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Posted By: Tom D.
I thought the guys on ESPN said it right. Maybe I am just used to the right pronunciation though and thought they said it right. |
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Posted By: jay behrens
Anyone else annoyed by the fact that not one news or sports caster has yet to pronounce RogerS Hornsby's name correctly? |
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Posted By: MW
But for a different reason. The closer he get to the record, the more each pitcher will want to be the one who "shuts him out." The closer he gets, the fewer good pitches he'll see. |
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Posted By: Jaime Leiderman
I agree with MW. |
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Posted By: jay behrens
.400 prolly isn't out of the question for Ichiro. If you have ever watched his batting style closely it's amazing that he even gets hits, but is quite effective anyway. He almost a full step down the first base line by the time he makes contact with the ball. |
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Posted By: Julie Vognar
and .400, and I thought "Rogers" was |
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Posted By: jay behrens
Julie, youa re correct, but everyone on TV that I have heard use the name always forgets the 'S'. |
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Posted By: TBob
Castillo doesn't even know the names of his teammates, much less who the hell Joe D. was. They say his baseball IQ is about 35 and he doesn't have a clue about the streak. So, the pressure probably won't mean a thing to him. |
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Posted By: rmacpa
castillo, a latin player who is not comfortable speaking english, did not know the name of fellow marlin kevin millar, a utility man who speaks no spanish. it's not likely the two had coversed with one another during the three years they were teammates. castillo, who is relatively unfamiliar with the history of baseball is well aware of the significance of the hitting streak. in terms of baseball iq, i would say its quite apparent that he knows how to not only get on base, but steal bases well enough to be considered one of the two best leadoff hitters currently playing. |
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Posted By: Jaime Leiderman
I'm sure he doesn't know who's Joe D, but I'm also sure that he has pressure... and maybe even more than most american players have had in the past. |
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Posted By: Jaime Leiderman
Ryan |
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Posted By: Ryan Christoff
Jaime, |
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Posted By: Ryan Christoff
Jamie, |
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Posted By: FourBaseHits
Ryan |
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Posted By: MW
I agree with Jaime on this issue. Given any two baseball players with the same skill level, one Caucasian, one Latin American, one clearly has a tougher path to the major leagues than the other. Prejudice is only one factor among many. |
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Posted By: Connor Ciallella
I agree Jay it is very low of them not to say his name the correct way being such a great player and underated as he is. |
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Posted By: jay behrens
DiMaggio's streak is an amazing thing. But at the same time, it's an abosulte freak record on apar the Nuxhall's back to back no hitters. If I remember correctly, DiMaggion only had one other hitting streak over 20 games and that was immediately following the 56 games. The next longest is 44 games by Rose. Another expample is players like Hugh Duffy batting .438 and getting anywhere close to the record. |
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Posted By: Ryan Christoff
Jay, |
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Posted By: scott
Very enjoyable description of the entire season, focusing on Williams and Dimaggio's accomplishments. |
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Posted By: Tom
his age entering the league..........Johnny Vander Meer had the back to back no hitters........which was almost equalled by teammate Ewell Blackwell........ |
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Posted By: Dr.Koos
The most amazing thing about DiMag, besides being the #1 factor of his TEAM winning year after year for 14 years is that he was a power hitter as well! Joe D. homered almost the same amount of times as he struck out. He played for only 14 years yet managed to compile 360+ homers as a RIGHT hand hitter playing half his games in a stadium with a 457 FOOT POWER ALLEY! There were many greats in his playing days, but of them, Joe D. was least likely to succumb to a "September snooze". |
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Posted By: Jaime Leiderman
Robin had one of baseball's top amateur careers at Oklahoma State University. He won numerous Player-of-the-Year awards and garnered national publicity for his 58-game hitting streak as a sophomore. |
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Posted By: TBob
or anyone else for that matter. Dosn't matter if he is Hispanic, White, Black, Yellow, Red, Green or Purple, I want to see the record stand. I had the opportunity to meet Joe DiMaggio in the early 1980's and he and my daughter's picture appeared on the front page of the Kansas City Star. Joe D. was gracious, polite and totally opposite the way he has now been depicted in all the tell-all books. Sure he had his failings, don't we all, and yes he got cranky and was a little paranoid in his later years, but he was a complex man who grew up in a different era. |
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Posted By: Julie Vognar
Yes, have been waiting for about 15 posts to say Nuxall was youngest player in the majors, Johnny van der Meer pitched the back-to-bcks. |
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Posted By: Jaime Leiderman
From Yahoo Sports news... |
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