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This Day in Baseball History
May 19tth 1979 After a bitter strike, the major league umpires return to work when the MLUA and MLB agree on a contract allowing umps to have in-season vacations, the institution of a 401(k) plan, increases in salaries, pensions, and per diems, and a return to merit-based assignments for...- Old School
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This Day in Baseball History
May 18 2004 At 40, southpaw Randy Johnson becomes the oldest pitcher to throw a perfect game when the Diamondbacks beat the Braves, 2-0. The 'Big Unit' joins Cy Young, Jim Bunning, Hideo Nomo, and Nolan Ryan as the only hurlers to throw no-hitters in both leagues and creates the most extended...- Old School
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This Day in Baseball History
May 17 1998 In front of nearly 50,000 fans on Beanie Baby Day at Yankee Stadium, David Wells retires all 27 batters he faces, defeating the Twins, 4-0. The 33-year-old left-hander's gem is the 13th perfect game in modern major league history. https://www.baseball-almanac.com/pitching/piperf.shtml- Old School
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This Day in Baseball History
May 17 1970 Braves outfielder Hank Aaron collects his 3000th hit at Crosley Field when he scratches an infield single off Reds' pitcher Wayne Simpson. 'Hammering Hank' becomes the ninth player in major league history and the first with 500 home runs to reach this milestone.- Old School
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Request Bracket 1st Round (7)Hayek Vs (10)Roberts
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Best way to calculate units won and units lost???
Blast from the Past BahamaMama gone but never forgotten- Old School
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This Day in Baseball History
May 16,2011 Astros owner Drayton McLane sells the team for approximately $685 million to a group led by Jim Crane, who failed to buy this team in 2008, the Cubs in 2009, and the Rangers with Mark Cuban in 2010. During McLane's tenure with Houston, which started in 1992, the club appeared six...- Old School
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This Day in Baseball History
May 16,1970 During a game against the Giants at Dodger Stadium, Alan Fish, sitting with friends from the Poinsettia Playground in the second-row seats along the first-base line, is struck in the head by a foul ball off the bat of Manny Mota. The 14-year-old boy will die four days later to...- Old School
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Madjackers that ya miss.......
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This Day in Baseball History
May 15,1976 In his first major league start, rookie right-hander Mark Fidrych throws a complete-game two-hitter in the Tigers' 2-1 victory over Cleveland. 'The Bird,' who holds the Tribe hitless for the first six innings, amuses his teammates and delights the Detroit fans with his unorthodox...- Old School
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1 in a million
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This Day in Baseball History
1978 In a contest best remembered for Tommy Lasorda's postgame rant, Dave Kingman hits three home runs, accounting for eight RBIs against the Dodgers in the Cubs' 10-7 victory at Chavez Ravine. The third-year manager takes exception to radio reporter Paul Olden asking his opinion about the...- Old School
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This Day in Baseball History
1972 After twenty-one seasons with the Giants, 41-year-old Willie Mays, playing first base and batting leadoff, dramatically returns to New York in his debut with the Mets. In the fifth inning, the Say Hey Kid hits a home run off Don Carrithers, his 647th career round-tripper, breaking a 4-4...- Old School
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Movies I have watched since being quarantined
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