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#15,806
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preacherman20 said:
Does the loser of this Saturday's game get a chance at the National Championship?
Scenario 1: Alabama wins SEC Championship
Scenario 2: Team who wins this Saturday beats Alabama in SEC Championship
Scenario 3: LSU upsets Alabama Saturday
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I think so. It's going to a heck of a lot of fun to watch for the rest of the season.
 
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On November 1 in Baseball History...​
  • 1914 - Connie Mack begins cleaning house, asking waivers on Jack Coombs, Eddie Plank, and Chief Bender. Colby Jack goes to the Dodgers. Plank and Bender escape Mack'smaneuvering by jumping to the Federal League. Despite the pennant, Philadelphia fans did not support the A's and the club lost $50,000.

  • 1938 - National League batting champ Ernie Lombardi is named the Most Valuable Player by the Baseball Writers. Chicago pitcher Bill Lee is runner-up.

  • 1942 - Larry MacPhail enters the Army. The Dodgers look to St. Louis for leadership. After two decades in St. Louis, Branch Rickey splits with owner Sam Breadon. He will sign to become General Manager at Brooklyn.

  • 1946 - The right foot of Cleveland owner Bill Veeck is amputated, a result of a war injury in the South Pacific two years before. Veeck has had a tremendous impact on promotion in a half season of ownership. A minor but typical change is the regular posting of National League scores on the Cleveland scoreboard, a departure from the long-standing practice of both leagues.

  • 1951 - The National League votes Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella the league's Most Valuable Player for what will be the first of three such awards.

  • 1960 - Baltimore shortstop Ron Hansen is voted American League Rookie of the Year, getting twenty-two of twenty-four votes. The other votes go to teammates Chuck Estrada and Jim Gentile.

  • 1966 - Sandy Koufax becomes the first three-time winner of the Cy Young Award. He is a unanimous winner for the second-straight year. This is the last year that only one award is given for pitchers in both of the major leagues.

  • 1968 - Thirty-game winner Denny McLain is the unanimous American League winner of the Cy Young Award.

  • 1978 - Ron Guidry is the unanimous choice for the American League Cy Young Award. The Yankees southpaw led the league in wins, winning percentage, shutouts, and ERA.

  • 1979 - Edward Bennett Williams buys the Orioles from Jerold Hoffberger for a reported $12.3 million.

  • 1982 - At a meeting in Chicago, the major league owners vote not to renew Commissioner Bowie Kuhn's contract. The American League owners voted in favor of Kuhn 11-3, the National League 7-5. But his eighteen votes left him two shy of the three-fourths majority required for reelection. Kuhn will remain on the job until a successor is found.

  • 1988 - Chris Sabo, who hit .271 with eleven home runs and forty-six stolen bases as the Reds third baseman, wins the National League Rookie of the Year award. Chicago's Mark Grace is runner-up.
 
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VolPack22 said:
On November 1 in Baseball History...​
  • 1914 - Connie Mack begins cleaning house, asking waivers on Jack Coombs, Eddie Plank, and Chief Bender. Colby Jack goes to the Dodgers. Plank and Bender escape Mack'smaneuvering by jumping to the Federal League. Despite the pennant, Philadelphia fans did not support the A's and the club lost $50,000.

  • 1938 - National League batting champ Ernie Lombardi is named the Most Valuable Player by the Baseball Writers. Chicago pitcher Bill Lee is runner-up.

  • 1942 - Larry MacPhail enters the Army. The Dodgers look to St. Louis for leadership. After two decades in St. Louis, Branch Rickey splits with owner Sam Breadon. He will sign to become General Manager at Brooklyn.

  • 1946 - The right foot of Cleveland owner Bill Veeck is amputated, a result of a war injury in the South Pacific two years before. Veeck has had a tremendous impact on promotion in a half season of ownership. A minor but typical change is the regular posting of National League scores on the Cleveland scoreboard, a departure from the long-standing practice of both leagues.

  • 1951 - The National League votes Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella the league's Most Valuable Player for what will be the first of three such awards.

  • 1960 - Baltimore shortstop Ron Hansen is voted American League Rookie of the Year, getting twenty-two of twenty-four votes. The other votes go to teammates Chuck Estrada and Jim Gentile.

  • 1966 - Sandy Koufax becomes the first three-time winner of the Cy Young Award. He is a unanimous winner for the second-straight year. This is the last year that only one award is given for pitchers in both of the major leagues.

  • 1968 - Thirty-game winner Denny McLain is the unanimous American League winner of the Cy Young Award.

  • 1978 - Ron Guidry is the unanimous choice for the American League Cy Young Award. The Yankees southpaw led the league in wins, winning percentage, shutouts, and ERA.

  • 1979 - Edward Bennett Williams buys the Orioles from Jerold Hoffberger for a reported $12.3 million.

  • 1982 - At a meeting in Chicago, the major league owners vote not to renew Commissioner Bowie Kuhn's contract. The American League owners voted in favor of Kuhn 11-3, the National League 7-5. But his eighteen votes left him two shy of the three-fourths majority required for reelection. Kuhn will remain on the job until a successor is found.

  • 1988 - Chris Sabo, who hit .271 with eleven home runs and forty-six stolen bases as the Reds third baseman, wins the National League Rookie of the Year award. Chicago's Mark Grace is runner-up.
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Ha! Click on the Chief Bender page (1914)
and then look at his quote!😂
I’d love to know more about that situation!!
 
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volz2wallz said:
#1 BABY!!! GBO!!🍊🏈🔥
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Coach Heupel will be on ESPN in moments to talk about that # 1 ranking for College Playoffs.
Vols are ranked ahead of the other BIG schools for the College Championship Playoffs game.
Bama comes in # 6 and the Ohio St at # 2 Georgia is at # 3.
 
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