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tedco
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Seven down, 13 to go.  Spread the word if you know any other owners who might be into joining us.

7/26/2010 2:05 PM
CharlieH
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I'll jump in if you'll have me.
7/26/2010 3:47 PM
tedco
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Welcome aboard Charlie!
7/28/2010 11:42 PM
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On this date in 70s baseball history:

1976 - White Sox pitchers John "Blue Moon" Odom (5 innings) and Francisco Barrios (4 innings) combined for a no-hitter against Odom's former team. the Oakland A's.  The win would be the last of his major league career.


7/29/2010 12:26 AM (edited)
tedco
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On this date in 70s baseball history:

1978 - Billy Martin - who'd been forced to resign 5 days earlier over his drunken "One's a born liar, the other's convicted" rant about Reggie Jackson and George Steinbrenner - makes a surprise appearance at Yankee Stadium's old-timers game, where the ecstatic crowd is informed that he'll be back as the Bronx Bombers' manager in 1980 (Steinbrenner would end up bringing him back early when he fired Bob Lemon midway through the 79 season.  Martin himself would end up getting fired again and not making it to 1980 after he gets into a drunken brawl with a marshmallow salesman in a Minneapolis hotel).


7/29/2010 11:15 AM
CharlieH
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Posted by tedco on 7/29/2010 11:15:00 AM (view original):
On this date in 70s baseball history:

1978 - Billy Martin - who'd been forced to resign 5 days earlier over his drunken "One's a born liar, the other's convicted" rant about Reggie Jackson and George Steinbrenner - makes a surprise appearance at Yankee Stadium's old-timers game, where the ecstatic crowd is informed that he'll be back as the Bronx Bombers' manager in 1980 (Steinbrenner would end up bringing him back early when he fired Bob Lemon midway through the 79 season.  Martin himself would end up getting fired again and not making it to 1980 after he gets into a drunken brawl with a marshmallow salesman in a Minneapolis hotel).


A truly bizarre time in NY baseball history.  I remember the Sports Illustrated cover story with Reggie Jackson's failed bunt attempt -- "The Bunt That Went BOOM!"

7/29/2010 11:43 AM
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7/29/2010 3:45 PM
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On this date in 1973, Texas pitcher Jim Bibby no-hits the defending (and eventual) World Champion Oakland A's with the help of a Jeff Burroughs grand slam.  Bibby strikes out 13  en route to the 6-0 gem.



7/30/2010 2:54 PM
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SUPER 70'S ROCKS.. THOU A PROGRESSIVE / REGRESSIVE THAT STARTED 70 WOULD BE EVEN BETTER
8/4/2010 4:54 AM
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On this date in 1971, Hall-Of-Famer Bob Gibson wins his 200th game, 7-2 over San Francisco at Busch Stadium.


8/4/2010 2:33 PM
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On this date in 1979, Willie Mays (the greatest ballplayer ever, IMHO), Hack Wilson and former NL President Warren Giles are inducted into the Hall Of Fame.

    

8/5/2010 11:32 AM
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Looking forward to the start of this League... I also can play 2 teams if needed....
8/8/2010 12:35 AM (edited)
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On this date in 1976, 2 baseball rarities occur simultaneously.  Pittsburgh rookie John Candelaria tosses a no-hitter over the Dodgers, while Astros' slugger Cesar Cedeno hits for the cycle against Cardinal pitching.

         
8/9/2010 12:34 PM
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On this date in 1971, Hall-Of-Famer Juan Marichal, tosses a 1-0 shutout over Montreal, the 50th (!!!) of his career.

8/10/2010 3:15 PM
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On this date in 1970, Jim Bunning wins his 100th National League, to pair with the 100 he'd won in the AL.  Bunning becomes the first hurler since Cy Young to achieve this feat.

                  

8/11/2010 3:21 PM
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