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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Primer Dugout (and link of the day) 5-23-2013

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posted 23 hours ago by Neutral Milk Dotel (Dan Lee) to dugout, ed walsh, history | 12 comment(s)

Milwaukee Journal, May 23, 1913:

Big Ed Walsh, twirling star of the White Sox, announced today that he has joined the faculty of a correspondence school and hereafter must be addressed as “Professor”. For a paper dollar Walsh will send out to aspirants for fame six lessons on the science of moistening the ball and putting it where the batter’s bat isn’t. Walsh starts his classes Monday.

This is not something that strikes me as a useful service. Nonetheless, I’d love to be able to read Walsh’s ...

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1. Neutral Milk Dotel (Dan Lee) posted on November 07, 2012 at 07:14 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Good pitching staff on today's Birthday Team. They'll need it.

C/Manager: Buck Martinez
1B: Dick Stuart
2B: Guy Sularz
3B: Bill Brubaker
SS: Alan Strange
LF: Ed Mensor
CF: Willie Norwood
RF: Andy Tomberlin

SP: Jim Kaat
SP: Joe Niekro
SP: Kris Benson
SP: Joe Hatten
SP: Todd Ritchie
RP: Russ Springer

Owner: Chris von der Ahe
Fun Name: The Only Nolan

2. Walt Davis posted on November 07, 2012 at 07:46 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Dr. Strangeglove and Alan Strange on the same team. That's ...

wait for it ....

odd.

3. Crispix Attacks 2: Swag Airlines posted on November 07, 2012 at 04:10 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Craig Calcaterra is reporting on Twitter that Yasmani Grandal has come down with one of those 50-game testosterone suspension thingies. I can see no other sources for this, maybe his wife came up with it.

4. Poster Nutbag posted on November 07, 2012 at 04:25 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Mark Sheldon & Rotoworld say the same re: Grandal

5. Der_K posted on November 07, 2012 at 05:08 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

As speculated, the Angels hired primate Carlos Gomez (aka CBW) as their new director of int'l scouting.

6. Der_K posted on November 07, 2012 at 06:28 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Blake tekotte to the white sox for a ptbnl

7. Der_K posted on November 08, 2012 at 01:53 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

no mention of weiss to manage colorado yet?

8. Fred Lynn Nolan Ryan Sweeney Agonistes posted on November 08, 2012 at 03:31 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Good pitching staff on today's Birthday Team. They'll need it.

Joe Niekro is the greatest clutch pitcher in history. Therefore: no problem.

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