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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 5/15/2020 4:30:46 PM   
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Without the players, the owners do not have a viable product. kg, your arguments are IMO nuts.

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Go buy a cheap hotdog at Dairy Queen.

It's the owners who provide us with the game. We need them to succeed or we don't have the games. There have been many leagues that have folded because the owners weren't successful. That is why I side with the owners. The less money the players make the better for all of us fans. If you want the players to all get as bloody rich as they are than that's nice.

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 5/15/2020 4:33:14 PM   
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kg and CPAMAN want to go back to the 1950s. Hmmmmmm.

Part time jobs for the fellas!
Soon as the train rolls back into Minny, head on down to the factory and earn some real spendin money boys!

Yep I'm more or less in favor of that. Those were better days for sports.
I'm not really serious about going that far, but it truly seems to me that the players were far more happy before they started getting the ridiculous amounts of money.

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 5/16/2020 9:48:51 PM   
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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 5/21/2020 5:36:58 PM   
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Starling Marte has announced that his wife died unexpectedly on Monday.
Via Marte's personal Instagram page: "Today I go through the great pain of making public the unfortunate death of my wife Noelia, due to a heart attack. It is a moment of indescribable pain. On behalf of my family, I am grateful for the expressions of esteem and solidarity in this difficult time." Jon Heyman of MLB Network writes that Noelia "broke her ankle and was in the hospital and said to be awaiting surgery when she passed." The couple had three children together. Absolutely tragic news.

SOURCE: Starling Marte on Instagram
May 18, 2020, 8:37 PM ET

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 5/21/2020 9:11:47 PM   
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Tragic News
Starling Marte has announced that his wife died unexpectedly on Monday.
Via Marte's personal Instagram page: "Today I go through the great pain of making public the unfortunate death of my wife Noelia, due to a heart attack. It is a moment of indescribable pain. On behalf of my family, I am grateful for the expressions of esteem and solidarity in this difficult time." Jon Heyman of MLB Network writes that Noelia "broke her ankle and was in the hospital and said to be awaiting surgery when she passed." The couple had three children together. Absolutely tragic news.

SOURCE: Starling Marte on Instagram
May 18, 2020, 8:37 PM ET

That sucks! Hopefully it wasn't because the hospital was unable to help her sufficiently because of COVID-19 priorities.

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 5/29/2020 1:55:48 PM   
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Dodgers pitcher David Price will give $1,000 to every minor leaguer in Los Angeles' system for the month of June, according to MLB writer Francys Romero.
Minor league players received $400 in May from MLB, but those benefits are not guaranteed to extend into June. With many minor leaguers now in search of their next paycheck, Price stepped up to fill the potential void in Los Angeles' system.

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 5/31/2020 9:04:15 AM   
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I didn’t know that the ‘51 Giants of the Bobby Thomson home run fame also used a sophisticated sign stealing system.

http://strib.mn/2XOxVQ4
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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 6/10/2020 1:15:10 PM   
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WWII sped up the process, but how cool is that

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 6/10/2020 1:43:17 PM   
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Today in 1944, Joe Nuxhall pitched in the majors at the age of 15 years and 10 months
WWII sped up the process, but how cool is that



wow

Am sure if not before, his eyes were opened to a lot, joining the big league clubhouse.

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 6/10/2020 1:45:36 PM   
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Today in 1944, Joe Nuxhall pitched in the majors at the age of 15 years and 10 months
WWII sped up the process, but how cool is that



wow

Am sure if not before, his eyes were opened to a lot, joining the big league clubhouse.

Teammate Stan Musial was 23
Nuxhall said he fell flat on his face when the manager told him to go warm up … his feet didn't respond to his brain

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 6/10/2020 1:46:15 PM   
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one of the games first specialty guys
Pure speed for awhile

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 6/10/2020 1:55:35 PM   
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That foul ball Ferris Bueller caught

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 6/10/2020 1:56:13 PM   
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Yikes

I got shit to do yet!

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 6/10/2020 2:24:39 PM   
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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 6/10/2020 2:48:49 PM   
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I'll remember Claudell as the 'next generation' A's guy after the run of Reggie/Rudi and such.

He went an entire season with the A's without a single plate appearance - he was a pinch-runner only.

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 6/10/2020 2:58:00 PM   
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I'll remember Claudell as the 'next generation' A's guy after the run of Reggie/Rudi and such.

He went an entire season with the A's without a single plate appearance - he was a pinch-runner only.



Nope

That was Herb Washington

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/washihe01.shtml

These are Claudell's stats

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/washicl01.shtml


I followed the A's almost as much as the Twins in those days.

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 6/10/2020 3:11:00 PM   
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part of the Finley/cheap (aka Calvin) process in those days.

IMO probably held him back from developing. Had some power, but never really broke out, despite playing into his 30s

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 6/10/2020 3:19:55 PM   
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Claudell had a couple tools.
Herb had one.
Wings.

Yep, Ed, back when Charlie Finley was smarter than all of us.
The A's seem to gravitate towards those types.

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 6/10/2020 3:26:29 PM   
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Knew there's be some confusion

Claudell had a couple tools.
Herb had one.
Wings.

Yep, Ed, back when Charlie Finley was smarter than all of us.
The A's seem to gravitate towards those types.


A's had some tremendous scouts

Look at the talent they found and developed

Catfish
Reggie
Vida Blue
Campaneris
Tenace
Fingers
Rudi
Blue Moon Odom
Bando
Monday
Duncan

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 6/10/2020 3:28:18 PM   
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The Swingin' A's

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 6/10/2020 6:31:03 PM   
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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 6/10/2020 7:56:12 PM   
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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 6/10/2020 7:58:08 PM   
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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 6/10/2020 8:02:55 PM   
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So he goes #17 overall
but can’t beat out Pat Miller as the HS starting SS?

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RE: MLB General Information PT 4 - 6/10/2020 8:18:01 PM   
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