Stanton’s 57th is Legitimate_ NL Home Run Record

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Hi all.  Here's how I see baseball on this Sunday, Sept. 24. I discount all home run records set during the steroid era.  That being said, Giancarlo Stanton of the Marlins has passed Hack Wilson and now has 57 home runs, which I see as the legitimate National League home run record.  He also owns a team record ...

Red Sox Want to Play Just a Little Bit Longer

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Hi all.  Here's how I see baseball on this Tuesday, Sept. 19. There was a song in the fifties that went "Stay just a little bit longer."  Two decades later Jackson Brown revisited the old song and put his own spin on it-the spin of a touring musician.  One memorable line (to me at least) was ...

While Indians win 19th Straight, Dodgers Lose 16th in 17 Tries-Not My Recipe for a World Series Winner

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Hi all.  Here's how I see baseball on this Tuesday, Sept. 12. When I went off on vacation it seemed doubtless that the Dodgers would bury whoever the American League had to offer in the upcoming World Series.  By the time I returned two weeks ago today it was apparent the Dodgers were in trouble, though ...