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There's nothing that the Dodgers aren't doing well nowadays, even if they're mostly fattening up on the cream-filled cupcakes of the NL West ... Manny Ramirez has been quiet, but his numbers (.349/.495/.619) are where we'd expect them to be. You watch -
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I turned on the Mets game Sunday in the sixth inning, and within five minutes Ralph Kiner had told stories about Marty Marion and Rogers Hornsby that were interesting and relevant to the action in the game at hand.
At age 86, the guy remains a sharp
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om Seaver's fastball -- if you want to call it that -- nestled into Mike Piazza's mitt last night, signaling that Citi Field was open for regular season business. This didn't have nearly the pageantry of Shea Stadium's closing ceremonies last
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New York Post
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by Steve Treder
April 14, 2009
Our journey with The Mahatma has taken him to Pittsburgh, then examined his modestly successful first season there. Then, alas, we encountered the disaster of 1952, and the minimal 1953 progress Rickey made in digging
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The Hardball Times
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"It's Father's Day today at Shea, so to all you fathers out there, Happy Birthday." -- Ralph Kiner
game time temperature in boston – 41 degrees (but it feels like 32 with the wind chill)…love new england, but april is the worst month because winter
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See you later, Marl. I’ll miss your 2005 pinch-hitting prowess.
We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
I almost felt bad there for a second. I’m over it now.
Happy trails, Marlon.
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“Gary Carter was our hero in ’85. His enthusiasm and raw energy … infected the entire team with spirit.” – Darryl Strawberry
Gary Carter was taking a beating. In his first game as a New York Met Carter was hit by a pitch twice, he allowed a run to
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The Web site PitchInForAGoodCause.org has just added a new T-shirt to their collection. It honors Hall of Famer and longtime Mets broadcaster Ralph Kiner.
Check out the shirt here! All proceeds go to the Mets broadcasters (Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez
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Brad Bortone over at Bugs and Cranks, who is as witty a blogger as you'll find online, has put together a fantastic post highlighting the genius of Ralph Kiner and what we've come to know as "Kinerisms."
Pretty much every Met fan that has grown up
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Brad Bortone over at Bugs and Cranks, who is as witty a blogger as you'll find online, has put together a fantastic post highlighting the genius of Ralph Kiner and what we've come to know as "Kinerisms."
Pretty much every Met fan that has grown up
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Wikipedia also tells me that, “Mail on Sunday was Flo Rida’s solo debut album; its lead single “Low”, featuring T-Pain which was a #1 hit for ten weeks in early 2008. Flo Rida’s single “Right Round”, featuring Ke$ha, from his new album R.O.O.T.S.,
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by Steve Treder
April 07, 2009
So far, we've brought The Mahatma to Pittsburgh, then we've followed him through his first, reasonably successful year. Then, alas, we've also examined his second, terrible, year.
Now let's see how Mr. Rickey faced
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The Hardball Times
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I took a shot at Joe Morgan in ATH this morning, and it has led to a lively discussion in the comments. Because I don't want to simply be that guy who tees off on Joe Morgan simply because he's Joe Morgan, however, I figured I should elbaorate a bit
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shea stadium tribute 1964-2008 Thanks for the memories shea! RIP
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Justin Morneau finished 2008 with a whimper. In the offseason, he was cold-called with some advice. It was a call worth taking:
Reluctantly, he answered the phone, and a voice brightened his day: "Hi Justin, it's Harmon Killebrew." "He knew I was down
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Ernie Banks. Robin Roberts. Ralph Kiner.
These are just some of the Hall of Fame baseball players who spent all, or the majority of their careers, with bad baseball teams.
Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending how one feels about major league
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Associated Content
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FORT MYERS, FLA. -- A strange number popped up on Justin Morneau's cell phone screen last October, and the Twins first baseman almost screened the call. Morneau wasn't in the best spirits. He had ended last season in a 10-for-59 slump, as the Twins
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
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The hyper-real metaphor of Mets fandom. Courtesy of the Post of NY.
It's time for a season preview only slightly less crazed than a ransom note from Wallace Matthews . Now we all know blogs are like assholes, and although Murray Chass won't be
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This is a tough one. But if we’re going on teevee tenure, I have to go Kiner because I have no experience with teevee Murph.
'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of
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Monday, March 23, 2009
My friends and I have started a new site called The Wright Stache. Our goal: Convince David Wright to grow a mustache.
I know, it's not really Sunday any more, but after missing a couple of days I thought I'd ease back into
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Yesterday's results: Bob Murphy (81%) def. Howie Rose (19%). Murph is steamrolling his way to a spot in the championship. You can view the updated bracket here. Here is today's matchup, featuring two icons who have a unique way with words:
We've got
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Amazin' Avenue
http://www.amazinavenue.com/2009/3/20/804463/mets-announcer-tournament
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Stern was calling a Notre Dame football game in the late 1940s, and he announced that a tailback named Zilly broke free for an 80-yard run. As Stern was describing the run, his spotter (someone who keeps track of which players on the field are involved
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Known around these parts as the Original, Thomas had a great run in the 1950's for the Pirates. The Pittsburgh native played all around the diamond while continuing to swing a power bat for the Buccos. His play in the 1950's helped to lessen the blow
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On Thursday night, Tim Redding improved his ERA from his first appearance of the spring.
That's the best spin I have.
Yes, giving up nine runs in two innings is statistically better than the five runs Redding allowed in only 1/3 of an inning against
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Dave O’Brien was decent but, c’mon . . . against Ralph? Poor guy.
'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a
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Amazin' Avenue
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...liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.' But I predict that Ralph will mop the floor with him today. We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town! How can you not love that it says...
