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Post by inger on Mar 28, 2023 9:12:42 GMT -5
Elston Howard, in 1962, hit eighteen home runs on the road, three in Yankee Stadium, the greatest road-vs-home disparity in a single season by a New York Yankee (a difference of 15), a mark that stood until 2003, when Jason Giambi hit twenty-nine homers on the road, and twelve at home, a difference of 17…
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Post by kaybli on Mar 28, 2023 9:15:06 GMT -5
Elston Howard, in 1962, hit eighteen home runs on the road, three in Yankee Stadium, the greatest road-vs-home disparity in a single season by a New York Yankee (a difference of 15), a mark that stood until 2003, when Jason Giambi hit twenty-nine homers on the road, and twelve at home, a difference of 17… Nice. Where do you find these stats inger? |
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Post by inger on Mar 28, 2023 9:30:45 GMT -5
Gee whiz, Kaybli. I noticed Rizz and Pipps congratulating you on your successful Ramadan fast and I realized you did the whole thing with scarcely a mention.
You know I’m a religious weirdo that does things my own way, but I always admire religion that requires self-sacrifice. I give my honor to the peaceful and loving people the Muslim faith and I cry for those who cause hatred war and strife at the fringes of the religion.
As for me, I continue on my journey, now defining myself as a deist. My journeys into nature are my religious experiences. So maybe I sacrifice our Hummer and it’s gasoline usage to my god. Or maybe that’s a stretch.
But congratulations are in order to you. I fear the practice to be medically dangerous, but I do t hear of Muslims perishing at learning rates over Ramadan, so I may be wrong…
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Post by kaybli on Mar 28, 2023 9:45:36 GMT -5
Gee whiz, Kaybli. I noticed Rizz and Pipps congratulating you on your successful Ramadan fast and I realized you did the whole thing with scarcely a mention. You know I’m a religious weirdo that does things my own way, but I always admire religion that requires self-sacrifice. I give my honor to the peaceful and loving people the Muslim faith and I cry for those who cause hatred war and strife at the fringes of the religion. As for me, I continue on my journey, now defining myself as a deist. My journeys into nature are my religious experiences. So maybe I sacrifice our Hummer and it’s gasoline usage to my god. Or maybe that’s a stretch. But congratulations are in order to you. I fear the practice to be medically dangerous, but I do t hear of Muslims perishing at learning rates over Ramadan, so I may be wrong… Thank you inger! Appreciate your kind words! |
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 28, 2023 9:52:10 GMT -5
You'll get there Kaybli. I imagine you will do your Hajj some day. Saudi Arabia is a different breed of cat for sure, but for a visit it is an amazing experience, even for a woman. My wife made the most of it, but we had it relatively easy being with the Embassy. But even at that the Mutawah didn't give a rip, they'd yell at her if they saw her with her head uncovered. LOL I rubbed it in. I haven't been there in nearly 30 years and it's a bit easier now. The Iranians are the most pro-Western people in the ME. It's just that they're not the ones running the country. If you could only go to one, I would choose Egypt in a heartbeat. Jaw-dropping sites to see. Like another planet in some ways. The people are a riot, they can be unbelievably rude and annoying but also extremely hospitable and generous. We just love them and always pull for them to do well. I was only referencing the Islamic countries, but of course Israel is a must for any Christian or Jew and I would think for many Muslims as well. Overwhelming in many ways. As a Muslim you would have no problem in large part because they would simply consider you just another American. In the same way that Jewish officials from the Embassy were also just lumped in as garden variety Americans in a place like Saudi Arabia. People who are spending money will always be accommodated anywhere in the world. Yes planning on doing my Hajj when I’m older. I would love to see Egypt and Israel as well. When I go I’m going to hit you up for some travel tips! Hah, any time. If I were being wheeled into emergency heart surgery and overheard an attendant mulling over an itinerary for Kenya, I'd tell the doctor to cool it for a few minutes while I put in my two cents. |
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Post by kaybli on Mar 28, 2023 9:58:54 GMT -5
Yes planning on doing my Hajj when I’m older. I would love to see Egypt and Israel as well. When I go I’m going to hit you up for some travel tips! Hah, any time. If I were being wheeled into emergency heart surgery and overheard an attendant mulling over an itinerary for Kenya, I'd tell the doctor to cool it for a few minutes while I put in my two cents.  |
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 28, 2023 10:09:59 GMT -5
Hah, any time. If I were being wheeled into emergency heart surgery and overheard an attendant mulling over an itinerary for Kenya, I'd tell the doctor to cool it for a few minutes while I put in my two cents. 😂🦒🐘🦏 |
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 28, 2023 10:14:08 GMT -5
In 1963, Elston Howard hit .287, a career high 28 home runs, drove in 85 runners (RBI), posted a .528 slugging average (3rd highest in the league / Top 25), winning the American League (AL) Most Valuable Player Award (the first black player in AL history to win an MVP) and a Gold Glove Award - the first New York Yankees' catcher to receive the honor... One Elston Howard factoid that always stuck in my mind was that he and his poker-playing crony Roger Maris both died on December 14 five years apart, Ellie in 1980 and Roger in 1985. And both of them were 51 years old. |
