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KICK BAMA KICK posted:Lords of the Realm is great. I think this should be mandatory reading for anyone who gives even a small poo poo about how the game is and has been run. For ending literally 30 years ago, it's still remarkably relevant, because rich people will always be stupid and petty. Veeck as in Wreck is also good. The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball was a pretty good read in post Bill James sabermetrics, even if it covers a very short period of time and is pretty out of date statistically. ...uh... Moneyball?
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Exodor posted:Ragans has been so good. I hate how the Rangers handled Ragans, and even without hindsight I would have rather kept him. But he was available because he's already had two TJ's, and his arm could fall off at any moment. I wish him the best and hope he kills it with the Royals.
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KICK BAMA KICK posted:Austin Riley sitting today, was presumed to be just September rest when the lineup was announced earlier but Snitker said he's actually sick. The classic one is Only The Ball Was White
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Here's the pitch and lmao CB https://twitter.com/thecomeback/status/1699505214007672852
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i personally think it's a tragedy the washington football team did not stay named the washington football team and also the guardians should have just been the cleavland baseball team (because it's funny) braves should be the 'atlanta shouldn't exist because sherman should have been allowed to finish the jobses"
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euphronius posted:It really is sad how ugly they made TV broadcasts . It’s hard to just watch a random game on tv Wall to wall ads and 50% of them are alcohol and gambling.
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I hope the Nats suggested the idea to Strasburg and he’d already been considering it himself given all the rehab struggles. It’d be so lovely if they’re strong-arming him into retirement, especially while the team is so dire these days and the fanbase on life support. I know it’s going to wind up being the latter, but maybe not. It is.
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maffew buildings posted:i personally think it's a tragedy the washington football team did not stay named the washington football team and also the guardians should have just been the cleavland baseball team (because it's funny) Braves should be forced to rename to the Atlanta Black Crackers again
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SilvergunSuperman posted:Still trotting out the rotting corpse of Waino just feels cruel at this point 
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SilvergunSuperman posted:Still trotting out the rotting corpse of Waino just feels cruel at this point he had his chance to ride off into the sunset with pujols and yadi
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Oh Adolis Garcia is out with a strained patellar tendon. The way he was reacting yesterday I thought it was a lot more serious.
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euphronius posted:That WS is hazy The bats also went ice cold at all the wrong moments
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Fuckin hell, he went in with like a 8+ era and a 1.9+ whip and they both went up
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more falafel please posted:Speaking of baseball books: any recs? I've got a trip to Europe with a lot of train travel coming up. Besides the other recs: Ball Four The Glory of Their Times (about the deadball era) Where They Ain't (about the 1890s Baltimore Orioles) The Black Prince of Baseball (Hal Chase)
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These are some good recs. Thanks. Speaking of forthcoming books, Mike Duncan is working on one about Koufax.
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Dinosaurs! posted:Speaking of forthcoming books, Mike Duncan is working on one about Koufax.  that's gonna be a pre-order for me
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Stephen Jay Gould's Triumph and Tragedy in Mudville is a pretty breezy read. And it's just collected essays, so it's easily digestible. Seconding Veeck as in Wreck.
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Underworld is not DeLillo’s best book but then again it’s not his worst and it is very much a baseball novel
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more falafel please posted:Speaking of baseball books: any recs? I've got a trip to Europe with a lot of train travel coming up. Slouching Towards Fargo is an incredible book, chronicling Darryl Strawberry on the St Paul Saints and the Northern League in general in the mid to late 90s. It’s an amazing read.
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R.D. Mangles posted:get his rear end, tony Paul O'Neill spitting truth
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GPTribefan posted:Slouching Towards Fargo is an incredible book, chronicling Darryl Strawberry on the St Paul Saints and the Northern League in general in the mid to late 90s. It’s an amazing read. Oh I might have to read that. I miss having the Saints in the same league as the Redhawks (and now Chicago Dogs.)
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Pungry posted:Last time the Mariners lost 3 in a row, they won the next 8 straight.
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R.D. Mangles posted:thinking about tommy pham slapping the absolute poo poo out of joc pederson over a fantasy football rules dispute My favorite part is that Joc didn't realize Pham had been traded to the team he was playing against and he had been actively HIDING from him.
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R.D. Mangles posted:anyone here going to read the forthcoming Posnanski book? Nah I lost a lot of respect for Posnanski after that godawful Paterno book
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