On June 23, 1973, in the second game of a doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds, the Dodgers had a lineup that included Steve Garvey at 1st base, Davey Lopes at 2nd, Ron Cey at 3rd and Bill Russell at shortstop. They stayed together for 9 consecutive years, until August 18, 1981. It was the year of Fernandomania when, Lopes was placed laced on the disabled list with a groin injury. …
Yesterday Badger brought up an article as to who got voted the dumbest motherf*&$#$@ in the history of baseball. It was a very interesting topic and brought a lively discussion. I have no idea if there is a perceived difference between dumb and stupid, but for this exercise, I am considering that the authors meant stupid. The definition of dumb is …”temporarily unable or unwilling to speak”, and I seriously…
I used to be against the DH, but then I became totally indifferent because it is not a question of it, but rather when. The DH in the NL is inevitable, get used to it. This is not the NLB and the ALB…it is MLB. MLB is the only professional sport where the rules are different for one group of teams compared to rules of another group of teams within…