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    zenax replied to the thread MLB Mount Rushmore.
    In the first game of a doubleheader at Fenway on July 8, 1918, Babe Ruth hit hit a ball over the RF fence in the bottom of the 10th with...
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    Must admit, I hit the mute button for a while. And the sight of Johnny Damon made me appreciate George Steinbrenner's views on...
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    While I never attended a Red Sox opening game, my first game at Fenway Park was during the afternoon of August 21, 1952. The Sox won 4-1...
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    zenax replied to the thread Tanner Houck 2024.
    Given that I keep seeing errors like this in the Globe, WAPO, and so on, I wonder what editors do today. It's not just things like that...
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    zenax replied to the thread The Frailty of the Modern Pitcher.
    I recall hearing about parents getting TJ for their teenage pitchers in the hope that it would increase their velocity and improve their...
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    zenax replied to the thread MLB Mount Rushmore.
    The problem with putting pitchers here is that they can be reliant on their team's offense while batters tend to stretch things out. For...
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    zenax replied to the thread Tanner Houck 2024.
    There is an article in today's New Hampshire Union Leader, ascribed to "Field Level Media" that says: "Tanner Houck threw six scoreless...
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    The Braves High-A team in Rome has been renamed the Emperors and will have an Emperor Penguin as its mascot, which prompted one of the...
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    zenax replied to the thread 4.3 - A’s Kickin’.
    What's with Story's hat? Looks like there is a ribbon going from ear-to-ear over the top.
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    zenax replied to the thread 3/30 - The Road Trip: Game 3.
    All this screaming about Cora after last night's game...what about the Red Sox batters who are not producing? They are 4 for 22 with...
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    zenax replied to the thread Grading the Umps - March/April.
    "@UmpScorecards is an online platform dedicated to measuring the accuracy, consistency, and favor of MLB umpires. It is not affiliated...
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    zenax replied to the thread Grading the Umps - March/April.
    This is from MLB Gameday, top of the 9th, Casas at bat, pitches 2,5,6 were all called strikes. (don't know how to make the link show in...
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    zenax replied to the thread 23-24 Bruins Season Thread.
    Headline in Sports Section of today's Boston Globe: Bruins coach Jim Montgomery warns, ‘I don’t think our team’s ready yet for the...
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    zenax replied to the thread 23-24 Bruins Season Thread.
    In their first 36 games, they were 23-7-6. That's 53 out of 72 possible points. In their last 36 games they were 18-9-9. That's 45 out...
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    zenax replied to the thread 23-24 Bruins Season Thread.
    I cannot see the Bruins winning the Stanley Cup this year and I doubt they will even get far enough in the playoffs to even get the chance.