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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

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

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posted 2 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 October 25, 2012 at 05:30 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

A phenomenal rotation on today's Birthday Team: Two utterly unhittable starters at the top of the rotation, not to mention a number three starter with an ERA title and 171 career wins. Meyer and Aldridge were solid pitchers as well. Phil Marchildon is a helluva sixth starter, and you're not likely to find a better seventh starter than Kelly Downs.

A word of warning: Do not anger the catcher.

C: Marty Bergen
1B/Manager: Jack Doyle
2B: Chuck Schilling
3B: 1940s Bobby Brown
SS: 1980s Roy Smalley
LF: Bobby Thomson
CF: Rowland Office
RF: Al Cowens

SP: Pedro Martinez
SP: Smoky Joe Wood
SP: Danny Darwin
SP: Vic Aldridge
SP: Russ Meyer
RP: Andy McGaffigan

General Manager: Lee MacPhail
Umpire: Bill Brennan

2. Dag Nabbit has the talking pillow posted on October 25, 2012 at 08:15 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Thing I heard this morning: Justin Verlander just became the first AL pitcher to lose his first there World Series starts since ...... Lefty Williams.

3. Rants Mulliniks (formerly Cold Prosimian) posted on October 25, 2012 at 08:32 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I'm particularly fond of the 5th starter's work outside of baseball.

4. Hang down your head, Tom Foley posted on October 25, 2012 at 09:45 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

A word of warning: Do not anger the catcher.

Or turn your back on the right fielder.

5. something like a train wreck posted on October 25, 2012 at 01:22 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

If you also plug in Smokey Joe in CF, you might have a team that could win a pennant. I don't look every day, but this is probably the best birthday team I have seen.

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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

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