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Friday, May 24, 2013

Primer Dugout (and link of the day) 5-24-2013

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posted 2 days ago by Neutral Milk Dotel (Dan Lee) to dugout, ed walsh, history | 19 comment(s)

Pittsburgh Gazette Times, May 24, 1913:

Excessive use of the spitball has injured Ed Walsh’s digestion and has thus affected his condition, so that he has not yet reached his best form of this year, according to Dr. James H. Blair, club physician of the Chicago Americans, in a report made today on the pitcher’s condition.
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According to the doctor saliva needed for Walsh’s digestion has been used on the ball, but with care the pitcher may be in his old time form in a month.

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1. Neutral Milk Dotel (Dan Lee) posted on November 16, 2012 at 07:29 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Not a ton of offense on today's Birthday Team, but they've got a pretty good ace starter. They've just gotta make sure nobody leaves Burke hanging when he tries to give them a high five.

C: Harry Chiti
1B: Ivy Griffin
2B: Frank Bolling
3B: Rollie Zeider
SS: Julio Lugo
LF: Morrie Arnovich
CF: Don Hahn
RF: Glenn Burke

SP: Dwight Gooden
SP: Paul Foytack
SP: Bill McGee
SP: Chris Haney
SP: Buster Narum
RP: Tim Scott

Designated Runner: Herb Washington
Designated Beneficiary of Nepotism: Pete Rose Jr.
Designated Awful Indians Pitcher Of My Youth: Curt Wardle

2. Dag Nabbit has the talking pillow posted on November 16, 2012 at 08:44 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

As noted at THT, today also marks the 10th anniversary of a six-player trade between the Marlins and Rockies. Can you remember who any of the players involved were before clicking on the link?

3. JJ1986 posted on November 16, 2012 at 09:24 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I know Charles Johnson went to Colorado around then.

4. BochysFingers posted on November 16, 2012 at 10:04 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Curt Wardle... LOL The mid-80's Indians were really something.

5. Misirlou is bad, he's nationwide posted on November 16, 2012 at 10:20 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Preston Wilson?

6. Crispix Attacks 2: Swag Airlines posted on November 16, 2012 at 10:32 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Juan Encarnacion?

7. Kiko Sakata

posted on November 16, 2012 at 10:39 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Did the Marlins-Rockies trade somehow involve Mike Hampton even though he never ended up pitching for the Marlins? I have some vague recollection that the trade that landed him on the Braves(?) involved some team that he never played for paying part of his salary.

8. RB in NYC (Now Semi-Retired from BBTF) posted on November 16, 2012 at 10:51 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Did the Marlins-Rockies trade somehow involve Mike Hampton even though he never ended up pitching for the Marlins? I have some vague recollection that the trade that landed him on the Braves(?) involved some team that he never played for paying part of his salary.

That was the Marlins. I think that Hampton contract (8 Years, $121 million) doesn't get enough credit as one of the worst ever. For the eight years of the deal, he pitched less than 900 innings with a 4.81 ERA, won just 56 games and missed all of the 2006 and 2007 seasons. That's $135,751 per IP. Brutal.

9. RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) posted on November 16, 2012 at 11:10 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Tim Spooneybarer now. Tim Spooneybarger forever.

10. Randy Jones

posted on November 16, 2012 at 11:49 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Wasn't Juan Pierre in that trade too?

11. kthejoker posted on November 16, 2012 at 12:07 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Looking up some info on the French Union Baseball league ...
this seems like a pretty neat book.

12. kthejoker posted on November 16, 2012 at 12:14 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

"As late as 1913 there was a team based in the wealthy Paris suburb of Vesinet called Spalding A.C."

Comiskey and McGraw took the White Sox and Giants over on an exhibition tour of Europe in 1914, including stops in Paris ... not the best timing, I guess.

13. Steve N posted on November 16, 2012 at 01:13 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Are you implying that they caused World War I?

14. Poster Nutbag posted on November 16, 2012 at 02:10 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Looks like the A's actually got SOMETHING out of Tyson Ross!!!!

Ross + AJ Kirby-Jones to Padres for Parrino and Werner!

15. winnipegwhip posted on November 16, 2012 at 02:31 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Didn't the Germans get the Schlieffen Plan from hearing how King Kelly ran the bases?

16. Dock Ellis on Acid

posted on November 16, 2012 at 02:58 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Melky a Blue Jay! 2/16

17. Rants Mulliniks (formerly Cold Prosimian) posted on November 16, 2012 at 03:05 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Melky a Blue Jay! 2/16

I'm shocked as hell, but I like it.

18. Random Transaction Generator posted on November 16, 2012 at 05:11 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Melky a Blue Jay! 2/16

This makes me a little mad as it now (retroactively) implies that the Jays could have signed Barry Bonds when he was available after 2007. I always assumed it was because they (as a team) decided they didn't want the steroid stink on them, but this pretty much removes that from the equation.

Collusion!

19. Walt Davis posted on November 16, 2012 at 05:48 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I'm surprised Melky could land a 2-year contract. And seems like the Jays have decided they've got a window.

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