OldTimer’s Dugout - Off Topic Thread

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On October 27 in Baseball History...​
  • 1960 - Trying to jump ahead of the NL, the AL admits Los Angeles and Washington to the league with plans to have the new clubs begin competition in 1961. Calvin Griffith is given permission to move the existing Washington Senators franchise to Minnesota. League president Joe Cronin says the AL will play a 162-game schedule, with 18 games against each opponent.

  • 1980 - In a shocking announcement, Astros owner John McMullen fires president and GM Tal Smith, replacing him with Al Rosen, former GM of the Yankees. Smith will soon be named Major League Executive of the Year. The move prompts a rebellion among the Astros 20 limited owners (who together own over 60 percent of the club), and on Nov. 24 McMullen will give up his sole authority to run the club, accepting a position on the club's newly formed executive committee instead.

  • 1985 - The Kansas City Royals, behind Bret Saberhagen's five-hitter, beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-0 in Game 7 of the World Series.

  • 1986 - The New York Mets won the World Series with an 8-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox in Game 7.

  • 1989 - The World Series resumed after a 10-day delay because of the San Francisco earthquake. Oakland, behind two homers by Dave Henderson, beat the Giants 13-7 in Game 3.

  • 1991 - In a Game Seven that rivals any in World Series history, the Braves and Twins go scoreless through nine innings. Lonnie Smith is decoyed into pausing at second base to keep him from scoring the winner for Atlanta in the eighth. Gene Larkin's single over a drawn-in outfield in the 10th is the difference in the first extra-inning Game Seven in 67 years. Jack Morris, who pitches the 1-0 shutout, is named Series MVP.

  • 1996 - After two humbling losses at home, the New York Yankees won their first World Series title since 1978 with a 3-2 victory over the defending champion Atlanta Braves in Game 6.

  • 1998 - President Clinton signed a bill overturning part of baseball's 70-year-old antitrust exemption, putting baseball on a par with other professional sports on labor matters. The new law overrides part of a 1922 Supreme Court ruling that exempted baseball from antitrust laws on grounds that it was not interstate commerce. That exemption deprived baseball players of protections enjoyed by other professional athletes and that players' association blamed for contributing to baseball's eight work stoppages since 1972, including the disastrous 232-day strike in 1994-95.
 
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Question: Would you rather be the Mets and never be in contention? Or would you rather have the Braves heartaches of the 90s? I feel like the Braves of the 90s were just a notch ahead of the 90s Buffalo Bills. Only reason they are a notch above is that they won one. I legitimately feel sorry for Bills fans that endured that. I would not wish that upon any fanbase….other than the Yankees, Dodgers, Astros, Mets, Phillies, Patriots, Cowboys, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, USC, Notre Dame, Ohio St, Texas…

Sorry I just realized I was rattling off all the teams I don’t like 😏
 
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VolPack22 said:
Question: Would you rather be the Mets and never be in contention? Or would you rather have the Braves heartaches of the 90s? I feel like the Braves of the 90s were just a notch ahead of the 90s Buffalo Bills. Only reason they are a notch above is that they won one. I legitimately feel sorry for Bills fans that endured that. I would not wish that upon any fanbase….other than the Yankees, Dodgers, Astros, Mets, Phillies, Patriots, Cowboys, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, USC, Notre Dame, Ohio St, Texas…

Sorry I just realized I was rattling off all the teams I don’t like 😏
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I challenge you to an avatar bet.

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If Miami beats Detroit you can pick my avatar for a 24 hour period following the game.
If Detroit beats Miami I get you pick your avatar for a 24 hour period following the game.
If it’s a tie, nobody loses and has to change their avatar.

Answer with Accept or Decline.
 
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mad4vols said:
@cobbwebb0710
I challenge you to an avatar bet.

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If Miami beats Detroit you can pick my avatar for a 24 hour period following the game.
If Detroit beats Miami I get you pick your avatar for a 24 hour period following the game.
If it’s a tie, nobody loses and has to change their avatar.

Answer with Accept or Decline.
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If it is a tie you both will be forced to change your avatars and The Dugout will vote on what each of you will have to change it to.
 
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