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No. 255 Kirby Puckett (Number 24 Center Fielder)
Kirby Puckett made the hall of fame in part because he was such a great guy. He looked fun to be around and was a…
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2018-05-29
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2018-05-24
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2018-04-27
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2018-04-14
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2018-04-14
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2018-04-09
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2018-03-28
Slack Chat: Mr. Happy Will See You Now
2018-02-14
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2018-02-07
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2018-01-20
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2018-01-08
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2018-01-06
Slack Chat: Huffing and Puffing from the Big, Bad Wolff
2017-12-31
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2017-12-30
Treasure and other Chests
2017-12-28
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2017-12-08
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2017-12-08
Shmoozing on K Street
2017-12-06
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2017-11-26
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Doug’s Biography in a thousand players
Kirby Puckett made the hall of fame in part because he was such a great guy. He looked fun to be around and was a fun leader as well as friendly to the fans. However, soon after being elected to...
1970 Mike Cuellar Game 5 Balt 9 Cinn 3 Game Score 66 1971 Nelson Briles Game 5 Pitt 4 Balt 0 Game Score 83 1972 Jack Billingham Game 3 Cinn 1 A’s 0 Game Score 80 1973 Jon Matlack Game...
Kiki Cuyler had his best season in 1925 the year the Pirates won the World Series. He finished second in the MVP and made me wonder who finished ahead of Kiki in the voting and where he deserved to finish....
I wondered if I had Darrell Porter rated too high, but I looked at Bill James list of catchers from his last Historical Baseball Abstract and he has Porter at number 18. With some young catchers passing him we have...
In 1964 and 1970 Jim Fregosi had seasons where everything clicked. He had well over 7 WAR each year. He was always a good hitter, but those two years he hit better than normal. He was also a solid fielder...
Terry’s Latest
MIHC stands for Most Improved Hall (of Fame) Case; I did this once, several years ago. Bill James first thought the idea up in his "The Baseball Book" series that ran from 1990-1992. Before I get to the top ten, here are some honorable mentions in various categories Gritting it...
Roy "Red" Parnell had himself a rookie season in 1927. In 87 games (360 plate appearances) he slashed .422-.464-.653, leading the league in batting and onbase as well as hits (141). In roughly a half-season of work he had 24 doubles, 10 triples, 11 home runs, 75 runs batted in,...
NL East: Winner: AtlantaWild Card: Miami Atlanta lost Freddie Freeman forever and Ronald Acuña for a month, but the pitching staff is deep and the lineup will be solid with Acuña in center and four potential all-stars filling out the infield. A name to remember: Spencer Strider struck out 153 in 94 innings...
Featured Posts – Style 2
In My Next Life
When I'm reincarnated, armed with all my lessons, and I cannot be pierced, I will take the lonely highways and the crowded marketplaces, I will...
My Strangeland
Waking up is a process, not a flipped switch. It isn't a long process, though; the difference between waking and being awake isn't obvious from a distance. Being awake is as simple as keeping your eyes open and being aware...
My three sons have ancestors who killed Native Americans. One decided to embrace the responsibility for the sins of his ancestors. He swore to protect those who remained. One decided to embrace the legacy of his ancestors. He swore to...
If you flew to the center of every geographic area, you'd think there were dozens of unique races in the world. But if you walked, you wouldn't understand the concept. The changes in color, face shape, hair, lips, eyes, etc....
How many people does it take to need a government? At what point does a crowd need crowd control? I think attention is the key. In pairs, each member can give virtually full attention to the other. Nobody is ever...
Obituaries
RIP: Queen of the Hollers
I feel like she was too famous for one of my usual obits ... it would take me weeks to write a proper obituary for...
RIP: We’ll Play for You
https://youtu.be/39Sea__7cIw If I set out to compile a list of the best musical families, several obvious names would come first (and then the Interweb would...
RIP: Gershwin of the Livery Stables
Paul Vance was a prolific songwriter and producer who wrote over a thousand songs that made it to vinyl. He is best-known as half of...
RIP: Mr. Patriot
Gino Cappelletti was the Paul Hornung of the AFL, a hybrid player who could beat you from any direction. Primarily a kicker, defensive back and...
RIP: Detroit’s Finest
When I think about Bob Lanier, I think three things: Great player on a team with no directionHuge feet (size 22 shoes)Airplane! Lanier was the...