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  1. terrynever

    4/7: Schmidt vs. Kremer

    Opening Day for Baltimore, 3:05 start. Two struggling young starters on the mound. Dean Kremer gave up 5 runs in 3 innings at Fenway in his first start. Clarke Schmidt looked good for one inning in a loss to the Giants. He went 3.1 innings, allowing 3 runs on a couple long balls. Anthony Volpe...
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    4/5: Nola vs. Cole

    Aces wild in a 1:05 getaway game at the stadium today. Getaway games are usually faster, even before the new rules came into play. Looks like a chilly day with light rain a possibility. Not a great day for the hitters. Phillies might want to get home and hear their fans boo them for starting...
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    2021-22 76ers thread: Going for it all

    The 76ers have always been a little cuckoo, dating back to Wilt forcing his way to the Lakers in the late 1960s, one year removed from a rare NBA team championship for Philadelphia. This has nothing to do with Ben Simmons, who is just emotionally exhausted and might sit out the first week or...
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    SOSH has a new author

    Baseball Jones has published an interesting book that focuses solely on Game 5 of the 2004 ALCS. John Vampatella calls It “The Forgotten Game” and in a way he is right. Game 4 is where the comeback started but Game 5 is when the series turned after 14 innings of grueling grinding by both teams...
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    Greatest Yankee season(s) in your lifetime

    With the Yankees floundering and Boston in first place, I figured it would be okay to post this thread in the Yankees’ forum so that our handful of suffering Yankee fans could take their minds off 2021. My favorite seasons were 1977-78 because the Yankees fought among themselves, got their...
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    Can Yankees win it all with Gleyber at shortstop?

    Not a pressing problem at the moment because Gleyber makes most of the plays. Just not the tough ones. His throwing can be erratic and his hands are not the softest when it comes to scooping grounders. His bat usually more than makes up for his glove. But when you get in close games, do you...
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    76ers: 2020-2021 thread

    As we all know, the 76ers are a great tease. If you root for them, they will break your heart, or perhaps just kill you with immaturity and lack of professionalism. Having said that, and having given up on last year’s crew in February, I now present Celtics fans the latest representative of...
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    The New Draft League

    Trenton among teams forming the new league. Still one opening remains. https://www.centredaily.com/sports/mlb/state-college-spikes/article247503035.html?ac_cid=DM334559&ac_bid=-1280893604
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    Yanks drop Trenton, Charleston, Staten Island affiliates

    Somerset, NJ. is replacing Trenton. The playing field in Somerset is considered on a par with Yankee Stadium’s grass, according to Joe Torre. Somerset had been an independent minor league team for many years, managed by both Sparky Lyle and Willie Randolph. Wonder where this leaves Trenton as...
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    Greatest not famous athlete you ever saw

    I’m going to go for a kid named Chuck Crist from Salamanca, NY. He was MVP in four sports in high school, then came to Penn State in 1969. He was asked to pick between football and hoops. Chuck wanted to play quarterback but Paterno saw the 6-2, 200-pounder as a DB so he said no to Joe and...
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    Down 3-0, 2004 vs. 2020 comp

    Red Sox fans started talking about comebacks from down 3-0 two nights ago. Seemed far fetched but then Houston won a game. And then tonight they won again to make it 3-2. Now we have a decent comparison between 2004 and 2020. But what strikes me is the difference in the style of baseball. In...
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    Greatest stolen base in Yankee history!

    Inspired by a similar post in the Red Sox forum. I vote for Johnny Damon’s double steal in the 2009 World Series, which swung momentum in the game and the series. There must be others, although the Yankees were never known for base-stealing. Perhaps their most famous attempt was Babe Ruth...
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    Who was Mickey Mantle?

    Bobby Richardson, Yankees second baseman from 1958-66, reflects on his teammate, Mickey Mantle, in a N.Y. Post article linked below. Richardson signed with the Yankees at 17. He went on the field for BP and Mantle made sure he got his licks, ahead of Yogi Berra and that crew. Mick was 22 at the...
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    Oppo thread: 76ers vs. Celtics

    I had two beers. Feeling frisky. Huge game for Philly tonight. I hope the players are ready because Boston will bounce back tonight. No Embiid. No Kemba. Philly rarely loses at home. It’s a shooters league now. Which team will shoot better tonight?
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    Playing defense in 2019

    Linking an interesting article from today’s Pawtucket Times written by sports writer Brendan McGair, who simply wanted to know how the PawSox coaching staff is dealing with the MLB baseball at the AAA level — on defense. Turns out, you need more “quick-twitch” defenders...
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    Jim Bouton dead at 80

    SABR: We're saddened to learn Jim Bouton, 80, has died. The former @Yankees All-Star pitcher revolutionized baseball journalism and literature as the author of "Ball Four" — named one of @nypl's best books of the 20th century. #SABR bio: sabr.org/bioproj/person… A baseball star like no other...
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    John Sterling’s streak ending after 30 years

    Sterling is feeling shaky and will begin a short hiatus on his birthday, July 4. Might last through the All-Star break. Yanks suggested he step back for a few days. The guy is 81 on Thursday. My guess is his behavior sometimes borders on senility and that worries people. Sterling is very...
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    76ers 2019-2020

    Which proves the 76ers are still Brett Brown’s team. He chose Simmons over Butler. Brand concurred. Say what you want but the 76ers are committed to Simmons. Maybe he will work on his shooting form this summer instead of playing the celebrity game. Brown is not great at coaching offense. His...
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    Book review: Inside The Empire

    Currently 680th on Amazon bestseller list, this 213-page book by long-time Yankee beat writer Bob Klapisch and co-author Paul Solotaroff starts off fast and then tails off, kind of like the 2018 Yankee team it focuses on. Great anecdotes and insights early on, then a transition to segments on...
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    A Night at McCoy Stadium

    Wednesday was a great evening for baseball at McCoy Stadium. Rehabbing big leaguers were all over the field, led by Boston's Dustin Pedroia and New York's Greg Bird. We had tickets right behind home plate, three rows up. You really get into the pitcher-hitter matchup from this vantage point. We...
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