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Managing director, Cara-Wordsmith.com.

Author of #SHAKESPEARE FOR BEGINNERS, the novel JIHADI, and the play AN UNDIVIDED HEART. #Ukraine #baseball #jg20mvp #1947League #mlb #gratefuldead #neurodiversity #beatles #blacklivesmatter #demsabroad #democratsabroad

Hi. I'm ...

a writer,

a US #expat living in #Ireland,

a #baseball addict,

an adult recently diagnosed with #adhd (which, looking back, explains a lot),

a #teampete enthusiast.

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nails it, as usual.

From the Republican perspective, this election is not actually about policy or governance. It's about the GOP's project to change the American form of government from democracy to autocracy.

https://youtube.com/shorts/rQUdyV3uxRE?si=yubPoh5p6pykNfZL

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I post this in the aftermath of #Oakland's 4th of a possible 155 victories in 2024.

Shea Langeliers drops not one, not two, but 3 HRs against Texas.

#mlb #baseball #stoicism

objective judgment

selfless action

willing, engaged acceptance of all events

https://youtu.be/5VuLMKZiTMY?si=KyvmvEwTf32g_rBX

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The East-West All-Star Game was the contest of the year, usually held in Chicago. Debuted in 1933.

Somewhat less structured, and less profitable, was the North-South All-Star Game, which debuted in 1939.

What city was THAT held in?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East%E2%80%93West_All-Star_Game

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The annual North-South game, inaugurated in 1933, was held in New Orleans. (I would have guessed Kansas City or Washington, DC, too.)

Cliff got it right. Of course. :-)

https://www.retrosheet.org/NegroLeagues/NorthSouth.html

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SOX AVOID SWEEP, TOP PHILS

Boston took the fourth and final game of their Fenway series against Philly.

Ted Williams's 11th HR, a two-run shot, provided the winning margin ... and ended his 0-14 batting slump.

PHI 000002030 561
BOSR00040020x 683

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By the time Ted Williams faced Satchel Paige in a regular-season MLB game, Paige was 41 years old.

Ted's lifetime batting average: .344.

Song pick tomorrow goes to the first person to tell me, within 10 points, Teddy Ballgame's lifetime batting average against Satch.

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SCANTLEBURY, GIANTS TOP BROWNS IN 10TH

P Pat Scantlebury helped his own cause with a 10th-inning RBI single, then shut down the Browns for the CG win. Browns lead over NYY now just 1 game.

NYG (43-40) 0020010001 471
STLB(50-36)0100010100 393

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Today's game brought to you by my buddy Cliff and .

The version of this song that became a hit for Seger was a remake of this original track... I think I prefer his first effort.

https://youtu.be/8_Lb7imIq7Y?si=dgdox87FqoQLB--2

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Thanks, Yakyu.

Looking forward to the A's/M's matchups, which may well be (whodathunkit!) relevant to determining the division winner...

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BANKHEAD SHUTS DOWN NY; GIBSON LAUNCHES 33RD HR

Giants have the 2nd-most-productive offense in , behind only Brooklyn. You wouldn't have guessed that today, though: Dan Bankhead K'd 11 and held them to 2 hits. Josh Gibson went long.

NYG (43-41) 120
STLB(51-36) 350

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The other day, I asked you to name the year Pat Scantlebury made the East All-Star Team.

It was 1946; Cliff got it right, which means today's game is brought to you by Cliff and by .

"Lookin' for a pot of gold"

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Based on the latest Seamheads statistics, in what year did Josh Gibson post his highest regular-season batting average?

One guess.

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I chose Seamheads (the one that updates records more regularly, via research of old sources) bcs the top Josh Gibson batting average seemed unreal. I thought surely I'd have heard about this, that it must have been a recent discovery.

Nope. Multiple sources. He hit .466 in 1943!

Josh Gibson stats via seamheads.com

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Consider the terror and despair opposing pitchers must have felt in attempting to develop some strategy for dealing with Josh Gibson in 1943.

Whatever it was, it didn't work.

BA: .466
OBP: .560
SLG: .867
OPS: 1.427
-> OPS+: 283<-

Yes, this was all against NNL teams.

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GIANTS TEE OFF ON BROWNS

New York chased St. Louis starter Roy Welmaker early; Joe Hatten got the CG victory. Bob Harvey went 3-5 and scored 3 runs.

NYG (44-41) 891
STLB(51-37)241

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Josh Gibson's .466 season average in 1943 is mind-blowing...but he doesn't hold the record for highest season batting average.

WHO DOES?

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ESPN.com apparently didn't get the memo about Black Leagues stats being MLB stats (not sure what's up with that) -- but if you zoom over to baseball-reference.com you'll see that the single-season batting average record belongs to 's very own Tetelo Vargas.

Tetelo Vargas

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    GIANTS TAKE THREE OF FOUR FROM BROWNS

    Bob Romby got the win; Bill Rigney's solo homer proved the GWRBI. Ford Smith took the loss.

    NYG (45-41) 200100010 491
    STLB(51-38)000020000 262

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    Cliff got the answer to this, which is entertaining and which I will share as soon as possible. will return when the deadline fever passes... Say a prayer if you're so inclined! 🙂

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    Not baseball, but...

    Francis Ford Coppola and Ali McGraw prepare to give out an Oscar in 1979. One of these people wolfed down one of rock promoter Bill Graham's magic cookies, unaware that its most notable ingredient was . Can you guess which one?

    https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxJL8l5oTu2Rte64Sel-DJNLrNCsZH6LRZ?si=UUGlnNh9rEuvQtim

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