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"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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More than golf has tallied in its cumulative history.Leisher wrote:A split second of excitement in a baseball game.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
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And yet it's still more interesting and FAR, FAR, FAR more played than baseball.Malcolm wrote:More than golf has tallied in its cumulative history.Leisher wrote:A split second of excitement in a baseball game.
I went to two baseball games this weekend (Toledo Mud Hens who are the Detroit Tigers AAA farm team). It always amazes me how many people aren't paying attention to the actual game at baseball games. No other sporting event I've attended has a crowd that so's disinterested in what's going on.
Which actually surprises me because I've been to a NASCAR race and that's about as boring as boring gets.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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The most famous Triple A team on the planet.Malcolm wrote:You went to a triple A game? Why?
The first day was for a work outing. I didn't know it at the time, but one of the Tigers' starters was there.
The second day of the same weekend was for a friend's business outing. This time the Indians #1 prospect was there.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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Do they take the same bus as the most famous WNBA team on the planet?The most famous Triple A team on the planet.
Was he the one wearing the kevlar vest?one of the Tigers' starters was there.
Was he the one looking for a way out of his contract like a desperate man searching for a secret door in Wolfenstein 3D?This time the Indians #1 prospect was there.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
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Um, Yes.TheCatt wrote:Um, No.Leisher wrote:The most famous Triple A team on the planet.Malcolm wrote:You went to a triple A game? Why?
Among other things:
You had one movie, and while it was a great movie, MASH is still on daily around the world.-M*A*S*H character Maxwell Klinger (played by Jamie Farr) hailed from Toledo and often mentioned the Mud Hens as his favorite baseball team throughout the series. He was often seen wearing a Toledo Mud Hens jersey and cap. Like Klinger, Farr was born and raised in Toledo; in fact Klinger feels so strongly about the Mud Hens he gets put on KP duty for a month when he hits his mortal enemy Sgt Zelmo Zale who insulted the Mud Hens. The Mud Hens retired jersey #1 in Farr's honor.
-The title character of the comic strip Crankshaft was a pitcher for the Mud Hens just before World War II when he enlisted in the Army. He invariably wears a Mud Hens cap in the strip, and reminisces often about his playing days. In the summer of 2016 the Mud Hens retired jersey # 13 in Crankshaft's Honor.
-Lou Brown, manager of the Cleveland Indians in the film Major League, managed in Toledo prior to managing the Indians.
-Richard Pryor's character, Montgomery Brewster, in the 1985 film Brewster's Millions was said to have previously pitched for the Mud Hens.
In other news, the Braves and Rockies are Teebo hunting.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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I knew you had a soft spot for section 8 cross-dressers.-M*A*S*H character Maxwell Klinger (played by Jamie Farr) hailed from Toledo and often mentioned the Mud Hens as his favorite baseball team throughout the series. He was often seen wearing a Toledo Mud Hens jersey and cap. Like Klinger, Farr was born and raised in Toledo; in fact Klinger feels so strongly about the Mud Hens he gets put on KP duty for a month when he hits his mortal enemy Sgt Zelmo Zale who insulted the Mud Hens. The Mud Hens retired jersey #1 in Farr's honor.
A spin-off of Funky Winker-stopped being good a decade ago-bean. Quite the endorsement.-The title character of the comic strip Crankshaft was a pitcher for the Mud Hens just before World War II when he enlisted in the Army. He invariably wears a Mud Hens cap in the strip, and reminisces often about his playing days. In the summer of 2016 the Mud Hens retired jersey # 13 in Crankshaft's Honor.
No one cares about real minor league ball, and no one outside Cleveland cares about the real Indians. I can only imagine how much less of a shit the fictional versions warrant.-Lou Brown, manager of the Cleveland Indians in the film Major League, managed in Toledo prior to managing the Indians.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
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While the Twins are a complete shit fest, they have at least one player worth a damn for the next four years. In spite of hitting #1 and playing second for one of the worst teams in baseball, his numbers are looking impressive. He's nailed 25 homers since the all-star break.
