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On July 27th, 1927, New York Giants 18-year-old rookie Mel Ott hit his first Major League home run at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs. It was an inside-the-park round-tripper. It is the only inside-the-park homer of his 511 career home runs. I have been thinking lately about how I would rank the following baseball plays Read more
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On July 23rd, 1991, Cincinnati Reds pitcher Rob Dibble, who was just back from a three-game suspension, was ejected for throwing at, and hitting, Chicago Cubs baserunner Doug Dascenzo in an 8-5 Reds loss. The model professional ballplayer is even-tempered and steady. In other words, kind of boring. Think Mike Trout, Derek Jeter, and Aaron Judge. Great Read more
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Yesterday I went to an afternoon Twins-Rockies game with my daughter Morgan at Target Field. Between rainstorms, we got to see a whole lot of offense. 26 runs for both teams. Yesterday’s 17-9 score is, of course, an anomaly. It is a football score, not a baseball one. Especially this year. According to all relevant Read more
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