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Volprofch05 said:
We were there, but unfortunately had to leave before the team arrived since they were running late and my son had a (routine) dr appointment. My wife has a knack for such scheduling snafus. Oh wells.
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Good thing, with all the guys looking so miserable and with transferring to LSU, on their minds.
 
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On June 22 in Baseball History...​
  • 1926 - The Cardinals pick up 39-year-old Grover Cleveland Alexander on waivers from the Cubs to help in the pennant chase. He'll go 9-7 down the stretch.

  • 1932 - The N.L., at a meeting of club presidents, finally approves players wearing numbers. The A.L. had started in 1929.

  • 1946 - Bill Veeck heads a syndicate that purchases the Cleveland Indians. This launches Veeck on a long career as a lively promoter.

  • 1947 - Ewell Blackwell just misses pitching back-to-back no-hitters when Eddie Stanky of the Brooklyn Dodgers singles with one out in the ninth inning. Blackwell then gets Al Gionfriddo before Jackie Robinson bangs out a single. Blackwell wins 4-0, his ninth straight win to improve to 11-2. Stanky's hit ends Blackwell's hitless-inning skein at 19.

  • 1976 - Randy Jones pitches the Padres to a 4-2 win over the Giants, and ties Christy Mathewson's 63-year-old N.L. record by going 68 innings without a base on balls. He receives a standing ovation from the home crowd after striking out Darrell Evans to end the seventh. His streak ends when he walks catcher Marc Hill leading off the eighth. It is Jones's 13th win of the year.

  • 1982 - Pete Rose doubles off John Stuper in the third inning of a 3-2 loss to the Cardinals for his 3,772nd career hit, moving him past Hank Aaron into second place on baseball's all-time list.

  • 1984 - In a teary home plate ceremony before the Twins-White Sox game at the Metrodome, Calvin Griffith and his sister, Thelma Haynes, sign a letter of intent to sell their 52 percent ownership of the Twins to Minneapolis banker Carl Pohlad for $32 million. Griffith and his sister had been involved with the franchise since 1922, when owner Clark Griffith of the then-Washington Senators adopted them.

  • 1987 - Tom Seaver abandons his comeback attempt with the injury-riddled Mets and retires with a career record of 311-205, an ERA of 2.86, 3,640 strikeouts, and 61 shutouts.

  • 1990 - The last-place Braves fire manager Russ Nixon and replace him with general manager Bobby Cox, who last managed Toronto in 1985.

  • 1994 - Mets reliever John Franco earns his 253rd career save to break Dave Righetti's record for most saves by a lefthander.

Baseball Birthdays on June 22... ​


Baseball Deaths on June 22... ​

 
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VolPack22 said:
1926 - Fun fact about Grover Cleveland Alexander: He was named after our 22nd and 24th US President (1885-1889 and 1893-1897) and was also portrayed by our 40th US President, Ronald Reagan, in The Winning Team (1952).
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Hoping Braves and Phillies would do a double dip today but I guess not travel day after game headed to Cincinnati to play the red hot Reds wow that sounds weird.
 
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Hoosier_Vol said:
Man it's good to be a Reds fan......haven't said that since 1990!! HUGE couple series coming up for the Redlegs.
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Reds were very good in 2012. Won the first two games against the Giants on the road in the NLDS and then we all know what happened after that. If they had gotten past the Giants I think they beat that 88-win Cardinals team to make the World Series.
 
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VolPack22 said:
Reds were very good in 2012. Won the first two games against the Giants on the road in the NLDS and then we all know what happened after that. If they had gotten past the Giants I think they beat that 88-win Cardinals team to make the World Series.
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Yes, but I never had a good vibe about that team. This team at least right now is in a special place. I'm not even talking about the 11 game winning streak, there's just something special about this group. I think we can make the postseason this season baring any major injuries, but I still think we are a year away from making some real noise in October unless we acquire some bullpen help and another starting arm.
 
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