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Amazin' Avenue
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PHOENIX -- If Ryan Braun needed a reminder of how far he has come in just two years, a Brewers fan offered some photographic evidence.
"It was me from my first big league Spring Training," Braun said with a smile, "and I was No. 75."
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MLB.com
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The great baseball slugger and Hall of Fame member Ralph Kiner tells this story:
Kiner played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the early 1950s and the Pirates were always in last place. Kiner had another great year, with more than 50 home runs, and went
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Asbury Park Press
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CLEARWATER, Fla. - The smallish crowd of 5,791 in Bright House Field for the Phillies' spring-training home opener roared with anticipation when Ryan Howard finally got a ball airborne and in fair territory.
The big man who avoided arbitration by
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Philly.com
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The great Jackie Robinson would bat leadoff on McConnel's all-time SGV team. Hey Orange County folks, why don't you try coming up with a better team than this? That's what I thought.
Here's the starting lineup for "your" San Gabriel Valley All-Stars:
1.
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SGVTribune.com
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3 more days to spring training.
i am ready to go to battle..
Good morning alex, and I agree with your sentiments 100%!!
GM to you as well, i can’t wait for them to start practicing!! i can even smell the gras-s of the field in my coffee… unless is
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Another day, another mightily forgettable meaningly spring training game. Albeit the Mets got pounded 11-3 by the Astros' second string team today, I was dying of boredom by the third inning.
Up in the broadcast booth, Keith Hernandez, Gary Cohen,
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Geez. I have no memories of Shea (because of living far from New York my whole life), but it’s still sad to see it go.
symbolic of what the wilpons are doing to the fan condidence in this manny-less team
I’m still as confident as ever. I was one of
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Last night I took part in my third mock draft over at Mock Draft Central. Going into this mock draft, I figured I’d try to draft a mock team to mock win. Pretty out there, I know. That’s how I mock roll! I didn’t necessarily follow my 2009 fantasy
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by Chris Jaffe
January 19, 2009
Another year, another Hall of Fame vote.
Two weeks ago in this space I tried to predict how the Hall of Fame vote would go. On the one hand, I did a heckuva job. I successfully predicted Rickey Henderson and Jim
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The Hardball Times
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Jim Rice last week became just the third player elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his final year of eligibility, joining Ralph Kiner and Red Ruffing in the better-late- than-never category.
Not only was Rice’s invitation to Cooperstown
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Boston Herald
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...I hate listening to baseball talk (hosts and callers) where the universe is centered on NY (AL/NL) and/or Boston.
anyone notice that XM Home Plate
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by Richard Barbieri
January 16, 2009
Rogers Hornsby once said that “guys who can field you can shake out of any old tree. Find me guys who can hit.” This was a somewhat self-serving comment for the Rajah, who could hit with nearly anyone—over .400
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The Hardball Times
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Rickey Henderson sped his way into the Baseball Hall of Fame on the first ballot Monday, and Jim Rice made it in on his 15th and final try. Henderson, baseball's career leader in runs scored and stolen bases, received 94.8 percent of the vote from the
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NPR
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BOSTON -- For Jim Rice, the sting from 14 years of rejection suddenly became as far gone as many of the 382 home runs he belted during his career with the Boston Red Sox. Down to his 15th and final at-bat on the Baseball Writers Association of America
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MLB.com
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In the BBWAA election, 539 ballots, including two blanks, were cast by members with 10 or more consecutive years of service. Players must be named on 75 percent of ballots submitted to be elected. This year, 405 votes were required. Twenty-seven
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Dawson continues to get screwed.
What's dumber...5.2 percent of voters not voting for Henderson or that Rice got elected? Or that Raines got so little support? Or that Dawson continues to get so much support and Blyleven came up short? There's no
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Outfielder Jim Rice, on the Hall of Fame ballot for a 15th time, is in his final year of eligibility.
Jim Rice is down to his final strike with the Hall of Fame.
Rice, on the ballot for the 15th time, will know today if he's going to be enshrined at
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USA Today
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One of the dangers of Hall of Fame voting is when a fan gets on the bandwagon of a player and starts drawing statistical comparisons from 50 years ago, or 20 or 30.
Odds are that first-year candidate Ricky Henderson and Rice will be announced on
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FOX Sports
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9044136/Comparing-eras-just-doesn't-add-up?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=49
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One of the dangers of Hall of Fame voting is when a fan gets on the bandwagon of a player and starts drawing statistical comparisons from 50 years ago, or 20 or 30.
Odds are that first-year candidate Ricky Henderson and Rice will be announced on
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FOX Sports
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9044136/Sorry-Rice-fans,-his-stats-don't-add-up?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=49
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Which leads to a natural follow-up question: From a pitcher's perspective, how do you best define fear?
Did Rice elicit the type of fear that makes a pitcher wonder, "If I leave a ball over the middle of the plate, is this guy going to hit it 450 feet?"
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ESPN
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Mark Teixeira may be on the verge of signing the largest total money contract ever but I am more impressed by his religious beliefs than his ability to earn more money than most of us would make in five hundred lifetimes.
I know about Teixeira's
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Sports Blogs
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Feedback on my APBA simulations has been meager so far, and what little I’ve received has been split. So I suspect that I will gradually phase it out, relegating it to occasional mention here, the way it used to be. This issue begins with a commentary
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by Chris Jaffe
November 24, 2008
As anyone who reads these columns of mine on any kind of regular basis knows, I have a fascination with the BBWAA's Hall of Fame voting. It's been over a month since my last Cooperstown-centric piece, so clearly I'm
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