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Re: A Ballad for Armando Galarraga

Jim Babwe — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 00:27:06 -0000

After tonight's playoff game, a documentary film featuring both pitcher Armando Galarraga and umpire Jim Joyce aired on the same channel here in San Diego. Considering the circumstances and relative to both of these individuals, my love of baseball remains strong. After the fact--Galarraga's stolen perfect game and Joyce's blown call--the behavior of both of these men remains stellar. We are all imperfect. How we deal with, how we admit our imperfections--these are matters of character. I challenge anyone to find more exemplary illustrations of character--the strength of character--that Galarraga and Joyce showed in the aftermath of this incident. Simply put--it's the stuff of legend. However . . . now that we're firmly in the midst of the replay era . . . Galarraga still needs to be credited with a perfect game.

Re: Hope Springs Eternal; Tales From Opening Day

RaymundoFries1 — Tue, 17 May 2016 10:45:35 -0000

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Re: Cards from the Diamond

Steve — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 12:48:54 -0000

what was average overall ERA in1970s and 2000s

Re: Cards from the Diamond

Paul Proia — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 08:11:46 -0000

Once made the all star team... Never got to play though as the manager never pulled Bench out. Always liked him as a player.

Re: Cards from the Diamond

Rob — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 20:29:31 -0000

Gene Clines (bottom row, 3rd from the right) played his last game in May of 1979. So what is he doing on the Cubs card for 1980? Your guess is as good as mine.

Re: Cards from the Diamond

joemagennis — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:19:39 -0000

Cliff .. you've got a fun site going on there! You've certainly got alot of material to work from .. keep them coming.

Re: Cards from the Diamond

Cliff — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 11:46:11 -0000

Really love John's hair. Here's some more great do's from the 60s:

http://reallybadbaseballcar...

Re: Cards from the Diamond

Cliff — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 11:41:23 -0000

I really like the hair. Looks like he's trying to cover the point on his head. Here are some more you all might enjoy:

http://reallybadbaseballcar...

Re: Cards from the Diamond

Rob — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:27:30 -0000

I never understood the floating heads thing that the Cubs did back then. It just looks goofy.

Re: Cards from the Diamond

joemagennis — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 11:45:33 -0000

Thanks Tim! Happy Holidays .. these cards really do jog the memory banks. Do you have a favorite series? I've always liked the dark borders around the '71 Topps.

Re: Cards from the Diamond

Tim Shirer — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 23:17:35 -0000

I was a huge baseball card collector in the 1970's and 80's I remember that card like it was yesterday. I love your posts with old baseball cards brings back great memories.

Re: Cards from the Diamond

Rob — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:02:01 -0000

Bruce Sutter was my favorite Cubs player ever, until Andre Dawson came along. And for those who don't know (hopefully there aren't any who come to Baseballisms), it's pronounced SOO-ter.

Several years ago, I was at a Cubs game where they gave out reprints of one of his old baseball cards, and the woman behind me, upon receiving the card, said "Look, it's Sut-ter!" I hope she could hear me wincing at that.Happy Holidays to all.

Re: Cards from the Diamond

joemagennis — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:26:24 -0000

How right you are! Style point FTW :-)

Re: Cards from the Diamond

$1541157 — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:13:40 -0000

You know, without that mustache he grew a bit later in his career, his odds of ever making it into the HOF would have been diminished by several percentage points. Gotta love the handlebar!
Bill

Re: Cover the Bases Interview with Andy Strasberg

Tony Wiggins — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 15:21:44 -0000

Andy....My Mother's father, and my grandfther,Pete Summmers, was a "switch-Pitcher" (Normally a left-handeed pitcher he would switch in crucial situations or in extra innings). He was in the St. Louis Browns organization, and pitched mostly Triple A, but was up with the Browns for parts of a few seasons(Early 1900s). It was my understanding that there were only a few switch pitchers, and that they were written up in Robert Ripley's "Believe it or Not." I know there was a recent pitcher in the 1990's in baseball and that there were several rules adapted because of it. I just thought that with your encyclopedic mind and information y9u might have some record of the old-timer Switch Pitchers......Tony Wiggins tonywigg1@yahoo.com

Re: Cards from the Diamond

Rob — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 22:09:01 -0000

The Cubs hat is airbrushed on, and not too well, at that. Topps did a lot of that, back in the day.

Re: Strange But True Baseball Stories

joemagennis — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:55:59 -0000

Dennis .. there used to be a video associated with this post where I showed the cover and mentioned a few of my favorite stories ie Pete Gray & Eddie Gaedel ... somehow it disappeared.

Re: Cards from the Diamond

paulproia — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 23:11:56 -0000

Had forgotten that Lolich took the tour as his career ended. Saw him pitch vs. ChiSox on 5/25/1975 - bat day and a birthday treat from my dad.

Re: Cards from the Diamond

Tims123 — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 21:23:34 -0000

John is the person mentioned in Jim Bouton's classic book, "Ball Four" about receiving his supply of "Greenies" in the mail. My involvement in this event is detailed in my book, "Beating Around the Bushes".

Re: Strange But True Baseball Stories

Dennis Anderson — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:45:02 -0000

What I remember most about SBTBS was the cover. Thanks for bringing back memories.

Re: Cards from the Diamond

Scott M - Boston — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:46:34 -0000

After all these years, it's still not right seeing him in a ChiSox uniform.

Re: Cards from the Diamond

Ron Smith — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:39:38 -0000

One of the Texas Tech Red Raiders to make the Big Leagues.

Re: Cards from the Diamond

Rob Harris — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 21:41:27 -0000

I love the Wrigley Field ivy in the background. Makes any card look better, if you ask me.

I think one of the other card makers (Fleer or Donruss?) also used a similar shot of Browning delivering a pitch in Wrigley Field. If I find it I'll post so you can see the similarities.

Re: Thankful For A Vision of The Past

joemagennis — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:47:04 -0000

Thanks Perry .. I constantly ponder how my girls lives will be changed by the persistent memory collection on social networks. Happy Opening Day!

Re: Thankful For A Vision of The Past

Perry — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:13:36 -0000

What a beautiful post, Joe, You are so right: sometimes memory changes the reality of what happened long ago, but renders it no less powerful or meaningful for its alterati0n. It's what we take away and gain from our memories that really matters anyway, not the memories themselves. From now on, in my mind, you will always be top catcher on your team! Because that's what you really are :-)