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Re: Cubs History
By: davep Date: May 15, 2011, 2:16 pm
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I was just going to say the same thing. He caught it off the
grass and continued to run toward the infield. I saw the game
on television, and have seen many replays over the years.
I do not, however, remember Aaltman's leaping catch.
I also saw, and have seen many replays of Billy William's catch
of an Aaron drive that is described as being "out of the park
and then blown back into play". Not true. If that had been
what had happened, Williams would have had to make the catch
facing the wall, or make an over the shoulder catch like an end
going out for a pass. In actual fact, he was facing the infield
and caught the ball with his glove facing home plate. It was
just another fly ball that the wind knocked down before it could
go out of the park.
However, the play he made in another no hitter was truly
admirable. On a fly ball just to the CFs right, Billy North
slipped and fell on the wet grass. Williams, who had no
business even running after a ball hit there, suddenly came into
the view of the camera to make the catch much closer to CF than
to LF.
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Re: Cubs History
By: Jes Beard Date: May 15, 2011, 2:48 pm
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There is even a youtube video up of the Cardwell game... but of
the rather uneventful 8th inning instead of the 9th inning.
HTML http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu0c880gexo
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Re: Cubs History
By: Cactus Date: May 16, 2011, 12:55 pm
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[font=times new roman, serif]May 16, 1972 - Rick Monday hit
three consecutive homers to lead the Chicago Cubs to an 8-1 win
at Philadelphia. Greg Luzinski's 500-foot home run hit the
Liberty Bell monument at Veteran Stadium for the Phillies' only
run.[/font]
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Re: Cubs History
By: Cactus Date: May 17, 2011, 1:21 pm
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May 17
1977 -- The Chicago Cubs
HTML http://espn.go.com/mlb/team/_/name/chc/chicago-cubs
hit seven
home runs in beating the San Diego Padres
HTML http://espn.go.com/mlb/team/_/name/sd/san-diego-padres
23-6 at
Wrigley Field. Larry Biittner, Jerry Morales and Bobby Murcer
hit consecutive home runs in the fifth for the Cubs.
1979 -- Dave Kingman of the Cubs hit three home runs and Mike
Schmidt of the Phillies hit two, and Philadelphia beat Chicago
23-22 in 10 innings at Wrigley Field. Bill Buckner had a grand
slam and seven RBIs for Chicago. The game included 11 home runs
and 50 hits.
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Re: Cubs History
By: AZSteve Date: May 19, 2011, 7:22 am
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A story that may have been posted before, but maybe not..... ;D
HTML http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-cubs-20110518,0,4322010.story
HTML http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-cubs-20110518,0,4322010.story
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Re: Cubs History
By: JR Date: May 19, 2011, 9:23 am
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We're not buying it, if you want to know the truth. But it's the
best Chicago baseball story going right now, and the Cubs are
headed to Fenway Park
HTML http://bbf.createaforum.com/topic/sports/baseball/fenway-park-PLREC000025.topic<br
/>on Friday for the first time since that 1918 Series. If things
go badly, we'll know whom to blame.
Great, so the ESPN broadcasters will have something else to
bring up when they start talking about Bartman, The Curse, etc.
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Re: Cubs History
By: AZSteve Date: May 19, 2011, 9:42 am
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ooops..forgot that when ESPN broadcasts Cubs games the
references to "The Curse", "Bartman Ball",etc. eventually comes
up...wonder how soon into the telecast those things are brought
up? ::)
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Re: Cubs History
By: Cactus Date: May 19, 2011, 9:47 am
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The 1918 story actually came out a couple months ago. The new
ESPN Sunday night crew seems more interested in action on the
field and may not have anything to say.
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Re: Cubs History
By: CurtOne Date: May 19, 2011, 9:52 am
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I think the most interesting thing to come out of that 1918
discussion was how often there have been scandals in baseball,
whether it was betting, racism, or steroids, as examples, that
nothing was done until the public, either through government
agencies or game attendance, demanded change.
When Landis came down hard on the Black Sox, some smirked.
Betting on games had gone on for years and there were numerous
times that there were rumors that contests had been thrown.
Pete Rose, and those of us who contribute to gigantic salaries,
died for their sins.
Owners only moved to integrate when it appeared that the
government might take steps to force integration.
Everybody loved the longball and turned a blind eye to how guys
were doing it until Congress got interested because it was
filtering down to kids and baseball purists who love their stats
and records got pissed.
In some way knee-jerk Bud Selig is the perfect commissioner.
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Re: Cubs History
By: AZSteve Date: May 19, 2011, 10:20 am
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Thinking about the "Black Sox",winning a WS wasn't a motivation
for those players who were implicated by the investigation, but
taking the money to lose the series was their impetus. I guess
the Landis decision forced players going forward to focus on
playing the game without the taint of bribe taking, cutting the
ball,corking the bat,spitballs,greasing the ball,freezing the
ball,steroids,etc. notwithstanding,would restore purity to
baseball....
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