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Primer Dugout (and link of the day) 6-19-2013

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posted 5 hours ago by Matt Chico's Bail Bonds (Dan Lee) to dugout, history | 1 comment(s)

Milwaukee Sentinel, June 19, 1913:

As the indirect result of being hit in the head by a pitched ball during a game years ago, Earl Davenport, who played with Pittsburg in the National League in 1892, Wednesday was sentenced to serve three years in San Quentin prison for passing fictitious checks.

Before he was sentenced, Davenport told Judge Willis that he had been irresponsible ever since he was “beaned” during a baseball game. He asked the court to arrange for an operation on his skull.

He ...

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1. Matt Chico's Bail Bonds (Dan Lee) posted on January 04, 2013 at 07:19 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Managers galore on the Birthday Team today.

C: Herman Franks
1B: Joe Mack
2B: Tito Fuentes
3B: Al Bridwell
SS: Tommy Corcoran
LF: Alex Metzler
CF: Daryl Boston
RF: George Selkirk

SP: Ted Lilly
SP: Jay Tibbs
SP: Bob Spade
SP: 1950s Tom Gorman
SP: Paul Gibson
RP: Don McMahon

College of Coaches: Ossie Vitt, Franks, Charlie Manuel
Fun name: Klondike Smith

2. RB in NYC (Now Semi-Retired from BBTF) posted on January 04, 2013 at 08:30 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Most people don't know this, but the Rusie incident described above was actually in the inspiration for Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?

(Note: Most people don't know this because it is not, in fact, true.)

3. Rants Mulliniks (formerly Cold Prosimian) posted on January 04, 2013 at 08:42 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Well this is true, and odd. Tito Fuentes set a career high in with triples in his 12th ML season, as a 33 year old. That has to be a record. It would be like Matt Holliday hitting 10 triples this year.

4. Matt Chico's Bail Bonds (Dan Lee) posted on January 04, 2013 at 09:27 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Birthday League update:

The top of the standings:

January 23          20  10  .667 ---- 
January 14          21  12  .636  1.5 
January 5           20  13  .606  2.5 
January 28          20  13  .606  2.5

* There's a six-way tie for the home run lead: George Selkirk (January 4), Jason Giambi (January 8), Mike Marshall (January 12), Jim Lindeman (January 10), Tony Solaita (January 15), and Paul Ratliff (January 23) all have seven dingers.

* Rip Radcliff (January 19) leads the league with a .389 batting average. Bob Nieman (January 26) is second, at .385. Selkirk, Johnny Mize (January 7), and Elmer Flick (January 11) are all hitting above .360.

* Otis Nixon (January 9) leads the league with 45 hits and 30 stolen bases in 32 games.

* The cream is rising to the top on the RC/27 leaderboard: Mize, Brady Anderson (January 18), Dave Marshall (January 14), Selkirk, Brian Giles (January 20), Flick, Nieman, Giambi.

* Selkirk leads the league with 78 total bases. Giambi, in second place, has 68.

* Mark Littell (January 17) leads the league in walks allowed, strikeouts, and wild pitches.

Stats, standings, leaders, and box scores here.

5. RMc and His Roster of Rubbish posted on January 04, 2013 at 09:47 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Have we figured out what happens with February 29th? (My idea: a draft among the other February teams.)

6. WahooSam posted on January 04, 2013 at 10:49 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Well this is true, and odd. Tito Fuentes set a career high in with triples in his 12th ML season, as a 33 year old. That has to be a record. It would be like Matt Holliday hitting 10 triples this year.

I'm guessing park effect

7. esseff posted on January 04, 2013 at 01:07 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

RP: Don McMahon

Died (fatally stricken anyway) while throwing BP.

8. Walt Davis posted on January 05, 2013 at 12:47 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

(My idea: a draft among the other February teams.)

But Feb 29 is "stealing" from March 1 so March should get the extras.

The "fairest" thing is probably to drop them altogether.

9. Robert in Manhattan Beach posted on January 05, 2013 at 01:26 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

A 28 team league that is setup with three divisions of 10, 9 and 9 teams? That's odd.

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