Baseball Historian, writer of 1970s Baseball and 1970s All-Star Baseball amazon.com/dp/1979683743 amazon.com/dp/1499179464
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All he needed was one hot streak
UPDATE
Bo Bichette is now expected to opt out of the remaining 2 years on his contract with the Mets following this season, per @BNightengale
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Johnny Bench blocks the plate on Willie Stargell in the 1979 NLCS. Stargell became the first player to win LCS and World Series MVP in the same postseason. Also winning the regular season MVP despite playing just 126 games.
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Tom Seaver with his 3 Cy Young awards.
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Jim Palmer, Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar and Pat Dobson, 20 game winners in 1971. Combining for an 81-31 record. It hadn't been done since the 1920 White Sox, and no team has done it since and likely never will.
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Has anyone who has ever step foot on a baseball field used the phrase ‘first base defender’ ?
David Stearns on Mark Vientos' defense: "He's working over there and I do believe it's within his skillset to be a quality first base defender"
On his offense: "It hasn't been his best, and he knows that"
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Johnny Bench and Carlton Fisk - the two starting catchers for the 1977 All-Star Game.
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Dave Kingman signed as a free agent with the Cubs in November 1977.
He enjoyed the best season of his career in 1979, hitting a career high .288. Kingman drove in 115 runs and led the majors with 48 HR and a .613 Slugging %, finishing 11th in National League MVP voting.
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On this date in 1970, the Pirates' Dock Ellis no-hit the San Diego Padres, 2-0 while still on the after-effects of LSD.
Both Pittsburgh runs came thanks to 2 solo homers from Willie Stargell.
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You could only hope to contain them..
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June 12, 1979: The @Mets set a franchise record, scoring 10 runs in the sixth inning, on their way to a 12-6 win over the @Reds at Shea Stadium. The highlight of the inning was Doug Flynn's three-run inside-the-park home run. #LGM #MetsRewind
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Such an exciting sport!
Just don’t try to score any goals…..
“If the United States get ahead of themselves and desperate enough to go and try to chase a goal, they may be asking for trouble.”
Ale Moreno previews United States vs. Paraguay ahead of their opener ⬇️
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#MrOctober has a record .755 career #WorldSeries SLG% (min 50 ABs).
Interesting to note that Reggie’s WS SLG% was well above his .490 career mark in EVERY WS he played in:
‘73: .586 👑
‘74: .571 👑
‘77: 1.250 👑
‘78: .696 👑
‘81: .667
(DNP in ‘72 WS👑 due to injury)
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Legend.
My Dad’s favorite player as a kid
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Gorman Thomas
Rob Deer
Kyle Schwarber
Max Muncy
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Dave Kingman, 442 Home Runs, 16 Grand Slams, 3x All Star. Which other MLB player is your best comparison to him?
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~ In Loving Memory ~
Vincent Thomas Lombardi
June 11, 1913 – September 3, 1970
"Lombardi. A certain magic still lingers in the very name."
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That Mets translator gets more reps than any of the actual garbage players Stearns brought in.
Maybe next year acquire some guys who speak English and are not made of glass ???
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Yea, the Mets don’t need that
@StevenACohen2 - your boy genius is an idiot
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After Adley Rutschman's 15th double of the season, Pete Alonso follows with his 15th home run of the season.
The Orioles lead the Mariners 6-1 after putting up 6 runs against Bryan Woo in the 3rd inning.
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