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W.TN.Orange Blood said:
Cross thread title news to share ... RIP Ray Guy.
Ray Guy RIP
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IIRC, he was the first punter that was ever picked first in the NFL draft. I’m pretty certain he was challenged to hit the video board hanging from the Superdome roof with a punt, and he won the bet.
 
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I really feel sorry for my son.
This World Series has created a monster. He liked the Phillies before, he REALLY likes the Phillies now!
He has been pumped for every game of this World Series.
It’s not easy being a Braves and Mets fan and I can’t imagine it’ll be any easier being a Braves and Phillies fan.
 
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cobbwebb0710 said:
I really feel sorry for my son.
This World Series has created a monster. He liked the Phillies before, he REALLY likes the Phillies now!
He has been pumped for every game of this World Series.
It’s not easy being a Braves and Mets fan and I can’t imagine it’ll be any easier being a Braves and Phillies fan.
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You son definitely takes after you.
 
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cobbwebb0710 said:
I really feel sorry for my son.
This World Series has created a monster. He liked the Phillies before, he REALLY likes the Phillies now!
He has been pumped for every game of this World Series.
It’s not easy being a Braves and Mets fan and I can’t imagine it’ll be any easier being a Braves and Phillies fan.
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Hang in there, Baby boy.
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On November 4 in Baseball History...​
  • 1959 - Ernie Banks wins his second Most Valuable Player award in a row on the strength of his forty-five home runs and one-hundred forty-three runs batted in for the Cubs. Eddie Mathewsfinishes second.

  • 1975 - Jim Palmer of the Orioles wins his second Cy Young Award, after pacing the American League in wins (23), shutouts (ten), and ERA (2.09).

  • 1976 - The first mass-market free agent re-entry draft is held at New York's Plaza Hotel. Among those available are Reggie Jackson, Joe Rudi, Don Gullett, Gene Tenace, Rollie Fingers, Don Baylor, Bobby Grich, and Willie McCovey.

  • 1977 - The second re-entry free-agent draft is held at New York's Plaza Hotel. Big names include Lyman Bostock, Goose Gossage, Larry Hisle, Mike Torrez, and Oscar Gamble.

  • 1978 - The third annual re-entry free-agent draft is held at the Plaza Hotel, New York City. Pete Rose, Tommy John, and Darrell Evans are the biggest names among the eligible players.

  • 1980 - Steve Carlton joins Sandy Koufax, Tom Seaver, and Jim Palmer as pitchers with three Cy Young Awards. Carlton garners all but one of the twenty-four first-place votes to take National League honors. Carlton was 24-9 with a 2.34 ERA and led the National League with 286 strikeouts.

  • 1987 - Padres catcher Benito Santiago, who ended the season with a rookie record 34-game hitting streak, is a unanimous selection as the National League Rookie of the Year.

  • 1997 - Scott Rolen is the unanimous choice for National League Rookie of the Year and becomes the first Phillie to win the award since Dick Allen in 1964. The 22-year-old third baseman led all National League rookies in batting average (.283), home runs (21), RBI (92), runs (93), hits (159), doubles (35), total bases (263), on-base percentage (.377), and slugging percentage (.469).
 
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