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life is a pennant race and I'm always ten games back https://open.substack.com/pub/zanananananananabatman?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=yarbj
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I am currently reading a book called After The Miracle by Art Shamsky about the 1969 Miracle #Mets There are some fantastic quotes in it so far but last night I was reading a passage about Donn Clendenon who was brought over from the Montreal Expos #NewYork #NewYorkMets #LGM #LFGM

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There have been 152 players to play for both the Toronto #BlueJays and the Seattle #Mariners Here are some of the notable hitters for both teams: Edwin Encarnacion John Olerud Teoscar Hernandez Justin Smoak Michael Saunders Rickey Henderson #Seattle #Toronto #TorontoBlueJays #SeattleMariners

submitted 15 hours ago • 1 comment

#ThankYouBaseball for Rock #Expos #Montreal #MontrealExpos #WhiteSox #Chicago #ChicagoWhiteSox #Yankees #NewYork #NewYorkYankees

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Players with 3 IBB and 2 HR in a single game: 1980 Claudell Washington v #Padres 2007 David Wright v #Yankees 2013 Albert Pujols @ #Rangers 2020 Bryce Harper @ #Nationals #Mets #Angels #Phillies #Cardinals #NewYork #StLouis #Philadelphia

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In 2004, a player was intentionally walked 3+ times in 13 games. Bonds was intentionally walked 3+ times in a game 8 times that year 1997 has the next highest total with 5 players being intentionally walked 3+ times in a game. Barry Bonds is also on that list. #Giants #Pirates

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Most HR by a #BlueJays player through the first 36 games of a season: 2011 Jose Bautista 16 2001 Carlos Delgado 14 2020 Teoscar Hernandez 13 2000 Jose Cruz Jr 13 2006 Troy Glaus 12 2003 Carlos Delgado 12 2000 Carlos Delgado 12 1999 Tony Batista 12 1999 Shawn Green 12 1994 Joe Carter 12 #Toronto

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it's been a three year crappy stretch, though...

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Hi everybody and a very pleasant evening to you, wherever you may be. Today I wrote about brushback pitches and what they can teach us about life. open.substack.com/pub/zananana... #Cardinals #StLouis #StLouisCardinals #Mets #NewYork #NewYorkMets #LGM #LFGM #BlueJays #Toronto #TorontoBlueJays

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Bob Gibson writing about brushback pitches for the New York Times: "When we faced the Mets again, in regulation play, Tom Seaver threw at me three times. I took a few steps toward him and shouted, ''You got better control than that, buddy!'' And he yelled back, ''So do you!'' " #Cardinals #Mets

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I miss watching Roy Halladay pitch. #BlueJays #Toronto #TorontoBlueJays #LightsUpLetsGo #Phillies #Philadelphia #PhiladelphiaPhillies #RingTheBell

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The great Vin Scully reminisces about the night of May 7, 1959, when Brooklyn #Dodgers legend Roy Campanella was honored at the Los Angeles Coliseum in front of over 93,000 fans! #MLB #Baseball #History

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On this date in 1998, Kerry Wood struck out 20 Astros.

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134 players have played for both the Toronto #BlueJays and the Los Angeles #Angels. Some of the best hitters who performed well for both teams: Vernon Wells Devon White Kelly Gruber Rance Mulliniks Kevin Pillar Yunel Escobar Troy Glaus Dick Schofield David Eckstein Maicer Izturis Kendrys Morales

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