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cobbwebb0710 said:
Watching now actually.
Very excited to watch this, Ryan is one of my favorites!
When I was little he really was like a myth or larger than life character. The guy that threw 101 mph!!
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They think with today’s technology Ryan would have hit 108mph. May be the best baseball documentary/movie/show I’ve seen.
 
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OldTimer said:
They think with today’s technology Ryan would have hit 108mph. May be the best baseball documentary/movie/show I’ve seen.
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I’ll finish it tomorrow evening but I noticed we even got a couple of Tennessee nods so far. Lindsey Nelson audio(Mets) and Phil Garner.
I can’t wait to finish it!
They don’t make em like Nolan Ryan anymore.
 
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VolPack22 said:
The Dodgers have had two, the last being in 1908. They were known as the Brooklyn Superbas.

The Yankees have had two, the last being in 1912. They were known as the New York Highlanders.
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I’m thinking old teams that have been around forever, when I probably should be thinking newer franchises.
 
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On September 27 in Baseball History...​
  • 1914 - Cleveland second baseman Nap Lajoie collects his 3,000th Major League hit as the Indians defeat the Yankees 5-3.

  • 1919 - Babe Ruth's 29th home run is his first of the year in Washington he is the first to hit one in every park in the league in one season.

  • 1923 - Lou Gehrig hit his first homer in the majors, off Bill Piercy of the Boston Red Sox. On the same date 15 years later, he hit his 493rd and last off Dutch Leonard of the Senators.

  • 1930 - Hack Wilson hit two home runs for the Chicago Cubs, giving him a National League record fifty-six for the season.

  • 1931 - The most desperately contested battle for individual honors takes place in the race for the National League batting title. Chick Hafey, who reported late due to a contract dispute, goes into the final doubleheader with the Reds batting .353, ahead of last year's champ Bill Terry (.349). Hafey gets only one hit in eight times at bat to drop to .349. Against Brooklyn, Terry gets only one hit in four times at bat. The title goes to Hafey, who bats .3488 to Terry's.3486. Jim Bottomley, Hafey's Cardinal teammate, finishes at .3481.

  • 1935 - The Chicago Cubs won their 21st consecutive game and clinched the National League pennant.

  • 1936 - Walter Alston played in his only Major League game, as a late-inning substitute at first base for Johnny Mize of the St. Louis Cardinals. He made one error in two chances and struck out his only time at bat.

  • 1939 - The hometown White Sox play the first day-night doubleheader against Cleveland, losing both games, 5-2, and 7-5. Fans are charged separate admissions for each game.

  • 1940 - Rookie Floyd Giebell pitched the Detroit Tigers to a pennant-clinching 2-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians. It was Giebell's second and last Major League win.

  • 1953 - The St. Louis Browns play both their last game in Sportsman's Park and the last game in the franchise's 52-year history. Fittingly, they lose 2-1 to Billy Pierce and the Chicago White Sox in ten innings for their 100th defeat of the season.

  • 1961 - Sandy Koufax notches seven strikeouts in a 2-1 win over the Phillies to set a National League record for strikeouts in a season: 269. This surpasses Christy Mathewson's 267 in 1903, which was accomplished in 367 innings pitched, as opposed to Koufax's 255.

  • 1964 - Despite three home runs by Johnny Callison, the Phils are 14-8 losers to the Braves, who complete a four-game sweep at Connie Mack Stadium. With their seventh straight loss the Phils drop out of first.

  • 1973 - The California Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 5-4 in 11 innings, as Nolan Ryan struck out sixteen, including No. 383 of the season, a modern Major League record.

  • 1983 - Tim Raines becomes the first player since Ty Cobb to steal 70 bases and drive in 70 runs in the same season.

  • 1989 - The two San Francisco Bay teams clinch their divisions. Oakland wins the American League West by beating Texas 5-0, while San Francisco loses 1-0 to the Dodgers but is assured of the National League West crown when the second-place Padres lose to the Reds 2-1 in 13 innings.

  • 1993 - Randy Myers became the first National League reliever with fifty saves in a season as the Chicago Cubs beat Los Angeles 7-3.

  • 1996 - San Francisco's Barry Bonds became only the second player to hit 40 homers and steal 40 bases in a season. Jose Canseco was the other. Bonds, who had 42 homers, stole his 40th base in a 9-3 win over Colorado.

  • 1997 - The Giants become the first team in baseball history to finish last two years in a row and then win a title. A 6-1 win over the Padres clinches the National League West. Wilson Alvarez, who came over from the White Sox on July 31, faces only 23 men in seven innings, allowing two hits and three walks.

  • 1998 - Mark McGwire hit two homers to reach No. 70 in the St. Louis Cardinals' season finale against Montreal. It gave McGwire five homers in the season-ending three-game series. McGwire's 70th and final home run of the season was a line shot over the left-field wall on a first-pitch fastball from Carl Pavano in the seventh.

  • 1998 - The New York Yankees won their seventh straight game and ended the regular season with 114 victories. With a .704 winning percentage, the Yankees (114-48) became the first team since the 1954 Cleveland Indians (111-43) to play .700 ball over an entire season.
 
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VolPack22 said:
@W.TN.Orange Blood favorite player, Matt Olson, now has 29 homers and 95 RBI. On the flip side, he has a .234 BA with a .318 OBP.
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That brings about an interesting question: what do you and others consider to be the single most valuable statistic in determining the BEST PLAYER for a season, and correspondingly, for a career? Curious as to what others think.
 
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VolPack22 said:
On September 27 in Baseball History...​

  • 1914 - Cleveland second baseman Nap Lajoie collects his 3,000th Major League hit as the Indians defeat the Yankees 5-3.

