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cobbwebb0710 said:
Bud, I couldn’t tell you. I only played baseball through middle school. Baseball was my love but football was my game.
I loved basketball too but I even gave white boys a bad name when it came to hoops!😂
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My son just got out of Middle School and his middle school team was better than most travel teams, like AAA/Major travel teams. Being from TN, middle school ball wasn't that huge but down here in Florida, Jax area, it is freaking insane. He had a game last year where both starting Pitchers, 7th grader (ours) and an 8th grader (theirs), were both throwing in the mid 80's. Both have committed to Florida. It was stupid. The 8th grader is one of the top PG ranked players in the nation, Ethan Wheeler. It was a crazy game. It was actually fun to watch. But for me, the level of talent in this area alone is crazy compared to what we had back in TN. 77 kids tried out for the middle school team and 16 made it. My son made it both years, which was an achievement in itself.
 
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BigOrangeCrush32 said:
My son just got out of Middle School and his middle school team was better than most travel teams, like AAA/Major travel teams. Being from TN, middle school ball wasn't that huge but down here in Florida, Jax area, it is freaking insane. He had a game last year where both starting Pitchers, 7th grader (ours) and an 8th grader (theirs), were both throwing in the mid 80's. Both have committed to Florida. It was stupid. The 8th grader is one of the top PG ranked players in the nation, Ethan Wheeler. It was a crazy game. It was actually fun to watch. But for me, the level of talent in this area alone is crazy compared to what we had back in TN. 77 kids tried out for the middle school team and 16 made it. My son made it both years, which was an achievement in itself.
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That’s crazy! I couldn’t imagine being 12 years old and crowding the plate while 85 mph fastballs were zooming by my chin!
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Unbelievable went to get brunch and was driving a little fast,got pulled over cop struts up to car ask for the usual items and says what is your hurry Mr.xxxxxx I said went out to get brunch and girlfriend called and said let's make a baby in my sweet persona. Well I got a baby all right 55 in a 35 lol that's reckless driving the fine officer stated lol whatever
 
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knoxvol52 said:
Unbelievable went to get brunch and was driving a little fast,got pulled over cop struts up to car ask for the usual items and says what is your hurry Mr.xxxxxx I said went out to get brunch and girlfriend called and said let's make a baby in my sweet persona. Well I got a baby all right 55 in a 35 lol that's reckless driving the fine officer stated lol whatever
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Sucks to be you at brunch time. The last time (2007) I got a speeding ticket the fine was so steep I learned to not be a lead foot.
 
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On June 25 in Baseball History...​
  • 1899 - The St. Louis Perfectos played the New York Giants in game one of a doubleheader, then the Cleveland Spiders in game two, losing to two different teams on the same date.

  • 1903 - Boston Beaneater Wiley Piatt becomes the only 20th-century pitcher to lose two complete games in one day, falling to Pittsburgh 1-0 and 5-3.

  • 1968 - San Francisco rookie Bobby Bonds becomes the second player to debut with a grand slam as teammate Ray Sadecki blanks the Dodgers 9-0. Bonds does it on his third at-bat. The only other player to hit a grand slam in his first major-league game was William Duggelby of the Philadelphia Nationals in 1898.

  • 1976 - Ranger Toby Harrah becomes the first shortstop in major-league history to go through an entire doubleheader without a fielding chance. At the plate, Harrah makes up for the inactivity, collecting six hits, including a grand slam in the opener and another round-tripper in the nightcap. The Rangers beat the White Sox in the first game 8-4, but lose the nightcap 14-9.

  • 1986 - The Phillies give 41-year-old Steve Carlton his unconditional release and call up Bruce Ruffin to take his place in the starting rotation.

  • 1988 - Cal Ripken, Jr. plays in his 1,000th consecutive game, a 10-3 loss to Boston. Ripken's streak is the sixth-longest in major-league history.

  • 1989 - The Mets' defense does not record a single assist in a 5-1 win over Philadelphia, tying the major-league record set by the Indians in 1945. New York pitchers retire the Phillies on 13 strikeouts, 12 fly outs, and two ground balls to first base.

  • 1995 - Rockies first baseman Andres Galarraga becomes the fourth player to homer in three consecutive innings in an 11-3 win over the Padres. Galarraga, who had seven RBI in the game, went deep in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings and was on deck when the Rockies were retired in the ninth.

  • 1997 - The Brewers scarcely even sniff a hit before Jose Valentin cues Mike Mussina's first offering of the eighth inning off the end of the bat into short right field for a single in Baltimore's 9-1 win. It marks the second time in less than a month that the Orioles ace righthander flirts with a no-hitter deep into a game. Mussina retired the first 25 Cleveland hitters at Camden Yards on May 30 before Sandy Alomar's one-out single in the ninth.

Baseball Birthdays on June 25... ​


Baseball Deaths on June 25... ​

 
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