Monthly Archives: June 2011
When things were happy
It isn’t like this anymore. Vin Scully’s call of Manny’s totally sweet, packed-house bomb at Dodger Stadium. July 22, 2009: On Manny Ramirez Bobblehead Night, Manny hits a pinch-hit grand slam on the first pitch he sees to give the … Continue reading
Farewell, Big Man
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, “Drive All Night,” from The River (Columbia, 1980). Clarence’s classic solo starts at 3:41. Farewell, Big Man.
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Mike Stanton hits a BOMB
This thing goes really far. Giancarlo Cruz-Michael “Mike” Stanton just played his 162nd career game, exactly a season’s worth (between his rookie year and this year). Totals: .258 38 100, good enough, in the pre-roids era, to tie with Frank Robinson and … Continue reading
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Baseball the day I was born
Orioles 14, White Sox 4. W: Doyle Alexander (5-1), L: Eddie Fisher (5-4), S: Grant Jackson (2) Red Sox 5, Royals 4 (10 innings). W: Bill Lee (6-3), L: Doug Bird (1-1) Angels 7, Tigers 4. W: Bill Singer (10-2), … Continue reading
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