers Hornsby 4. Jackie Robinson 5. Craig Biggio 6. Napoleon Lajoie 7. Ryne Sandberg 8. Charlie Gehringer 9. Rod Carew 10. Roberto Alomar 3rd Base 1. Mike Schmidt 2. George Brett 3. Eddie Mathews 4. Wade Boggs 5. Frank Baker 6. Ron Santo (HOF? Hello?) 7. Brooks Robinson 8. Paul Molitor 9. Stan Hack 10. Darrell Evans Shortstop 1. Honus Wagner 2. Arky Vaughn 3. Cal Ripken Jr 4. Robin Yount 5. Ernie Banks 6. Barry Larkin 7. Ozzie Smith 8. Joe Cronin 9. Alan Trammell 10. Pee Wee Reese Left Field 1. Ted Williams 2. Stan Musial 3. Barry Bonds 4. Rickey Henderson 5. Yaz 6. Joe Jackson 7. Al Simmons 8. Tim Raines 9. Willie Stargell 10. Minnie Minoso Center Field 1. Willie Mays 2. Ty Cobb 3. Mickey Mantle 4. Tris Speaker 5. Joe DiMaggio 6. Duke Snider 7. Ken Griffey Jr. 8. Kirby Puckett 9. Jimmy Wynn 10. Larry Doby Right Field 1. Babe Ruth 2. Hank Aaron 3. Frank Robinson 4. Mel Ott 5. Pete Rose 6. Tony Gwynn 7. Reggie Jackson 8. Roberto Clemente 9. Paul Waner 10. Sam Crawford

The Cardinals at 43%? YUCK.

I'm really starting to dislike the AL.

DeLino is awesome because he wore his pants up to honor Negro Leaguers.

Allah be merciful and let the NL win the All-Star game this year. PLEASE.

Baseball is supposed to be 9 against 9. The DH rule is beyond lame.

can't beat the king

ja

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Rocco is really trying his luck here. Beating Tiger in ANOTHER sudden death? No way.

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That was so, so, so close.

Sinking a 12 foot putt, especially at a major, is a hell of a lot harder than shooting a free throw. No kidding.

Babe Ruth's draft registration card during WWI. I like the "Fenway Park" response to "where employed?". http://www.baseball-fever.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=42497&stc=1&d=1210875048