OldTimer’s Dugout - Off Topic Thread

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VolPack22 said:
On July 26 in Baseball History...​

  • 1872 - The National Association holds a special meeting, resolving that, because some teams have dropped out of the race, nine games will be played between contending teams this season instead of five.

  • 1879 - Syracuse's Harry McCormick hits a home run in the first and then makes it stand up by beating Boston's Tommy Bond 1-0. This will be the only time in Major League history that a pitcher wins a 1-0 game with a first-inning home run.

  • 1948 - Leo Durocher makes his first appearance at Ebbets Field since taking over the Giants, but the overflow crowd delights in a 13-4 win by the Dodgers.

  • 1948 - Babe Ruth makes his last public appearance, at the New York premiere of the film The Babe Ruth Story. He will die three weeks later.

  • 1950 - Brooklyn beats the Cardinals 7-5 as the Dodgers' Jim Russell switch-hits home runs, making him the first switch-hitter in history to do it more than once. Stan Musial hits in his thirtieth straight game, the longest streak of the decade.

  • 1978 - Johnny Bench hits his 300th career home run, and Rose hits in his thirty-ninth straight game, but the Reds bow to the Mets 12-3.

  • 1984 - Commissioner Bowie Kuhn announces that free-agent pitcher Vida Blue will be suspended for the remainder of the season as a result of his conviction on cocaine possession charges last November.

  • 1987 - Catfish Hunter, Billy Williams, and Ray Dandridge are inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

  • 1991 - After nine no-hit innings, Montreal's Mark Gardner allows two hits and a run in the tenth inning to lose at Los Angeles. Orel Hershiser, Kevin Gross, and Jay Howell also allow just two hits for the win.

  • 1992 - The Ryan Express just keeps on rolling. Nolan Ryan strikes out his 100th batter of the season for a Major League record twenty-third consecutive year. He also gets a 6-2 win over the Orioles to pass Phil Niekro for 12th place on the all-time win list with 319.
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That Harry McCormick one is amazing, only time ever.
 
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OldTimer said:
The youngins just wouldn’t understand……View attachment 475343
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Pitfall was the Mack daddy of Atari 2600 games!
Pitfall and the battle tank game.
Man those were some good times.
The good thing about it was that you could only play that crap for so long and then you were ready to go outside and play. Kids now days sit for hours, some even days, in front of the tube!
 
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I’m in a pickle and need some advice! I just found out today, that I can probably get Braves tickets through work(I had no idea) and was told to look through the schedule and this person would get me tickets. My boy is a Braves and Phillies(Bryce Harper) fan and obviously wants to see Acuna and Harper. I’m a Braves and Mets fan and would love to attend a game between them!
My question...
Should I take my boy to his 1st MLB game to see his Braves and Phillies and his 2 favorite players...
Or
Should I be selfish and get Braves vs Mets tickets...
Or
Should we compromise and get Braves vs Astros in a potential World Series preview?
HELP!!!

Edit,
These may be corporate seats(Coors light or Terrapin)and possibly pretty good ones!
 
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cobbwebb0710 said:
I’m in a pickle and need some advice! I just found out today, that I can probably get Braves tickets through work(I had no idea) and was told to look through the schedule and this person would get me tickets. My boy is a Braves and Phillies(Bryce Harper) fan and obviously wants to see Acuna and Harper. I’m a Braves and Mets fan and would love to attend a game between them!
My question...
Should I take my boy to his 1st MLB game to see his Braves and Phillies and his 2 favorite players...
Or
Should I be selfish and get Braves vs Mets tickets...
Or
Should we compromise and get Braves vs Astros in a potential World Series preview?
HELP!!!

Edit,
These may be corporate seats(Coors light or Terrapin)and possibly pretty good ones!
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Is this a one time only deal offered? You can't have another chance at getting tickets?
 
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W.TN.Orange Blood said:
Is this a one time only deal offered? You can't have another chance at getting tickets?
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Honestly, I’m thinking about pushing my luck and trying to get a few days off and asking for Thursday night vs Mets and Friday night vs Astros! That would be sweet!
This will probably be the only time we’ll go this year but may be able to get tickets next year.
I know the right thing to do would be to take my boy to his 1st MLB game to see his 2 favorite teams and 2 favorite players, but...
Oh yeah, not to mention, I HATE THE PHILLIES!!😁🤦‍♂️
 
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cobbwebb0710 said:
I’m in a pickle and need some advice! I just found out today, that I can probably get Braves tickets through work(I had no idea) and was told to look through the schedule and this person would get me tickets. My boy is a Braves and Phillies(Bryce Harper) fan and obviously wants to see Acuna and Harper. I’m a Braves and Mets fan and would love to attend a game between them!
My question...
Should I take my boy to his 1st MLB game to see his Braves and Phillies and his 2 favorite players...
Or
Should I be selfish and get Braves vs Mets tickets...
Or
Should we compromise and get Braves vs Astros in a potential World Series preview?
HELP!!!

Edit,
These may be corporate seats(Coors light or Terrapin)and possibly pretty good ones!
Click to expand...
I vote for going to any Braves game against any opponent other than the Mets or Phillies.
Much better father/son bonding experience if both of you are 100% rooting for the same side.
 
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