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Cincinnati Reds All-Star Game History: 1988
With the Cincinnati Reds hosting the Major League All-Star Game this summer on July 14, it will be the fifth time the history of the organization the best players will converge near the Ohio River. The...
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Baseball History: Ron Hassey and Alfredo Griffin
Former Cleveland Indians teammates Ron Hassey and Alfredo Griffin have crossed paths on a several historic occasions since playing together in the late 1970s. Griffin played in Cleveland from 1976 to...
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Baseball History: Hall of Fame Inductions
Gil Hodges This time of year my focus always turns to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. A visit to the induction ceremony should be on any baseball fan’s bucket list. My list was checked in 2000....
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Baseball History: Joel Youngblood
Two teams splitting a doubleheader isn’t really that unusual. Joel Youngblood was part of a win and a loss on August 4, 1982. The unique part of his story is that the win was in Chicago and the loss in...
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Blue Jays are Flying Higher
Never really been a fan of trade deadline deals. Most of the time, the teams I follow are often sellers. Case in point, my favorite team, the Cincinnati Reds recently moved pitchers Johnny Cueto and...
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Baseball History: Alexander and Smoltz
The recent induction of John Smoltz into the National Baseball Hall of Fame always brings the discussion of the trade that brought him to the Atlanta Braves. Many view it a lopsided deal, but was it?...
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S-O-M Game of the Day: 71Pirates at 81 Astros
Strat-o-Matic is a baseball simulation that began as a cards and dice game in the early 1960s before entering the computer age. These featured games on Shoestring Catches are part of season replays or...
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Encarnacion and McRae Blossomed After Deals
Ideally, major league baseball trades are supposed to benefit both organizations. In the long run, it usually works out that one team often seems to get the better end of the deal. The Toronto Blue...
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Baseball History: Dave Stieb No-Hitter
Finally. It may have taken Dave Stieb awhile to pitch a no-hitter for the Toronto Blue Jays, but after four close calls, he finally was able to accomplish the feat 25 years ago on Sept. 2, 1990. The...
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Baseball History: J.R. Richard and Karl Spooner
Winning your first game as a starting pitcher is quite an accomplishment, but add a major league record and you can be in a class by yourself. In this case, however, it’s a group of two. J.R. Richard...
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Baseball History: Ron Swoboda and Steve Carlton
As a member of the St. Louis Cardinals, Steve Carlton was striking out the New York Mets hitters at a record pace. The future National Baseball Hall of Fame legend finished with an all-time best 19...
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Baseball History: Yogi Berra
Yogi Berra was already a legend. Berra was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. My recollections of Berra have nothing to do with his playing days. Growing up in the 1970s, Berra...
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Baseball History: The Niekros
Phil beat Joe for his 20th victory of the 1979 season. It sounds pretty simple, but for the Niekro brothers they joined an exclusive club on Sept. 26. Phil Niekro of the Atlanta Braves and Joe Niekro...
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Baseball History: October 3
October 3 is a big day in our family as our son was born on that date. We knew he would love sports because he chose to arrive on important day in baseball history, exactly two weeks earlier than...
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Baseball History: Indians Won Playoff in 1948
Gene Bearden’s 1952 Bowman card when he was pitched for the St. Louis Browns. One and done. With the current post-season set up for Major League Baseball, the one-game playoffs have become a regular...
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S-O-M Game of the Day: 69 Mets at 76 Royals
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Baseball History: Rusty Staub
Rusty Staub knocked in five runs for the New York Mets in the fourth game of the 1973 World Series. When David Wright knocked in four runs during game three of the 2015 World Series, it brought back...
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