Gamethread: Red Sox at Astros, ALCS Game 5
No better way to quiet all that Game 1 talk of an Astros dynasty than by sweeping them out of the playoffs in Houston
No better way to quiet all that Game 1 talk of an Astros dynasty than by sweeping them out of the playoffs in Houston
From Sarah Connell at Worcester Magazine on October 18, 2018, with SABR member Janet Marie Smith:
From SABR member Danny Gallagher at the Canadian Baseball Network on October 18, 2018:
Get your 3-1 jokes out of the way now, please. Thank you.
Hello, and welcome to this game thread.
Here you may write about Game 5 of the American League Championship Series. Or, as this lovely British attorney coined it...
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William Lee
Bill Jennings was a tall, dignified, modest gentleman fondly remembered by everyone who met him. His major-league career is limited to the 64 games he played for the lowly St.
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Donald Louis
Right-handed reliever Don Newhauser joined the Boston Red Sox during the pennant drive in 1972. He contributed a 4-2 half-season, with a very good ERA, but appeared only briefly in the two subsequent years.
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Carl Eugene
Carl Zamloch’s life was filled with magical moments. Some occurred during his brief stint in the major leagues with Detroit in 1913; others came in his years as a college coach...
A second helping of Sugar
As the post-season goes into its final leg, awards season is ramping up. Already we’ve seen Nelson Cruz (EXTEND HIM) nominated as the M’s representative for the Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award, along with a host of Mariners winning organizational awards.
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Melville Emerson
As a sportswriter for the Boston Globe, Melville Webb reported on major-league baseball in Boston for nearly half a century before he retired in 1951.
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George Henry
George Henry “Joe” Decker Jr. compiled a 36-44 record over nine seasons as a pitcher with the Chicago Cubs, Minnesota Twins and Seattle Mariners.
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Glenn Calvin
Glenn Myatt spent 16 years in the majors, 13 with the Cleveland Indians. The Indians released him in 1935 when he was 37 years old.
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