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Things sure do change. Back when Dave Kingman was playing, he couldn’t stick around with one team for more than 2 or 3 seasons. He was a genuine one trick pony and received all kinds of severe criticism from both media and fans alike. Adam Dunn was somewhat similar. Today, teams would be drooling all over themselves to sign up a guy like Kingman for 5 or 6 years for more money than you could hoist with a forklift. I’ll bet he had one heck of a launch angle. Whatever that means…
Donovan is en route to Chicago now and will likely be available in a pinch-hitting role late in tonight’s game vs. the #Cubs. https://t.co/k2qkmXQPQM
— John Denton (@JohnDenton555) July 20, 2023
Dang Oli. So much for it being a rivalry I guess.
#STLCards manager Oli Marmol on the #Cubs : “They're not in first to my understanding, so it's not that important. It's any other game. We’ve got to beat whoever's in front of us. It's not a matter of Chicago; we’ve got to win every game. So I could care less who it’s against.”
— John Denton (@JohnDenton555) July 20, 2023
Haha…He’s a genuine swifty! You almost have to like the stuff that he tells everyone…”I’ll tell you that.”
Here’s something else that I find interesting about Dave Kingman. How many players can you name who retired after a final season in which they hit 34 HR’s and collected 94 RBI’s? He became a FA after the A’s chose not to offer him a contract at the end of his final Big League season in ’86. No one wanted him over the winter of that year, so he signed a AAA contract with the Giants in July of ’87 and made the decision to retire not long after. He was later awarded a bit more than $800K after it was determined he had been victimized along with several other players by criminal type MLB team owners who were engaging in collusion. Nice guys, every one of them…
On a good note……the Doppler Radar shows all clear in the Chicago area. Shouldn’t have any delays tonight. Although with Jerry Mathers on the mound tonight we might be hoping for a delay.
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I once closely watched an episode in which Robert “Rusty” Stevens who played Larry Mondello’s character was shown several times swinging the bat during recess at Beaver’s school and that chubby little kid had a really nice looking rip…He stood in from the left side and you could simply tell that kid could play! He looked much, much, better than little Theodore who was being mercilessly teased by ugly Judy and even his friend Whitey for not being able to play the game very well…Phat Larry could hit!
Tepera signed as a FA on 17 Jul, DFA’d on 20 Jul. tough business. I’ve heard of one day gigs before, but three days is tough too. My guess is he knew it was in the cards, so to speak.
Yeah, I guess it’s a tough business, however it’s my understanding that one day on a Big League roster qualifies a player for a lifetime MLB health plan. Hey, it’s something…
The dreaded early 5-0 lead. We are in trouble. But this team has looked different in the last week. Maybe we will actually hold on this time.
You’re a mind reader, Bikemike, but Matz working on the 1 hitter with no BB’s. He’s got this lead covered…
Cards on a roll, DeJong with a 2-run oppo shot. Oli’s amazing managing is finally starting to kick in.
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