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Post by chiyankee on Dec 28, 2017 0:20:56 GMT -5
www.si.com/longform/2015/1985/billy-martin/index.html. That link may be the best link to read about the fight. A reporter and eye-witness seems to have been quite impartial in his description, which makes it sound as though Whitson was the problem that night...though Martin had been aggravating Whitson by saying he didn't think he had the stomach to pitch in NY. Billy the peacemaker got his ass...or at least his nuts and arm...kicked... lol, thanks for link inger. The true Bronx Zoo days, it's amazing how calm things have been during the Cashman/Torre/Girardi era. |
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Post by inger on Dec 28, 2017 0:36:57 GMT -5
www.si.com/longform/2015/1985/billy-martin/index.html. That link may be the best link to read about the fight. A reporter and eye-witness seems to have been quite impartial in his description, which makes it sound as though Whitson was the problem that night...though Martin had been aggravating Whitson by saying he didn't think he had the stomach to pitch in NY. Billy the peacemaker got his ass...or at least his nuts and arm...kicked... lol, thanks for link inger. The true Bronx Zoo days, it's amazing how calm things have been during the Cashman/Torre/Girardi era. You never know where a thread is going to lead. I wasn't thinking one iota about Billy Martin when I posted the information about Whitson. I had just happened to notice a "this day in baseball" column and clicked on it, and saw the Whitson signing had occurred on this date and felt nostalgic about those "bad old days"...Then you mentioned Martin, which added more nostalgia and walla! Something I had completely forgotten was dredged up. Baseball is sort of like that for me a lot of the time...I also pine for all of the days I missed from the beginning of pro baseball... |
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Post by desousa on Dec 28, 2017 16:51:34 GMT -5
Today is a day of infamy in Yankees history. December 27, 1984 the Yankees signed a pitcher who had pitched to a solid record of 14-8; 3.24 only to see him completely bomb as a Yankee. That's right, Ed Whitson became a Yankee that day. It was said that by the time he left NY, he was so frightened to pitch there that he could only pitch on the road. A real psychological mess. Yet, his splits in 1985 showed: Home (NY) 4-2; 4.08 Road 6-6; 5.48Then in 1986: Home (NY, SD) 3-5; 5.43 Road 3-4; 7.08It would appear as though Whitson's road failures lead to the excess booing at home, which then lead to his psychological issues. Whatever was wrong with the man, he posted a career ERAs with his various teams as follow: San Diego 3.69; San Francisco 3.56; Pittsburgh 3.73; Cleveland 3.26; New York 5.38
I used to bartend in the late 70's and early 80's in Florida and waited on Whitson many times. He was actually a fun guy to talk to, but was a real hot head. Almost got into more than one fight. Waited on many Pirates back then. Stargell, Parker, Dale Berra, Jim Bibby and Lee Lacy to name a few. John Candelaria liked the big girls.
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Post by inger on Dec 28, 2017 18:07:05 GMT -5
Desousa, I assume you may have seen this side of Candelaria as he sought out the big chicks... I never knew he was so nutty...nor physically unconditioned... |
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Post by sierchio on Jan 3, 2018 22:28:09 GMT -5
Is it me or is Cody Bellinger's family (and himself) look like a bunch of stoners... Also, could it be BellINGER... is hiding something from us... bell-INGER...? Did I crack the code?!?!  Kay- Do you have any ideas how to resize photos in the posts? |
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Post by kaybli on Jan 3, 2018 22:40:39 GMT -5
Is it me or is Cody Bellinger's family (and himself) look like a bunch of stoners... Also, could it be BellINGER... is hiding something from us... bell-INGER...? Did I crack the code?!?! Kay- Do you have any ideas how to resize photos in the posts? Just click the photo and click and drag in on the diagonal little square at the corner of the photo. Just like I did to resize the photo. |
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Post by inger on Jan 3, 2018 23:48:00 GMT -5
I don't know if they're stoners or not, but the little chickie on the left looks like she was first in line when they were handing out the Bellinger "extra fleshy" nose...Maybe it's CLAY-mation...get it? CLAY-mation...I kill myself...
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Post by sierchio on Jan 4, 2018 0:34:32 GMT -5
Is it me or is Cody Bellinger's family (and himself) look like a bunch of stoners... Also, could it be BellINGER... is hiding something from us... bell-INGER...? Did I crack the code?!?! Kay- Do you have any ideas how to resize photos in the posts? Just click the photo and click and drag in on the diagonal little square at the corner of the photo. Just like I did to resize the photo. What browser are you using? I'm using Chrome and it won't let me do that... I click the photo and nothing happens... it doesn't "select" it so to speak. That's how I originally figured you resized it... like any other site... but nope... not a workings.. I even went back to edit the post and couldn't get the picture "selected" to shrink it. |
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Post by sierchio on Jan 4, 2018 0:37:51 GMT -5
I don't know if they're stoners or not, but the little chickie on the left looks like she was first in line when they were handing out the Bellinger "extra fleshy" nose...Maybe it's CLAY-mation...get it? CLAY-mation...I kill myself... And you're not denying that you're a Bell-inger... the conspiracy lives!! |
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Post by sierchio on Jan 4, 2018 0:38:47 GMT -5
Are you really his father, Clay Bell=inger... who once played for the Yankees??? Is Ruthie really Miss Bell=inger?
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Post by kaybli on Jan 4, 2018 0:43:15 GMT -5
Its working under Firefox. Not working under Chrome. I'll submit a support ticket.
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Post by sierchio on Jan 4, 2018 1:01:21 GMT -5
You the man, as always, Mr. Kaybli!!!
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Post by sierchio on Jan 4, 2018 1:01:40 GMT -5
I used to have a math teacher in Middle School called Mr. Kay...
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Post by kaybli on Jan 4, 2018 1:04:31 GMT -5
I used to have a math teacher in Middle School called Mr. Kay... As you know since I added you on facebook, my first name is Kaseeb. When I ran for student council in 7th grade my campaign slogan was "Don't be a dweeb, vote for Kaseeb." I got something like 3 votes.  |
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Post by sierchio on Jan 4, 2018 2:34:01 GMT -5
I used to have a math teacher in Middle School called Mr. Kay... As you know since I added you on facebook, my first name is Kaseeb. When I ran for student council in 7th grade my campaign slogan was "Don't be a dweeb, vote for Kaseeb." I got something like 3 votes. You would've gotten my vote... www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fariaja01.shtmlAnybody here of this Jake Faria cat from the rays? I just watched a clip of his change up... That's what made me google him.. It was filthy. He's a starting pitcher too... I think he's gonna break out this year |
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