  • 1919 - Babe Ruth's 29th home run is his first of the year in Washington he is the first to hit one in every park in the league in one season.

  • 1923 - Lou Gehrig hit his first homer in the majors, off Bill Piercy of the Boston Red Sox. On the same date 15 years later, he hit his 493rd and last off Dutch Leonard of the Senators.

  • 1930 - Hack Wilson hit two home runs for the Chicago Cubs, giving him a National League record fifty-six for the season.

  • 1931 - The most desperately contested battle for individual honors takes place in the race for the National League batting title. Chick Hafey, who reported late due to a contract dispute, goes into the final doubleheader with the Reds batting .353, ahead of last year's champ Bill Terry (.349). Hafey gets only one hit in eight times at bat to drop to .349. Against Brooklyn, Terry gets only one hit in four times at bat. The title goes to Hafey, who bats .3488 to Terry's.3486. Jim Bottomley, Hafey's Cardinal teammate, finishes at .3481.

  • 1935 - The Chicago Cubs won their 21st consecutive game and clinched the National League pennant.

  • 1936 - Walter Alston played in his only Major League game, as a late-inning substitute at first base for Johnny Mize of the St. Louis Cardinals. He made one error in two chances and struck out his only time at bat.

  • 1939 - The hometown White Sox play the first day-night doubleheader against Cleveland, losing both games, 5-2, and 7-5. Fans are charged separate admissions for each game.

  • 1940 - Rookie Floyd Giebell pitched the Detroit Tigers to a pennant-clinching 2-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians. It was Giebell's second and last Major League win.

  • 1953 - The St. Louis Browns play both their last game in Sportsman's Park and the last game in the franchise's 52-year history. Fittingly, they lose 2-1 to Billy Pierce and the Chicago White Sox in ten innings for their 100th defeat of the season.

  • 1961 - Sandy Koufax notches seven strikeouts in a 2-1 win over the Phillies to set a National League record for strikeouts in a season: 269. This surpasses Christy Mathewson's 267 in 1903, which was accomplished in 367 innings pitched, as opposed to Koufax's 255.

  • 1964 - Despite three home runs by Johnny Callison, the Phils are 14-8 losers to the Braves, who complete a four-game sweep at Connie Mack Stadium. With their seventh straight loss the Phils drop out of first.

  • 1973 - The California Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 5-4 in 11 innings, as Nolan Ryan struck out sixteen, including No. 383 of the season, a modern Major League record.

  • 1983 - Tim Raines becomes the first player since Ty Cobb to steal 70 bases and drive in 70 runs in the same season.

  • 1989 - The two San Francisco Bay teams clinch their divisions. Oakland wins the American League West by beating Texas 5-0, while San Francisco loses 1-0 to the Dodgers but is assured of the National League West crown when the second-place Padres lose to the Reds 2-1 in 13 innings.

  • 1993 - Randy Myers became the first National League reliever with fifty saves in a season as the Chicago Cubs beat Los Angeles 7-3.

  • 1996 - San Francisco's Barry Bonds became only the second player to hit 40 homers and steal 40 bases in a season. Jose Canseco was the other. Bonds, who had 42 homers, stole his 40th base in a 9-3 win over Colorado.

  • 1997 - The Giants become the first team in baseball history to finish last two years in a row and then win a title. A 6-1 win over the Padres clinches the National League West. Wilson Alvarez, who came over from the White Sox on July 31, faces only 23 men in seven innings, allowing two hits and three walks.

  • 1998 - Mark McGwire hit two homers to reach No. 70 in the St. Louis Cardinals' season finale against Montreal. It gave McGwire five homers in the season-ending three-game series. McGwire's 70th and final home run of the season was a line shot over the left-field wall on a first-pitch fastball from Carl Pavano in the seventh.

  • 1998 - The New York Yankees won their seventh straight game and ended the regular season with 114 victories. With a .704 winning percentage, the Yankees (114-48) became the first team since the 1954 Cleveland Indians (111-43) to play .700 ball over an entire season.
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1935: Winning 23 games in a row near the end of the season must have been exciting, especially if they came from way back to clinch.
1936: If I was Walter, I wouldn’t brag or mention I played in the MLB.
1989: Both San Francisco teams clinch their divisions, wasn’t that the same year of the Earthquake game?
 
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@cobbwebb0710, the team in aqua is numero uno!

NFL Power Rankings: Dolphins, Eagles soar to the top

1. Miami Dolphins (3-0)
(Last week: 6)

What is the purpose of power rankings if not to reward a team for beating the former No. 1s while remaining undefeated? The Dolphins are probably not the best team in football through three weeks — that would be one of the two teams that follows — but they’re definitely fun. They’ve won thanks to an offensive explosion, as they did in Week 2, and they’ve won thanks to aggressive, timely defense and a little luck, as they had against the Bills. Buffalo outgained Miami 497-212 on Sunday, ran 90 plays to the Dolphins’ 39 and possessed the ball for 40:40 of 60 minutes. Only one other time in NFL history has a team possessed the ball for 40 minutes of a non-overtime game, ran at least 85 plays and gained at least 475 yards and lost — shoutout to the 1996 Jacksonville Jaguars, who were undone by Mark Brunell throwing five interceptions in a 17-14 loss to the Rams. Buoyed by that Week 2 performance, the Dolphins lead the league in EPA per drive on offense and rank 25th in defensive EPA per drive, which probably undersells how good they’ve been. Heavy is the injured back that wears the crown, though, as a difficult trip to play the Bengals on a short week looms for Tua Tagovailoa and crew.
 
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