I have two... I was at the Oakland Coliseum going with two others. Someone hit a foul ball near the foul pole in left field and a teen who was about fourteen, 5'11/280 lbs. ran right into me and this other guy. I ball hit the guy on the head and Puckett saw it. The teen knew he did something wrong and hid. Puckett gave it to the guy who got hit. At the hotel where they stayed, he called me "Long, tall slim!" And he signed a baseball card for me. \n\nKirby Puckett was an ambassador to MLB and will be missed.
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I used to watch him play at the Metrodome as a kid.  He will be greatly missed by my whole family.
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Albert Pujols, who's eligible to come off the 15-day disabled list early next week, was optimistic Friday that he'd return from a strained side muscle much sooner than St. Louis officials had originally predicted. \n\nThe Cardinals slugger was on the field for drills at first base several hours before Friday night's game against the Rockies, contorting his body to get to balls bounced his way by third base coach Jose Oquendo. After the workout, last year's NL MVP said he felt surprisingly good. \n\n\n \n \n"I'm pretty excited," Pujols said. And he said team medical personnel were "real excited, but I don't want to talk too quick until I get out there in the field and hopefully play for a week and I don't feel it at all." \n\nPujols was hoping to get clearance to take some batting practice on Saturday, the next step in the process. \n\n"I still need to hit and I still need to do some things, and we'll see how I feel," Pujols said. "I can't wait until I start to get some hacks, and we'll go from there. \n\n"I'm pretty sure I'll be OK. I've been working my butt off this last week." \n\nThe encouraging development with Pujols came on a day when the Cardinals had to make do without another starter. Shortstop David Eckstein, the leadoff man, was scratched from the lineup with a minor concussion sustained breaking up a double play on Thursday. \n\n"Something hit my head and it jarred me," Eckstein said. "I just haven't been able to shake the headache." \n\nPujols, who remains the major league leader with 25 homers and 65 RBIs, was hurt chasing a foul popup on June 3 and placed on the DL the following day. At that time the team estimated he would need four to six weeks to recover. \n\nPujols did not accompany the team on a six-game trip that ended on Thursday, but has been running, lifting and doing cardio work daily for the last week. \n\nManager Tony La Russa remained cautious, and he was pessimistic about Pujols making a partial comeback as the DH when the Cardinals begin a stretch of six interleague games on Tuesday, starting with a three-game series at Chicago. \n\nBut he expects his star to be back before the All-Star break rather than afterward. \n\n"You sit around and you stiffen up unless you ride the bike forever," La Russa said. "If he had a sore leg it would be different, but that's not what's sore. Based on how he's looking, I think he'll play before the break." \n\nLa Russa added that he didn't want Pujols back in the lineup until he was ready to finish the season with no repercussions. \n\n"That should be our test: Don't play him until you expect that you're going to get him back for the rest of the season," La Russa said. "If there's any doubt about that, just keep resting him, don't push it."
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I too LOVED Johnny Damon until he became a Johnny Judas.  Go anywhere... Just don't go to the Yankees.  I wish I was going to the game on May 1 as I would join you in booing him.  I am going to the game on 9/17 AT YANKEE STADIUM.  I was thinking of taking my old Johnny Judas t-shirt and burning it outside the stadium.  :o)
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No question! I would have broke my neck to get up in the stands. I'm a sports reporter here in atlanta and i applaude his actions. it was his wife!As far as the fan, no case. Dude never laid a finger on him!
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I hear Pierzynski is not a lovable character... with that said, Barrett had no reason what so ever to punch him! AJ went for the catcher, since he was blocking homeplate, a common, legal play. Barrett got clocked and couldn´t handle the ball, so AJ is safe. Guess you´ve seen the footege. My guess is that Barrett was knocked out, he didn´t know were he was or who he was and reacted with pure instincts when he punched AJ. See my point? Im guessing he had no idea of real time and space after the hit... probably cause he bruces like a peach and can´t take big hits like a man!\n\nMLB better suspend him for more than a series... at least!Throwing a punch without a warning after a fair play should be penalize... with that said, baseball needs more rivalries like that one... who ever said interleague play was a mistake?
