Berra probably recieved more than a few anti-Italian comments in his day as well, although probably not as many as DiMaggio did. It had different connotations,...
I would agree, Alan, and the book's author makes it clear that the comments were very hurtful to Berra. I was the one, not the author, who drew the comparison...
Thanks for the elaboration. I think your comparison to Robinson was a good idea. Hard to remember now, when he is remembered as Joe Garagiola's storyline,...
I recall a Black Pitcher from Illinois by the name of Kai Freeman who pitched for the Gophers and was drafted by the White Sox in 1998 and played a few years...
... I've hated the term since at least the early 1990s when some asshole asked if I wanted to hear a politically incorrect joke ("Sure," I said, thinking that...
... Interesting about Freeman. According to the media guide, he lettered in 1996-97. No listing for Fleetwood, although that only means he didn't letter. I...
At least you're not a Frenchie! It took me a long time to realize that FIDE had something to do with chess. It's Federation Internationale des Echecs. art ...
And I'll stand by my characterization. Any term is invalid if judged by its misuse. As you probably know, I find the topic neither warm nor fuzzy. If you...
... I don't know whether you found it via http://www.acronymfinder.com/ but I find this an extremely useful site for TLA and other-length acronyms and various...
Still have your anagram finder? See what you can do with Fédération Aéronautique Internationale And, of course, I want the letters with the accent marks to...
... On matters of opinion, I almost ever agree/disagree or find them to be correct/incorrect. On matters of opinion, I may share it or have a different one. ...
... On matters of opinion, I almost ever agree/disagree or find them to be correct/incorrect. On matters of opinion, I may share it or have a different one. ...
First, let me say that I definitely felt the pressure. Second, let me say that it was rewarding. It felt good to be trusted with that position of authority...
Very interesting and revealing post-mortems from Kevin. art ... From: "bbwsmin" <kwhennes@...> To: baseballmn@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 2,...
Watching the game on TV, I questioned the call giving Victor Martinez, rather than Jhonny Peralta, an error on Denard Span's SB attempt. Live action and the...
... Good games. You nailed every call. One thing on the code. Add NDP. (At least we add that for mlb.com to indicate there was no double play even though...
... With project scoresheet, do you enter an NDP to indicate there was no double play even though two outs were recorded? We do that for mlb.com. Stew...
... There is no right or wrong call. It's subjective, and many of these calls can go either way and be neither right nor wrong. That said, thanks for saying I...
Bert and Dick were on that they surmised that by doing it that way instead of moving peralta to the second base side they actually didn't have anyone playing...
In Project Scoresheet and Retrosheet computer scoring it is necessary to enter a "DP" when there is a doubleplay, but I don't remember seeing an NDP code...
I was working for STATS last night and Stew was the official scorer. I don't know how many of you were watching but when Valbuena of Cleveland hit the...
... I don't know if I've used those words, but I have pointed out that with some calls, either a hit or an error could be reasonable. Last year, the Twins...
Your comments are appreciated, Stew. The key word is "subjective." Scorers' decisions are subjective, umpires' decisions are not. I suppose there are shades of...
... In other sports, the officials' decisions are a lot more subjective than in baseball. In basketball, was that a foul or not? That's subjective. In...
I put together a little list of the longest streaks without repeat champions among major team sports. AMERICAN BASEBALL NCAA (21) 1950 Texas 1971 USC WORLD...
Of course, NY fans and media are on A-Rod a bit, which is understandable considering his recent baggage and his overall insecurity and salary. Combined with a...
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