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you didn't hear it from me, but...: December 2009
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You didn't hear it from me, but. Thursday, December 24, 2009. The Spirit of the Season. In 1936, in the first balloting for the Hall of Fame, Cobb received the most votes (222 of 226), outpolling Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson. How long before we can leave? Did it bias any of the members of the ultimate community from whom they solicited input to help the decision makers cast their votes? Can we ever know? 8221; The answer: “Enough.”. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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you didn't hear it from me, but...: More Mush From the Wimp
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You didn't hear it from me, but. Wednesday, March 31, 2010. More Mush From the Wimp. The character count made it impossible to reply in a comment, so you may have to read another post. Sorry. But I really do think it’s kind of unfair for you to ask all of those questions and then tell me no more long diatribes because it’s making it hard to root for me (that’s me whining again). But you’re right; I really don’t care if you root for me. Judge for yourself." Yeah, really, this is worth discussing? 3 Argume...
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you didn't hear it from me, but...: I'm Captain of the Ship! I'm Captain Kirk!
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You didn't hear it from me, but. Monday, March 15, 2010. I'm Captain of the Ship! I love Star Trek. Always have. There are so many great episodes, so many unforgettable lines, so many forgettable guys in red shirts dying, so many hotties in uniforms that could pass for negligees. That was possibly the best thing about Star Trek. How cool is the thought that space exploration would mean the armed forces would start to look like The Playboy Mansion, but with ray guns? I mean, really. Sign me up. I have lik...
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you didn't hear it from me, but...: Seventeen
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You didn't hear it from me, but. Saturday, March 06, 2010. Mann: What was the awful thing you said? Kinsella: I said I could never respect a man whose hero was a criminal. Mann: Who was his hero? Kinsella: Shoeless Joe Jackson. Mann: You knew he wasn’t a criminal. Then why did you say it? Kinsella: I was seventeen. In the movie Field of Dreams. Second, at this time I am only responding to a specific comment that Henry made in response to a particular post. A more thorough response could follow, one t...
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you didn't hear it from me, but...: I’m a Cheater, You’re a Cheater, He’s a Cheater, She’s a Cheater. Wouldn’t You Like To Be a Cheater, Too?
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You didn't hear it from me, but. Friday, March 19, 2010. I’m a Cheater, You’re a Cheater, He’s a Cheater, She’s a Cheater. Wouldn’t You Like To Be a Cheater, Too? During my last semester at NC State I had to take a philosophy class to satisfy a requirement, so I registered for The Philosophy of Religion. After all, I thought, what better place to take such a class than in a Bible Belt state? Somehow that phrase, failure to abide by, needs more oomph. Let’s make it an act, as opposed to a failur...Or does...
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you didn't hear it from me, but...: The Call from The Hall
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You didn't hear it from me, but. Sunday, September 07, 2008. The Call from The Hall. What I received was an email from a guy who has sent me no fewer than two dozen emails since May of this year, an email whose subject heading was “Ult HOF calling? There is nothing the UPA loves like a deadline. I mean, how hard would it be to re-open the voting? It’s the principle of the thing. What I’m not so sure is how the same principle applies to the Hall. Would all the other marginal sports with fledgling shrines ...
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you didn't hear it from me, but...: Elucidation of the Obvious
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You didn't hear it from me, but. Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Elucidation of the Obvious. For continuity’s sake, I have decided to use Kyle’s most recent comment to my Captain Kirk post. As our jumping off point. From there we’ll just have to see where the discussion takes us. I, for one, can’t wait to get started. Let the learning begin. Note: Italicized comments are Kyle Weisbrod’s unless they appear in quotations, when they are Henry Thorne's. You mentioned the comparison b/t you and Pat:. But I'm unclear...
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you didn't hear it from me, but...: R.I.P.
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You didn't hear it from me, but. Sunday, June 20, 2010. The idea was The Spirit Ride. A little over a month later I received another email, this one from Joe Seidler, with the subject heading, “Don’t you want to be on this list of Ultimate Stars of the 80’s? Maybe I was having a bad day. Maybe I hadn’t eaten enough fruits and vegetables, but whatever the reason, the whole thing started to bother me. If only I hadn’t had those scheduling conflicts, this whole debacle might soon be mercifully ended. 8220;K...
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you didn't hear it from me, but...: January 2010
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You didn't hear it from me, but. Saturday, January 09, 2010. The Shit You Read. But rather than taunting, I'd call what I'm referring to as emotional. There certainly is no place in a civilized game being played civilly among gentlemen for such egregious behavior as button pushing, or button pulling, or buttoning or unbuttoning for that matter. I think there's a difference between trash talk/bravado and. Intentionally destabilizing your opponent using the exact boundariless. Went well beyond cheating.
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you didn't hear it from me, but...: Listen and Learn
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You didn't hear it from me, but. Saturday, March 13, 2010. UPA Board Member and Hall of Fame Liaison Henry Thorne had many interesting things to say in comments to a post on Jim Parinella’s blog. Recently. I will address some of the most interesting ones in considerable detail soon enough, but in the meantime I want to share some of what I experienced when I brought his comments to the attention of another member of the UPA HOF’s hierarchy. Recently, someone posted on rsd. Now think about the players who...
