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That time I saw Tracy McGrady pitch
On May 22, 2014, the Sugar Land Skeeters, the newest team in baseball’s independent Atlantic League at just two years-old at the time, hosted the York Revolution at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, Texas. Their starting pitcher, a 35 year-old, 6’8″ newcomer, finished his second-career start with a line of: 2.2 IP, 0 ER, 0…
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Moises Alou, the Astro, was an epic fucking monster
Nowadays, former Major League outfielder Moises Alou is best-remembered by casual fans for his role in the Steve Bartman fiasco in 2002, when Bartman (and about 20 other people) attempted to catch a foul ball just as Alou raised his glove to try and snare it. As the ball bounced away from both Alou and…
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On getting released from his team, “They broke it to me gently. The manager came up to me before a game and told me they didn’t allow visitors in the clubhouse.”
~ Bob Uecker
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