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Q: What was the longest game ever?\n-- MaceMan26\nA: On May 8, 1984, at 7:30pm, the longest game in major-league history began. Over the course of two days and 25 grueling innings, the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago White Sox duked it out for a record eight hours and six minutes. Both teams came within inches of victory on a few occasions, but their opponent always matched them blow-by-blow. Going into the eighth tied 1-1, Robin Yount and Ted Simmons scored for the Brew Crew. An aging Rollie Fingers could not hold the lead though, as rightfielder Charlie Moore's error opened the door for the Sox to tie it. Chicago then loaded the bases with one out in the 13th, but Marc Hill struck out and Dave Stegman fouled out to end the threat.\n\nBecause MLB rules prohibit an inning from starting after 12:59am, the game was called after the 17th and resumed the next day. Most returning fans thought the game would end quickly that next day, but instead it dragged on for another eight innings. Carlton Fisk ended an early ChiSox rally when he struck out with the bases juiced in the 18th. His failure in the clutch looked to be a crucial play, as Milwaukee tallied three runs in the 21st on Ben Oglivie's upper-deck home run. However, the resilient Sox refused to lose. Rudy Law reached on an error, Fisk redeemed himself by singling Law home, Marc Hill singled, Harold Baines walked, and Tom Paciorek singled home the tying runs. And so, the marathon continued.\n\nIn the 23rd, it was Milwaukee's turn to avoid a bullet. Chicago's Dave Stegman, who had been on first, stumbled as he tried to hold up at third after Paciorek's single was bobbled, then quickly recovered, by outfielder Rick Manning. As he lost his balance, Stegman brushed up against third base coach Jim Leyland. Since contact between coach and runner is prohibited, Stegman was called out. The next batter singled, but was later stranded. The Beer Men weren't so lucky two frames later when Baines mercifully ended the affair by jacking one over the center-field fence for a 7-6 win.\n\nTom Seaver, making his first relief appearance in eight years, got the win. He then pitched 8.1 innings in Chicago's regularly scheduled game that night, earning his second win of the day. Chuck Porter took the loss. Though it will still go down in the annals, it turned out that this game meant absolutely nothing to either team. Milwaukee and Chicago combined to finish 59 ½ games out of first place.
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There was Red Sox fan who was feeling pretty down on himself. For whenever saw a Yankee fan in their obnoxious pinstripe jerseys walking down the road, he would swerve and pretend to hit them. \n\n\nAs the man is driving on he sees a Priest walking down the road. Feeling he should do something good, he stops next to the priest. \n\n"Where are you heading Father, can I give you a lift?" \n\nThe priest replied, "I'm heading to the Mass two miles down the road." \n\nAs they’re driving along the man sees a Yankee fan walking down the road, instinctively, he swerves to hit them. He knows he did not hit them, but still hears a loud THUMP. \n\nHe says, "I'm sorry Father, I should not have tried to hit that Yankee fan." \n\n"That's ok," replied the priest, "I got him with the door."
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Sad to say it is over. It was fun to watch and I wish he had broken the record. But even though he was 18 games away from the record, 18 games is HUGE on the tail end of that chase. If that record is ever broken, it will be a LONG time. Probably someone who won’t be born for a long time will eventually do it. That is a very tough record to break; I give him props for going 38. Had he continued it beyond today as the games got closer and closer to the Record 56 the pressure would have become really intense. I think it already was. In the long run, it is better for him and his team. Now he is out of the Limelight and can focus on what is most important, his team winning.
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i saw a guy who was a total noob to martial arts punch the bag a few times with no real technique (pretty normal for someone with no experience). then he tried to jump kick it, but he was an unusually high jumper. his foot kinda slid off the top of the back and caught in the chains that held up the bag. he was hanging upside down from his ankle and when they lifted him out, he had a big red welt on his foot from the chains. the guy never came back. \n\nhe also was talking to a kid that was 15 and had been studying for several years. he found out the kid (a sophomore) went to the same high school he used to go to. he said "yeah, i played football.... if you ever have someone giving you trouble there, just let me know... " \nthat same night, they sparred lightly (no heavy contact, no face contact) for about 4 miutes. the 15 year old (who was REALLY good at what he was doing) was pretty much going as lightly as he could and the other guy just couldnt keep up. he was sweating, out of breath, and missed every block no matter how easy the other guy went on him.
