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Friday, May 24, 2013

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

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posted 5 hours ago by Neutral Milk Dotel (Dan Lee) to dugout, ed walsh, history | 7 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 December 12, 2012 at 07:34 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

"Happy birthday, Mike! You've been traded to the Cubs."

Pretty unremarkable Birthday Team today.

C: Clyde Kluttz
1B: Pedro Gonzalez
2B: Orlando Hudson
3B: Garrett Atkins
SS: Pee-Wee Wanninger
LF: Ralph Garr
CF: Gorman Thomas
RF: Mike Mitchell

SP: Tully Sparks
SP: Ervin Santana
SP: Phenomenal Smith
SP: Bob Carpenter
SP: Mike Buddie
RP: Steve Farr

General Manager: Buzzie Bavasi
Umpire: Tim McClelland

2. Arnett Mead (Arjun) posted on December 12, 2012 at 08:11 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

"Phenomenal Smith" has a phenomenal nickname (although I was slightly disappointed that this wasn't his given name).

3. Steve N posted on December 12, 2012 at 11:28 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Actually, there are some quite good players there. Hudson and Thomas could play for me. Garr wasn't so bad. Of course Clyde Kluttz has a name for the ages.

4. Ned Garvin: Male Prostitute posted on December 12, 2012 at 01:09 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Though nobody remembers it now, Mike Mitchell was a quality hitter too. That's actually a very solid OF, though the idea of Gorman Thomas playing CF has always baffled my brain.

5. JJ1986 posted on December 12, 2012 at 01:31 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Fausto Carmona is about to sign with another team (Tampa Bay) that the original Roberto Hernandez played for.

6. Walt Davis posted on December 12, 2012 at 05:48 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Yep, it's an excellent name team as you've also got a Pee-Wee, a Gorman, a Tully, a Buddie and a Buzzie. And I think Ralph Garrrrrrrrr was one of those names Harry Caray loved to pronounce.

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