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On December 11 in Baseball History...​
  • 1926 - Cleveland coach Jack McAllister is named to replace Tris Speaker as Indians manager.

  • 1928 - At the NL meeting, President John Heydler proposes the designated hitter for pitchers to improve and speed up the game. He contends fans are tired of seeing weak-hitting pitchers come to bat.

  • 1930 - The Baseball Writers Association votes to continue the custom of selecting an MVP for each league. Beginning in 1931, the annual vote of the BBWAA will designate a player for this honor in each league. Previous MVP winners will be able to repeat under the new rules, something that was prohibited by the AL in the 1920s.

  • 1934 - The NL votes to permit night baseball, authorizing a maximum of seven games by any team installing lights. The AL does not grant permission for night games until 1937.

  • 1941 - The Giants acquire Johnny Mize from the Cardinals for three players and $50,000.

  • 1950 - At the winter meeting, held in St. Petersburg, Florida, major league owners vote 9-7 against renewing Commissioner Happy Chandler's contract for a new term, starting in 1951. Fred Saigh of the Cardinals led the opposition to Chandler, who had jeopardized the reserve clause and ordered investigations of the alleged gambling activities of several owners.

  • 1951 - Joe DiMaggio officially retires as a member of the New York Yankees with 361 home runs and an average of .325 after 13 seasons. His 56-game, consecutive-game hitting streak in l941 will stand as one of the all-time best diamond achievements.

  • 1954 - With the Athletics poised to move to Kansas City, the Phillies purchase Connie Mack Stadium.

  • 1959 - Arnold Johnson of the Kansas City A's gives the New York Yankees an early Christmas present when he gift wraps Roger Maris in pinstripes. The Yankees acquire the slugger in a seven-player deal that sends pitcher Don Larsen, right fielder Hank Bauer, first baseman Marv Throneberry, and left fielder Norm Siebern to the Athletics.

  • 1973 - The Cubs come up with a team Ron Santo will agree to be traded to: the White Sox. Pitcher Steve Stone and three other players go to the Cubs.

  • 1975 - In two separate deals, the Yankees acquire pitchers Dock Ellis and Ken Brett, and second baseman Willie Randolph from the Pirates for pitcher Doc Medich and outfielder Mickey Rivers and pitcher Ed Figueroa from the Angels for outfielder Bobby Bonds.

  • 1989 - The Royals sign free agent Mark Davis to a four-year contract. Davis and Bret Saberhagen will make the 1990 Royals the first team ever to have both defending Cy Young Award winners.
 
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This will be my last rant about the Heisman. 536 Heisman voters should have their votes taken away and banned from future elections. By my count, there were a combined 536 top 3 votes for the following players:

Stetson Bennett IV
Bryce Young
Blake Corum
Michael Penix Jr
Bijan Robinson
Drake Maye

Anyone that thinks any of these players looked like a top 3 Heisman candidate is clueless about the game of football. That is all. On to basketball season and the Orange Bowl 🍊
 
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VolPack22 said:
This will be my last rant about the Heisman. 536 Heisman voters should have their votes taken away and banned from future elections. By my count, there were a combined 536 top 3 votes for the following players:

Stetson Bennett IV
Bryce Young
Blake Corum
Michael Penix Jr
Bijan Robinson
Drake Maye

Anyone that thinks any of these players looked like a top 3 Heisman candidate is clueless about the game of football. That is all. On to basketball season and the Orange Bowl 🍊
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Let’s start another thread! 🤪
 
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