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The moment I will always cherish, and when I get old I will tell my grandchildren....\n\nGame 3 of The American League Divisional Series.\nBottom of the 1st, 2 out, bases loaded with yankees....\nAlex Rodriguez at the plate......\n\nand he strikes out!\n\nAH! that look on a-rod's face is priceless and one I will never forget. From that moment on, the yankees were toast.\n\nSo what if The Tigers lost the World Series? Beating "The Almighty Yankees" was the sweetest thing ever! I will always look back at the moment with a smile on my face.
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As a Boston Red Sox fan I know all to well about being superstitious/quirky, it even carries over to hockey. On days that the stars play I always wear my very thin framed eye glasses over my regular pair, and when I go to a stars game in person I wear the green stars jersey opposed to the white jersey from the early 90s when they first arrived in Dallas. In fact when I go to games I keep track of the W-L-OTL record of who I go with (if its a bad record they won't be going to playoff games) And finally at games I wear my Boston Red Sox cap with the two sox on the back of the cap and when the stars need a big goal I rub the two sox for luck (I do the same thing in baseball when Boston needs a big run).  I don't have a playoff plan yet as they are still a few months away and I have learned the best plans are the spontaneous ones.
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I love the long horns too!!! it sucks for Cat..I saw the game..I was like damn :(...but I also like UCLA only cuz..Im from california lol...I also like Arizona...cuz theyre pretty good..and theyre games are always good to watch..\n\nYou wann aknow something cool!!!\n\nOk..so I play softball for my high school...and for a traveling summer team..and 2 weeks ago..we played this really good 14/u team..but my teams a 16/u and...these two twins were on it...they were Monica Abbots sisters!!\n\nIT was so awesome lol..just felt like sharing it with a fellow softball lover :)\n\nmonica Abbotts fuckin scary as hell thought :| the way she pitches scares me
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I know berkman is. I would go before the game if I were you. ANd I also wouldn't waste my time with manny. He is a pretty big jerk. Good luck with the autographs though.
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yes it's true. \nit's a sad day in minnesota. \nrest in peace #34... thanks for the memories.  \nkirby played in the first mlb game i ever saw live.\n\nhttp://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/14036779.htm
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Love the Rocket!  THE best pitcher of my lifetime (1973-Present).  If he would have started in Spring Training, he'd be out of gas by playoff time.  He's an old dude.  I have no problem with him waiting until now to come back.  Altough I didn't like the "maybe I'll come back, maybe I won't" business.  We all knew he was coming back.  The Stros made a great comeback in the second half of last season, and are set to do it again this year.  \n\nGo Stros!\n\nBut I did love watching my Buccos take 2 of 3 from them last weekend.  They got lucky on Sunday with the comeback from 4 down in the 9th.  That 18 inning game on Sat. night was one of the best I've ever seen.
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I played against Shane Battier in HS. Detroit Country day kicked our butt... Shane was awesome.. Our crowd was even cheering for him..\nChris Webber also went to Detroit Country Day, but a couple of years before my time
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The New York Yankees celebrated "Lou Gehrigs Day" on July 4, 1939\n\nFans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about a bad break I got. Yet today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth. I have been to ballparks for seventeen years and I have never received anything but kindness and encouragement from you fans. Look at these grand men. Which of you wouldn’t consider it the highlight of his career just to associate with them for even one day? Sure I’m lucky. Who wouldn’t have considered it an honor to have known Jacob Ruppert? Also, the builder of baseball’s greatest empire, Ed Barrow? To have spent six years with that wonderful little fellow, Miller Huggins? Then to have spent the next nine years with that outstanding leader, that smart student of psychology, the best manager in baseball today, Joe McCarthy? Sure, I'm lucky. When the New York Giants, a team you would give your right arm to beat and vice versa, sends you a gift, that’s something. When everybody down to the groundskeepers and those boys in the white coats remember you with trophies, that’s something. When you have a father and mother who work all their lives so that you can have an education and build your body, it's a blessing. When you have a wife who has been a tower of strength and shown more courage than you dreamed existed, that's the finest I know. So I close by saying that I might have had a bad break, but I have an awful lot to live for. Thank you."\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Gehrig