The last time something like this happened, the dude needed the threat of Barry Bonds immediately after him to get pitches that sweet. You know who bats after Brian Dozier? A scrub. After him? Another scrub. Then a washed-up has been followed by a never-ending string of Parkinson's patients swinging Louisville sluggers.Dozier entered this season with 75 total major league homers — or two more than Barry Bonds hit in his record-setting 2001 season, when he launched 34 after the all-star break. So what we’re seeing here is a nearly unprecedented outburst of power from an unexpected source.
We say “nearly” for one reason: Rich Aurilia.
In 2001, Aurilia played on that same Giants team that boasted Bonds, the all-time home run king. Aurilia entered that year as an established, 29-year-old major league shortstop, a .270 hitter — albeit one with 65 major league homers. He hit 12 homers in the first half, not terribly alarming since he had hit 22 and 20 homers in the previous two seasons.
But hitting second in a Giants lineup that featured Bonds in the three hole, Aurilia went on a binge after the break, cranking 25 homers — exceeding his old, season-long best in just 72 games. Even going back to the minors, Aurilia hadn’t hinted at such power. In his minor league career to that point, he had 32 total homers — or one every 51 1/2 at-bats.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
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"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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Instructional league? Lower than single A ball. It's a handful of hours of practice and drills in the morning followed by an afternoon game a few times per week, I think.TheCatt wrote:I tried googling it and still don't know.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
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Other players mad about Teebo signing.
Cry me a river. It's a good business move. Say what you want about his chances of success, but 90% of minor league players never make it to the show. What separates him from the other people isn't "a life time of chasing a dream", no. It's that he'll sell tickets.
Cry me a river. It's a good business move. Say what you want about his chances of success, but 90% of minor league players never make it to the show. What separates him from the other people isn't "a life time of chasing a dream", no. It's that he'll sell tickets.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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Scott Stapp sells tickets, too. It doesn't mean others with legit talent in his profession have to like it.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
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Are you shitting me?
A white man's sport? Back in the pre-Jackie Robinson days, maybe. But today? The fastest growing ethnicity in MLB is Latino, and it's not even close.A five-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glove winner, Jones is the Orioles' 2016 Roberto Clemente Award nominee. The award recognizes a player "who best represents the game of baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions, both on and off the field," according to MLB.
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With racial issues in the United States coming to the forefront in the sports world, Major League Baseball players generally have been absent from the growing chorus of athletes who have publicly spoken out about problems they may see in the United States, and Baltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones thinks he knows why.
"Baseball is a white man's sport," the Orioles star told USA Today.
"We already have two strikes against us already,'' Jones told the newspaper, "so you might as well not kick yourself out of the game. In football, you can't kick them out. You need those players. In baseball, they don't need us."
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
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If ANY white player called basketball a "black man's sport" they would be condemned as a racist.
I'm beyond tired of this double standard.
I'm beyond tired of this double standard.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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Padres cooked books, but not the ones you'd think.
The Padres, according to a report by ESPN's Buster Olney, deviated from industry standards by keeping two sets of medical files on players -- the first for internal purposes, the second to share with other clubs.
Olney reported that all teams feed medical information into a central database, operating on something of an honor system -- but that the Padres, by holding back certain details, sought a competitive advantage in trades.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
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Brian Dozier now owns the all-time AL single season home run record for second basemen. He's one shy of tying Davey Johnson from the '70-something Braves and player-manager Rogers Hornsby from the 1922 Cardinals for the major league all-time record. He's got a double-header today plus another ten or so games to hit two more.While the Twins are a complete shit fest, they have at least one player worth a damn for the next four years. In spite of hitting #1 and playing second for one of the worst teams in baseball, his numbers are looking impressive. He's nailed 25 homers since the all-star break.
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Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."