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| Dec-01-09 | | waustad: Sorry for the rant. |
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Dec-01-09
 | | Phony Benoni: <noso> It's all right. I always pronounce Phony as "phon-EE". By the way, I have to wonder about your derivation as well, since the "backward" d6 pawn does not appear in many lines of the Benoni. It's mainly a feature of the Modern Benoni, where Black plays ...e6. And, technically, I don't know if it's backward anyway since it is blocked by a White pawn. <waustad> No problem. I consider that more of an expostuation than a real rant anyway. There's a difference between a passionate rant and an ill-tempered one, and my problems are with the latter type. |
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Dec-01-09
| | Phony Benoni: And, for once I have to agree with <WannaBe>. Harry Carey comes in first. Everyone else is tied for last. |
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| Dec-01-09 | | playground player: <waustad> Blyleven had great career stats, to be sure. If I were picking a 1970s team, I would want him on my pitching staff. But selection for the Hall of Fame ought to be more than just by the numbers, and generally has been. If it were not so, then these guys all ought to be in the HOF--Bobby Bonds, Thurman Munson, Al Oliver, Bill Freehan (ask Mr. Benoni whom he'd rather have catching for his team: Freehan, or somebody like Rick Ferrell or Ray Schalk, two who are actually in the HOF). I'm sure you can think of as many as I can. I'm not saying Blyleven shouldn't be elected. But sometimes the standards for election simply elude me. |
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Dec-01-09
| | Phony Benoni: It's probably a good thing that numbers aren't the only factor. We've all seen players hang on to get that 300th win or 3000th hit. Imagine how bad that might be if there were a strict numerical qualification. Sometimes, it's the matter of that One Shining Moment. Brooks Robinson was long recognized as a great fielder, yet his numbers probably wouldn't have gotten him in--had it not been for the 1970 World Series which it seemed he won single-handedly. And would Don Larsen or Roger Maris have gotten a lot support but for their one shining moment (though there is more of a case for Maris overall). And sometimes personality plays a factor. Ted Williams once lost an MVP because his surly attitude toward reporters led to a couple of them leaving him off the ballot completely. Or take Kirby Puckett. Good, even great career: 12 years, .318 BA, 19 HRS/99 RBIs per year, top notch centerfielder. But he didn't play long enough to pile up the big numbers, and (Horrors!) played only for Minnesota. Maybe he had enough to get in eventually, but he got in on the first ballot largely on his personality and as an ambassador for the game. So maybe that's Blyleven's problem. An excellent career, but he never had that one defining moment that sticks a player in the collective consciousness forever. Not his fault, but that's how it seems to work sometimes. |
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| Dec-01-09 | | noso: Regarding the derivation, I don't know for sure. Maybe wikipedia is mistaken on that one. |
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Dec-01-09
| | Phony Benoni: <noso> I know about the Hebrew word; it dates back to the death in childbirth of Jacob's wife, Rachel. I just didn't think its attachment to the opening was due to the weakness of the d6-pawn. However, I may have been too hasty in that assumption. Looking at some of the Oldest Benonis, I see that Black often plays ...e5. This means that the d6 pawn assumes the type of suuport role it plays in the Modern Benoni. If it's blown up, Black is usually in deep trouble. |
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Dec-01-09
| | Phony Benoni: And the Doggers make a critical off-season signing:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp... |
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Dec-01-09
 | | WannaBe: Alright, we're guaranteed to win the WS in 2010!! |
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| Dec-01-09 | | technical draw: <Alright, we're guaranteed to win the WS in 2010!!> When you say WE, you're talking about the Yankees, right? |
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| Dec-01-09 | | Travis Bickle: Mr. Benoni when I posed the question who sang the best Take me Out To The Ballgame when I really should have asked who is the worst LOL!! I agree Harry was the best, just trying to add a little baseball humor. Ahh I miss em here's Harry singing take me out to the ballgame and some short broadcast clips on Harryesque comments. ; P A great commercial with Harry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4jw...
Harry Carey on Crackerjack
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO_x...
Harry talks about the endless rumor that he stole Auggie Busch's wife when he broadcast in St. Louis.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52uD...
Harry sings with the help of alot of fans Take me Out To The Ballgame.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo9f... |
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| Dec-02-09 | | Jim Bartle: Kirby Puckett: Didn't he have to retire because of a medical condition in his eyes? So he was given a break concerning his relatively short career. Whitey Ford: It is true he got great support, pitching for great teams. On the other hand, with Stengel (through 1960) he almost never started against the bottom two or three teams in the league, where good pitchers usually rack up the wins. With Houk starting in 1961 he finally began to start in a regular rotation, against all the teams, and he had seasons of 25-4 and 24-7. With Stengel he started maybe 27-30 games a year; with Houk around 37. |
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| Dec-02-09 | | Travis Bickle: Hey <Jim Bartle> (you really ought to have a forum), ; P did you see my Bob Dylan & The Band playlist? |
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| Dec-02-09 | | playground player: <Travis Bickle> Why should Mr. Bartle have his own forum, when he's making such good use of this one? I have my own forum, but everyone would rather come here. In fact, I'd rather come here! Thank you again, <Phony Benoni>, for your perpetual house party. |
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| Dec-02-09 | | A.G. Argent: Ducks favored by 10 over Oregon State tomorrow night?? Oooh, I don't think so. I'd say maybe 3, 3 1/2 or so. Bevos are plenty tough. |
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| Dec-02-09 | | Travis Bickle: <playground player> Mr Benoni "The Good Librarian" has a great site! I just wanted to give JB a message and felt like I was intruding on Phony's site is all. |
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Dec-02-09
| | Phony Benoni: <A.G. Argent> I thought you were going to say the Beavers have a ... er, darn good team. |
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| Dec-03-09 | | A.G. Argent: I ain't touching that with a 10 ft........oh, never mind. Well, they are 16th, I think. Remember, winner goes to the Rose Bowl to play.....I forget,....some college team from Iowa, Illinois, Ohio...somewhere in there. The Buck Guys or something like that. Must be a school of economics for men. I bet the tuition is more than $20.00 per term. |
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| Dec-03-09 | | technical draw: The team going to the Rose bowl are (is) the Ohio State Buckeyes and some other team. I was at OSU in 1971 and I lived on High street. Get it? College, 1971, high? haha, sophomoric humor. |
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| Dec-03-09 | | zanshin: <Jim Bartle: Kirby Puckett: Didn't he have to retire because of a medical condition in his eyes?> <JB> His right eye. I didn't even have to Google this because I think of his case as a cautionary one on acute angle glaucoma - rapid pressure increase leading to sudden vision loss. |
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| Dec-03-09 | | A.G. Argent: T, I thought MY humor was sophomoronic. |
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| Dec-03-09 | | Jim Bartle: Yes, Ohio State played in the Rose Bowl in 1971, took its 11-0 team there to play Stanford. I was there. Didn't go well for OSU. |
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| Dec-03-09 | | technical draw: <A.G> Almost missed it <sophomoronic>. How about sophomoronical? (how about we stop spamming Phony's forum?) |
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Dec-03-09
| | Phony Benoni: <td> Don't worry about the spam. Just keep the veggies out of here. Besides, I have no problem with anyone who went to Oregon State University in 1971. Or any other year, for that matter. |
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| Dec-03-09 | | A.G. Argent: Quack. |
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