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It was the end of the season for the Hillsboro Hops and the Visalia Rawhide, both of whom missed out on the postseason. Happy trails, and we'll see you next year! It was also farewell to Buddy. ....
Hitters streaks of homering in consecutive games By JohnW53 on May 8, 2021, 4:48am CDT + Only the Yankees (16,350) and Giants (14,804) have hit more. The Cubs have hit at least 1 homer in as many as 17 consecutive games. They have homered in at least 10 straight games 5 games in a row. Intriguingly, neither have the Braves, who had hit the fourth most total homers, 14,047. Nor have the Dodgers, Phillies or Reds. That makes 5 of the 8 National League teams that existed before 1962. The record for all 5 teams is 5. . On the other hand, the Padres had a streak of 6 by Graig Nettles in 1984. Morgan Ensberg homered in 6 straight games for the Astros in 2006, when they still were in the NL. ....
The end of the West Side Grounds, Part 1 By JohnW53 on Feb 15, 2021, 2:36am CST + .... Everyone loves shiny, new ballparks especially shiny, new Major League parks. But every new park leaves an old one behind, an old one that more often than not is demolished. Baseball fans mourn the loss of Ebbets Field who weren t even alive when it was torn down. Tiger fans still cherish Tiger Stadium. Yankee fans miss the original Yankee Stadium. Pirates fans wax nostalgic about Forbes Field. The list goes on and on. Some people even have have fond memories of the first Comiskey Park. ....