gehringer_2 Posted October 28 Posted October 28 (edited) Wilson was a very good hitter, he probably should have been used a lot more. But he came up in the 50's. Not only was he a black player expected to shut up and be happy, it was also the era of the grey flannel suit when things were done the way they were done, and that was that. And to be honest , that last part didn't change much in baseball until Ohtani. Edited October 28 by gehringer_2 Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted October 29 Posted October 29 Asking if anyone knows. During the upcoming 2027 lockout (I think we'll lose the whole season). What happens with every player on the 40-man roster? Are any of them allowed to play in the minors? I'm asking because if McGonigle or Max Clark have great years in 2026 at Toledo and it seems as if they can be called up, would it make sense to call them up only to cost them an entire season of development in 2027? I think the best-case scenario for 2027 is starting AFTER the 4th of July. This one is going to be nasty. Quote
RatkoVarda Posted October 29 Posted October 29 i think minor leagues would play, but guys on 40 man roster cannot play Quote
4hzglory Posted October 29 Posted October 29 29 minutes ago, RatkoVarda said: i think minor leagues would play, but guys on 40 man roster cannot play I'm not honestly sure about the minors anymore either as they are under the current cba now. Quote
Tiger337 Posted October 31 Posted October 31 This was one of my favorite games ever and the Tigers didn't even win. It was the night Gibson hit the ball over the roof in one at bat and then later tripled and scored when he knocked down the homeplate umpire. It was an exciting display of power, speed and boldness unlike anything I had never seen from the Tigers before. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=607993830328466 Quote
lordstanley Posted October 31 Posted October 31 9 minutes ago, Tiger337 said: This was one of my favorite games ever and the Tigers didn't even win. It was the night Gibson hit the ball over the roof in one at bat and then later tripled and scored when he knocked down the homeplate umpire. It was an exciting display of power, speed and boldness unlike anything I had never seen from the Tigers before. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=607993830328466 “It’s out of Tiger Stadium”. Love it. Quote
IdahoBert Posted October 31 Posted October 31 When I was a kid, I just loved Earl Gibson. I especially loved how he talked about Detroit being a great place and being able to “live the life“ in Detroit that he couldn’t live elsewhere His stories about spring training during segregation are revealing, and how the Red Sox white players had to bring sandwiches to him in the bus because he wasn’t allowed to go into all sorts of places when they were traveling. My recollection is that he permanently relocated to Detroit and was a salesman. Quote
papalawrence Posted October 31 Posted October 31 I was not aware that Jared Goff's father Jerry played in MLB for parts of 6 seasons. Quote
Screwball Posted October 31 Posted October 31 (edited) It was probably harder to hit a home run in the lower deck in right field that the upper deck or out of the park. That overhang was quite significant. We had seats out there one game and I got a ball during batting practice (Steve Kemp). It was a shot. Hit around row 4 or 5. On edit; it wasn't that far. Right field was a left handed batters dream. Edited October 31 by Screwball Quote
CMRivdogs Posted November 1 Posted November 1 (edited) 1 hour ago, papalawrence said: I was not aware that Jared Goff's father Jerry played in MLB for parts of 6 seasons. 1986-97 mostly in the minors https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=goff--001jer Quote Jerry Goff shares the modern record for most passed balls in one game (6) with Geno Petralli and Rube Vickers; it came in his final major league game, with the Houston Astros against his former team, the Montreal Expos, on May 12, 1996. He also hit a homer off Expos starter Ugueth Urbina in that game. His first major league homer came in spectacular fashion: on June 26, 1990, playing for the Montreal Expos, he pinch-hit for Dave Schmidt to lead off the top of the 9th against Chicago Cubs closer Les Lancaster at Wrigley Field and homered to put the Expos ahead, 6-5, which was also the game’s final score. His son Jared, was the starting quarterback for the University of California, Berkeley before being selected first overall by the Los Angeles Rams in the 2016 NFL draft. https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jerry_Goff Edited November 1 by CMRivdogs Quote
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