With Kerry Wood retiring in the middle of the season, he won’t have any more stats for fantasy baseball leagues. But what if there was some sort of retirement league? Stats could be kept on: — Appearances at the ballpark — Number of times the person appears on camera on TV while at the ballpark. …
It bothers me so immensely when Wrigleyville residents complain about “how hard” it is to get home on game days. Um. Wrigley Field was here WAYYY long before any of its residents. 100% of the people who live in Wrigleyville moved there after the park was built. Every person who lives there should know that …
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Did you know the great third baseman Luis Salazar of the 1989-1992 Chicago Cubs also played for the 1984 Padres? The despised 1984 Padres that beat the beloved Cubs in the 1984 playoffs. Luis Salazar even played three games in those playoffs against the Cubs. Here’s how he did: Game 2: Hitting 7th, 3B, 0-for-3, …
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If you want to buy a bunch of baseball cards from one seller online, where do you go? Checkoutmycards.com has lots of great sellers of cards. But you probably don’t want to pay shipping from multiple sellers. You want one seller. You want two things. 1) A large inventory 2) Cheap prices I took the …
Base stealers in baseball are the best. Sports highlights should show ballplayers stealing bases instead of hitting homeruns. The greatest basestealer of all time, Rickey Henderson has his own autobiography from 1993, “Off Base: Confessions of a Thief.” Given Henderson’s arrogance, you’d think there would be some bad reviews of the book, but instead all …
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This is a cool photo of Henry Blanco. It’s too bad the design of the card is covering up an essential part of the photo, home plate. It makes you wonder what the photographer thinks of this card. 2011 Topps Update #74 Henry Blanco Diamondbacks. It makes you wonder if the runner was safe or …
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Walking around the museum trying to find artworks to match the autographs, the art on the walls felt like they belonged in a cardboard box in my apartment.
Can you yell at a Hall of Famer from the upper deck and have him wave back at you? How much info can you fit onto a scorecard? Do worms celebrate National Gummi Worm Appreciation Day? What does the world’s giantest pretzel named Pretzilla look like? All these questions are answered from a game at …
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Here’s a comprehensive a list of ballparks that have wifi. If you have any updates, please let me know in the comments below. MLB baseball stadiums with wifi: Atlanta Braves (Turner Field) — Free Arizona Diamondbacks (Chase Field) — Free Houston Astros (Minute Maid Stadium) — $3.95 for a 4 game pack — 225 access …
General link for: Beat the Streak on MLB Sign-up link to join: the Amazing League 2011 Let this blog post be the place where people talk about their 2011 streaks in MLB Beat the Streak. You know what? Since 2004, nobody in our league has ever defeated me in Beat the Streak. One year I …
The aesthetic forms of the signature are very intriguing. When I paypal’ed $1.74 to the seller, I included the following note: Thanks for selling this card. It has to be one of the coolest signatures ever. It’s like a work of art. Pico’s signature is much like a Picasso cubist painting with its deep curves …
