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More On Forty Years Ago Today: Cubs vs. Padres Preview, Thursday 8/19, 9:05 CT
If you have not already read it, I commend you to BatCubFan's excellent post about Kenny Holtzman's first no-hitter, thrown 40 years ago today on August 19, 1969. While I wasn't at the game like BatCubFan was, I remember it well and what I remember most was the atmosphere among Cub fans -- both my...
Around the Majors, 5/14/2009
Travel day today, as our Men In Red embark upon a possibly-epic 10 game roadtrip, wherein we will probably lose a bunch more games go 10-0 and the rest of the division will go 0-10, so we'll take over the NL West lead. There are a few news nuggets from around the baseball world. Follow me after...
History! Cubs' Z No-Hits Astros, 5-0
MILWAUKEE -- It starts with recognition. Early in the game, by the second inning, you note to yourself, "Hmmm. Z's got really good stuff today. If everything breaks his way..." It continues with a buzz going through the crowd. You realize that others are starting to think what you're...
9 IP, 9 Ks, 2 BB, ZERO! H
via d.yimg.com Jon Lester has had his doubters. I was one of them. Don't get me wrong. I never felt like Jon Lester couldn't pitch in the big leagues. But Lester was once thought to be the best pitching prospect in a system containing Clay Buchholz, Jonathan Papelbon, Anibal Sanchez, amongst...
Open Thread: Game 123 - A's vs. Royals
C’mon, sing along with me…My pitcher has a first name: It’s D-A-N-N-Y. My pitcher has a last name: It’s M-E-Y-E-R… Dan Meyer makes his long awaited Oakland A’s debut, and his first major league start, tonight against the Kansas City Royals. Meyer gets a break, as George Brett, Hal McRae, and Frank...
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