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Longest, weirdest ball game in history to celebrate its 40th anniversary


Longest, weirdest ball game in history to celebrate its 40th anniversary
Although I didn’t cover that unforgettable, marathon baseball game during the spring and summer – of 1981, I feel as if I did, thanks to countless hours of research and scores of interviews with the participants.
Over time, I’ve come to feel the soreness in Dave Huppert’s knees, ankles, quads, hamstrings and right shoulder after the Rochester Red Wing caught 31 of the record-setting 33 innings that night and morning before the game was suspended on April 19 at 4:07 a.m.
I can visualize Cal Ripken Jr. and his Wing mates gathering broken bats for kindling to fuel a trash barrel fire they started in the dugout to keep warm during that raw Rhode Island weekend at Pawtucket’s McCoy Stadium. ....

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Cubs leadoff hitters through the years


Cubs leadoff hitters through the years
By JohnW53
on Feb 7, 2021, 4:51am CST
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It s possible to win a title without having a high-average leadoff man.
The Cubs proved it in 2020, winning the Central Division despite ranking last of all 30 Major League teams in batting average for players who started games at the top of the batting order.
The Cubs
.211 average was 4 points behind that of the second-worst Reds, 6 behind the No. 28 Brewers and 10 behind the co-No. 26 Pirates and Rangers.
All 25 other teams had an average of at least .230 by their leadoff man.
The Marlins ranked 21st, at .245. All 10 remaining National League teams had an average of at least .264 53 points higher than the Cubs! ....

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