I have never met a fellow Braves fan in person, would like to change that one day. I am not just a Braves fan, I am THE Braves fan Brian Rogers ... From:...
I've lost my rabid enthusiasm over the years, but the old Milwaukee Braves were MY team, and Ed Mathews was my man. I can still remember that 1957 season as if...
When we get together again I'll show you guys my ball signed by the 1959 Braves. j. ... From: Scoop To: hornsby@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 01,...
Jeff and Susan Batt
batcave82@...
Sep 3, 2007 4:30 pm
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Fourteen members of the Hornsby SABR chapter cast votes for the Cy Young Award. While the ultimate winners won't be known until the BBWAA results are released...
I still have a possible two tickets for 9/29 (A Friday) Astros Braves game. The cost is around $40 a ticket. The seats would be in section 107 on the left...
All: I am curious to see everyone's opinion on the scheduling done by MLB. I for one am sick of seeing the Braves play the Mets, Phils, Nats, and Marlins each...
I also agree that it would be nice to see other teams from around the league, but these games shouldn't come at the expense of intra-divisional play, but by...
When the three division format came into being after the most recent rounds of expansion (Marlins, Rockies, Devil Rays, Diamondbacks), teams in each league did...
Do we really know that interleague games generate more money? Aside from a Yankee visit to a National League city, do they really make any difference at the...
I would only want to see a change if they did away with inter-league play. Michael Bass ... _________________________________________________________________ ...
michael Bass
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Sep 5, 2007 6:35 pm
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Here's our guy. billcgilbert@... Subject: Hornsby Makes Major League Debut Rogers Hornsby's career .358 average is the highest of any right-handed...
... I can't quote you figures off the top of my head, but the talking heads on ESPN always talk about attendance for inter-league games being, on average,...
Here's an interesting article about a former "major league" ballplayer: http://www.theledger.com/article/20070905/NEWS/709050475/1039 Jan -- We've Got Your...
A month or two ago there was an article covering this precise topic in the New York Times (on a Sunday) - complete with specific dollar figures. It went into...
michael Bass
miguelnbass@...
Sep 5, 2007 8:57 pm
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The problem is, when the Yankees are playing the Astros, they're not boosting the crowd in Kansas City or Oakland. I think it's a wash. There are so many...
Interesting topic, Brian, and responses from the group. There are some inter-league matchups that don't do much for me -- say, Astros-Royals -- but then there...
Jan, Jim, Brian, all Regarding inter-league attendance .. there was an article published on that very topic in the most recent BRJ#35, entitled "Interleague...
I admit I have a VERY strong bias against interleague play and have had so since I first heard the concept broached in the '80s ('70s? -- can't remember when)....
All my SABR friends; I'm glad everyone has responded. It's nice to hear opinions from other baseball geeks, like myself. Concerning some comments made by the...
... You know what would happen, don't you? With four divisions per league, sooner or later you'd end up with a weak division in which the winner has a losing...
Just wanted to say to Mr. Jim Baker, that I loved your comment about Tejada'a non slide in your BP column today. It was very amusing. I have wondered why more...
Interesting, Bill. Wasn't Claude Raymond an early Colt 45?...
charlesok@...
Sep 6, 2007 2:51 am
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Chuck- Raymond was a Colt 45 and an Astro in 1964-1967. He was the winning pitcher in the first game I saw the Astros win in the Astrodome in 1965. Bill ...
Interesting topic, Brian. There are some inter-league matchups that don't do much for me -- say, Astros-Royals -- but then there are others that do, such as...
I'm a little late entering this fray but I'll add a few comments. Some of you are already aware of my views which are considerably different than many of...
Bill - ... Well, Las Vegas and Portland were in contention for the Expos before they landed in Washington. Charlotte might be possibility. Memphis? New...
More thoughts on all of this. I agree with Bill that the wild card has been a good thing. It's kept interest high for many team and their fans until, often,...
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