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VolPack22 said:
Something tells me said player wasn’t accepting coaching and wasn’t happy about playing time or being called out so they spun this BS to get the coach fired. Hopefully they don’t follow through. It would be pretty sad to fire someone over quoting Bible verses.
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Unfortunately, it's today's climate we live under. People's feelings are more important than what you were taught growing up. I can't get political in this thread.
 
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I'm looking to take my 3 yr old to to the 3/28 UNC Asheville game for his first game if anybody has any good seats to sell. Checking to see what's out there. Feel free to shoot me a dm. Thanks!
 
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Didn’t mean to dip into the political circus because I really try to abstain from that. It just saddens me what the world has become. I was in a really bad place mentally within the past few years and no therapist or psychologist was going to crack this egg. God was the only One that was going to pick me up and He has been by my side and truly blessed me. I can’t speak for others, I can only speak for myself.
 
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Timbeau2 said:
I'm looking to take my 3 yr old to to the 3/28 UNC Asheville game for his first game if anybody has any good seats to sell. Checking to see what's out there. Feel free to shoot me a dm. Thanks!
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Put your post over here so more people will see it: Tickets for Sale or Free
 
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I've been watching the A&E Channel showing WWE stories behind the curtain stories.
7-9 pm they had the story of the character "Chyna" on and the details of her death.
Right now, they have the Rock & John Cena going at it.
 
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On March 6 in Baseball History...​
  • 1906 - Rookie owner Charles W. Murphy puts the last pieces of a Cubs dynasty in place, trading rookie infielder Hans Lobert and lefthander Jake Weimer to the Cincinnati Reds for third baseman Harry Steinfeldt. Not a heavy hitter, Steinfeldt completes the Tinker-Evers-Chance infield with more than adequate defense.

  • 1922 - Babe Ruth signs for three years at $52,000 a year. The next-highest-paid New York player is Frank Home Run Baker at $16,000.

  • 1923 - The Cardinals announce that their players will wear numerals on their uniforms. The numerals will be assigned according to the batting order.

  • 1962 - St. Louis voters approve a bond issue that will fund the improvements necessary to build a new downtown stadium for the Cardinals.

  • 1973 - In an exhibition game against the Pirates, Larry Hisle of the Twins becomes the first designated hitter in major league history. Hisle makes the new A.L. rule look good by collecting two home runs and driving in seven runs.

  • 1985 - The Special Veterans Committee elects Enos Slaughter and Arky Vaughan to the Hall of Fame. Slaughter batted .300 over 19 seasons. His base running skills were legendary, despite just 71 career steals. Vaughan batted .300 or better 12 times in 14 seasons, including 1935, when he led the N.L. in batting average, slugging, and on-base percentage with the Pirates.

  • 1987 - Free agent Andre Dawson signs a one-year contract with the Cubs for the bargain-basement price of $650,000. Dawson had offered to sign a contract with the dollar amount left blank just so he could play on the natural grass at Wrigley Field and save his fragile knees. He will hit 49 home runs, lead the majors in RBIs, and win the 1987 N.L. MVP Award.

Baseball Birthdays on March 6... ​


Baseball Deaths on March 6... ​

 
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On March 6 in Baseball History...​

  • 1906 - Rookie owner Charles W. Murphy puts the last pieces of a Cubs dynasty in place, trading rookie infielder Hans Lobert and lefthander Jake Weimer to the Cincinnati Reds for third baseman Harry Steinfeldt. Not a heavy hitter, Steinfeldt completes the Tinker-Evers-Chance infield with more than adequate defense.

  • 1922 - Babe Ruth signs for three years at $52,000 a year. The next-highest-paid New York player is Frank Home Run Baker at $16,000.

  • 1923 - The Cardinals announce that their players will wear numerals on their uniforms. The numerals will be assigned according to the batting order.

  • 1962 - St. Louis voters approve a bond issue that will fund the improvements necessary to build a new downtown stadium for the Cardinals.

  • 1973 - In an exhibition game against the Pirates, Larry Hisle of the Twins becomes the first designated hitter in major league history. Hisle makes the new A.L. rule look good by collecting two home runs and driving in seven runs.

  • 1985 - The Special Veterans Committee elects Enos Slaughter and Arky Vaughan to the Hall of Fame. Slaughter batted .300 over 19 seasons. His base running skills were legendary, despite just 71 career steals. Vaughan batted .300 or better 12 times in 14 seasons, including 1935, when he led the N.L. in batting average, slugging, and on-base percentage with the Pirates.

  • 1987 - Free agent Andre Dawson signs a one-year contract with the Cubs for the bargain-basement price of $650,000. Dawson had offered to sign a contract with the dollar amount left blank just so he could play on the natural grass at Wrigley Field and save his fragile knees. He will hit 49 home runs, lead the majors in RBIs, and win the 1987 N.L. MVP Award.

Baseball Birthdays on March 6... ​


Baseball Deaths on March 6... ​

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For anyone that wants to know what an underrated player looks like, look no further than Kirby Puckett. Dude was a phenomenal all-around baseball player. I suggest you look his stats up. He will be forever known as a thorn in the side of Braves fans but he will also have my respect for one of the best hitters during his era. Whenever he retired he had the highest batting average by a right handed batter since Joe DiMaggio. He had some troubles after his retirement but as far as an athlete goes, he was exceptional.
 
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For anyone that wants to know what an underrated player looks like, look no further than Kirby Puckett. Dude was a phenomenal all-around baseball player. I suggest you look his stats up. He will be forever known as a thorn in the side of Braves fans but he will also have my respect for one of the best hitters during his era. Whenever he retired he had the highest batting average by a right handed batter since Joe DiMaggio. He had some troubles after his retirement but as far as an athlete goes, he was exceptional.
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Thanks, daddy. :cool: I can sleep good tonight knowing this stuff above.
I still have a bitter taste in my mouth for what superstar Kirby Puckett done did to my Braves.
 
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For anyone that wants to know what an underrated player looks like, look no further than Kirby Puckett. Dude was a phenomenal all-around baseball player. I suggest you look his stats up. He will be forever known as a thorn in the side of Braves fans but he will also have my respect for one of the best hitters during his era. Whenever he retired he had the highest batting average by a right handed batter since Joe DiMaggio. He had some troubles after his retirement but as far as an athlete goes, he was exceptional.
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I recall him being listed in a ridiculous YouTube video that is celebrities that no one knows are deceased which is ridiculous because it’s common knowledge how exactly he died so vast persons knew for years, along with multiple other famous people.

College Baseball
I’m very happy with the great weekend for the 2 teams the Tennessee Volunteers that swept the awful Fresno State Bulldogs on Sunday, and the Washington Huskies swept the awful Northern Colorado Bears 10-4.

Like the 2022 College Football Season both the Washington Huskies and Tennessee Volunteers are playing great.

I’m hopeful that the Huskies won’t be exposed as fool’s gold when they play good teams that can realistically defeat them , and great teams including a great ranked UCLA Bruins team in Los Angeles.
 
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