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Post by inger on Mar 28, 2023 11:52:11 GMT -5
In 1963, Elston Howard hit .287, a career high 28 home runs, drove in 85 runners (RBI), posted a .528 slugging average (3rd highest in the league / Top 25), winning the American League (AL) Most Valuable Player Award (the first black player in AL history to win an MVP) and a Gold Glove Award - the first New York Yankees' catcher to receive the honor... One Elston Howard factoid that always stuck in my mind was that he and his poker-playing crony Roger Maris both died on December 14 five years apart, Ellie in 1980 and Roger in 1985. And both of them were 51 years old. Scientific conclusion: Poker shortens life span… |
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Post by inger on Mar 28, 2023 11:58:29 GMT -5
Elston Howard, in 1962, hit eighteen home runs on the road, three in Yankee Stadium, the greatest road-vs-home disparity in a single season by a New York Yankee (a difference of 15), a mark that stood until 2003, when Jason Giambi hit twenty-nine homers on the road, and twelve at home, a difference of 17… Nice. Where do you find these stats inger? Mostly B-R… but I also look at SABR bios and a myriad of other sources. I’ve gone to obits, read articles of arrests in the unfortunate situations where they come into play. Wherever it makes sense to look. Most of the recent stuff is just copy and paste from Baseball Almanac. Lazy? Sure. But I’m getting older, and I do edit some of it… 🤓 I hadn’t BA much in the past, and I find some of the factoids fascinating, even though I knew much of the material. |
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Post by inger on Mar 28, 2023 12:01:57 GMT -5
"It was a team (1961 New York Yankees) that had a lot of pride and confidence. It didn't matter if we were ever behind in a ball game. The team always felt they could come back and win. We never went into a game thinking we could lose." - Johnny Blanchard…
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Post by inger on Mar 28, 2023 12:14:49 GMT -5
The 1961 season was Blanchard’s best. He batted .310 with a .613 slugging average. He hit four pinch-home runs and homered once for every 11.5 times at bat (Maris, who broke Babe Ruth’s home-run record that year, had one in every 9.7 at-bats).
Blanchard hoped to get into 100 games in 1962, a mark he’d never reached in the majors, but it didn’t happen. At age 29, he was beginning to slip…
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Post by acuraman on Mar 28, 2023 15:03:41 GMT -5
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 28, 2023 15:37:07 GMT -5
Any ranking that has Tropicana last has some credibility right off the bat. And I like that he didn't do the automatic Wrigley/Fenway as one and two (although they are both great parks, unquestionably.) PNC as number one is a reasonable choice -- this guy obviously loves places with a view beyond the park, as do I -- I do really like PNC, where I've been several times. He has Oracle at number two -- I've never been, but on TV it sure seems like it could get the top spot just because of that scene in the harbor. That was genius, especially after all those years in deadly Candlestick, where I did attend some games -- maybe endured is a better word -- the contrast with the new place is total. I'm glad Camden Yards still gets deserved props -- I always give it a few points for changing the trend, just as I dock the White Sox for being the last to build a slightly updated version of those monstrosities of the 60s and 70s. Typical of that franchise. I think he has it right putting Yankee Stadium near the middle. It gets kudos for looking more like the magnificent original Stadium, but it loses a lot of points for being across the street from where it should have always remained. If you can't see the Bronx County Courthouse over the right field facade, it can't be real Yankee Stadium. I still don't like to think about it too much. |
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Post by kaybli on Mar 28, 2023 15:40:08 GMT -5
Any ranking that has Tropicana last has some credibility right off the bat. And I like that he didn't do the automatic Wrigley/Fenway as one and two (although they are both great parks, unquestionably.) PNC as number one is a reasonable choice -- this guy obviously loves places with a view beyond the park, as do I -- I do really like PNC, where I've been several times. He has Oracle at number two -- I've never been, but on TV it sure seems like it could get the top spot just because of that scene in the harbor. That was genius, especially after all those years in deadly Candlestick, where I did attend some games -- maybe endured is a better word -- the contrast with the new place is total. I'm glad Camden Yards still gets deserved props -- I always give it a few points for changing the trend, just as I dock the White Sox for being the last to build a slightly updated version of those monstrosities of the 60s and 70s. Typical of that franchise. I think he has it right putting Yankee Stadium near the middle. It gets kudos for looking more like the magnificent original Stadium, but it loses a lot of points for being across the street from where it should have always remained. If you can't see the Bronx County Courthouse over the right field facade, it can't be real Yankee Stadium. I still don't like to think about it too much. I’ve been to Oracle back when it was called AT&T park. Beautiful ball park for sure. |
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