OldTimer’s Dugout - Off Topic Thread

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AthensVol2007 said:
Mine is 6-6 in our first 2 games batting leadoff. I threaten him with losing his spot in the order if he thinks he’s a power hitter and goes up there swinging as such. My son doesn’t watch MLB at all but follows us and SEC baseball in general to the nth degree so I relate everything to that. He wants to know why he can’t hit like Caglinone (he just turned 6) and I’m like if you try to hit like Caglinone you’re going to wind up looking more like KB6. Just make contact and the rest will work out.
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That’s a great start! I was a singles and doubles hitter myself. I grew up in that last era of valuing hits and getting on base over hitting for power. I had a knack for letting balls go by right off the plate and drawing walks. My teammates would always ask me why I didn’t swing the bat more and I always responded with “I don’t want to strikeout 3 times a game like you fools” 🤣 Having a player that gets on base half the time is a valuable asset to have on your team imo.
 
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On April 17 in Baseball History...​
  • 1892 - In the first Sunday game in National League history, Cincinnati defeated St. Louis 5-1.

  • 1929 - Babe Ruth and actress Claire Hodgson are married at 5:00 AM to avoid crowds. The next day, in his first at bat against Red Ruffing, the Babe will hit a home run. Rounding second base, he'll doff his cap to Claire in the stands.

  • 1934 - At Ebbets Field, Casey Stengel makes his managerial debut, but his Dodgers lose 8-7 to the Braves.

  • 1947 - The Dodgers win 12-6 over the Braves at home as Jackie Robinson gets his first major league hit � off Glenn Elliot.
  • 1951 - In his first major league game, Mickey Mantle went 1-for-4 as the New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 5-0.

  • 1953 - Mickey Mantle hits the longest home run in Griffith Stadium history, a 565-feet shot off of Chuck Stobbs of the Washington Senators. The Yanks win 7-3.

  • 1960 - On Easter Sunday, Frank Lane brings A.L. batting champ Harvey Kuenn to Cleveland and sends co-home run champ Rocky Colavito to Detroit. Colavito, an unparalleled fan favorite in Cleveland, will hit 173 home runs before returning to the Tribe on January 20, 1965. Kuenn will be traded to the Giants after one season.

  • 1964 - The New York Mets lost their first game at Shea Stadium, 4-3 to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Pittsburgh's Willie Stargell hit the first homer at Shea.

  • 1968 - The A's debut at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum by losing 4-1 to Baltimore. During the game, the dirt covering a shallow metal dome under the pitching mound, is kicked aside exposing the steel frame, so the mound is covered between innings.

  • 1969 - Bill Stoneman of Montreal pitched a 7-0 no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies in only the 10th game of the Expos' existence.

  • 1976 - Mike Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies hit four consecutive home runs and added a single in an 18-6, 10-inning victory over the Cubs in Wrigley Field. Hitting .167 going into the game, Schmidt connected twice off Rick Reuschel, once off Rick's brother, Paul, and once off Mike Garman. He drove in eight runs. (Box Score)

  • 1979 - At Oakland, only 653 fans show up to watch the A's beat the Mariners 6-5.

  • 1983 - Nolan Ryan fans seven Expos in a 6-3 Houston win to become only the second pitcher to record 3,500 career strikeouts.

  • 1988 - After ten consecutive losses the Braves win their first game of the season 3-1 over the Dodgers.

  • 1989 - Kent Tekulve pitches two shutout innings in the Reds 3-2, ten-inning win over the Dodgers to pass Hoyt Wilhelm as the major leagues' all-time leader in relief appearances with 1,019.

  • 1993 - Three Orioles end up on third base after Chad Curtis traps a line drive in center with the bases loaded. Angels catcher John Orton walks over to the bag and tags all three runners. Only one is entitled to the bag and the double play ends the inning. California third baseman Rene Gonzales observes, Harry's Radiator was the last team I was on where I saw something stupid like that happen.

Baseball Birthdays on April 17... ​


Baseball Deaths on April 17... ​

 
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NO SIR EEE said:
I'd to like to apologize to all my fellow Braves fans in here for having huge doubts before the season. This team right here!!
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I thought we would win the division but they’ve actually far exceeded my early season expectations with the rash of injuries. If Grissom had started the season with the major league club we might have an even better record.
 
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Volprofch05 said:
Here’s something to get @VolPack22 excited!

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Just go ahead and trade Derrick Henry if we do that. I would take a flyer on Levis in the later rounds but he has shown nothing to warrant being a high 1st round draft pick. I don’t think the new GM is that stupid. I think we will go OL with the first pick.
 
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