The game that changed baseball

[stevenash]

If you guys remember some of the names in this lineup, then you're an old timer.

September 1,1971.
50 years ago, to the day.


"We are family"

https://www.mlb.com/news/featured/the-day-the-pirates-fielded-the-first-all-black-and-latino-lineup?partnerId=zh-20210901-461831-mlb-1-A&qid=1026&utm_id=zh-20210901-461831-mlb-1-A&bt_ee=sNc0nl121us6yju29rIWWejKghivhZYMWPJevZdzt0T6NqjjEeq0%2F2TH1X4E8EfU&bt_ts=1630502296069

[stevenash]

[Doublethink]

1971 Pirates. We are family.

Willie Stargell 104 walks 125 RBI. Manny Sanguillen 559 AB's .319 BA 19 walks. "You don't walk your way off the island" he used to say. He never saw a pitch he didn't like. Roberto Clemente 37 years old batted .341. Doc Ellis is said to have pitched a game tripping on acid.

[thetrinity]

Nash that was the song for the 79 team. The song wasn’t even recorded until 1978. What I love about this team though is that they won the won World Series. That makes this moment in history way more special. It would look gimmicky if say they had the record the 2021 pirates have and they did it.

[Doublethink]

22 Hall of Famers played in the All Star game that year.

[stevenash]

Nash that was the song for the 79 team. The song wasn’t even recorded until 1978. What I love about this team though is that they won the won World Series. That makes this moment in history way more special. It would look gimmicky if say they had the record the 2021 pirates have and they did it.

I'm aware, however I thought it was appropriate.
"We're all brothers out there" I thought the song was appropriate

[Doublethink]

Apparently it is true he threw a no hitter on 6/12/70 while tripping on acid. I found the story while searching google. Check it out. He wasn't supposed to be pitching while pulling an all nighter but then he found out he was pitching that day.

[stevenash]

Apparently it is true he threw a no hitter on 6/12/70 while tripping on acid. I found the story while searching google. Check it out. He wasn't supposed to be pitching while pulling an all nighter but then he found out he was pitching that day.

Whitey Ford threw shutouts half bombed from drinking 10 hours earlier I remember reading.

[Chi_archie]

Whitey Ford threw shutouts half bombed from drinking 10 hours earlier I remember reading.

lots of no-hitters thrown from the vaccinated pussys this year as well

[19th Hole]

If you guys remember some of the names in this lineup, then you're an old timer.

September 1,1971.
50 years ago, to the day.


"We are family"



https://www.mlb.com/news/featured/th...=1630502296069

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Thanks for the post Nasher.

I love the fact that Dock Ellis was the starter.

[Chi_archie]

would have loved to see Roberto play in person

[stevenash]

would have loved to see Roberto play in person

Me too.

[JIBBBY]

The game or games that changed baseball is when the Houston Astro's cheated and were banging on the drums to work the signs and pitches in game against the Dodgers and stole that world series.

[stevenash]

The game or games that changed baseball is when the Houston Astro's cheated and were banging on the drums to work the signs and pitches in game against the Dodgers and stole that world series.

Nah, bigger one's than that.
Shoeless Joe's White Sox for instance.

[TommieGunshot]

In that situation, Pittsburgh manager Danny Murtaugh would have normally followed conventional wisdom and played the matchup, penciling in Oliver’s platoon partner, the right-handed hitting Bob Robertson, at first base.

Bob Robertson actually hit right-handed pitchers better than lefties during his career.

It is a strange feeling to think that I am one of the few people who could have guessed that. Like how I also guessed Doug Mientkiewicz was a left-handed hitter who hit lefties better than righties, then looked it up and found out that is correct.

[Booya711]

Way before my time nasher….

[louisvillekid]

lots of no-hitters thrown from the vaccinated pussys this year as well

Nah, they're just super-human now. Magnetic and got that 5g flowing through their senses. Got that 3rd eye clairvoyance.

[Doublethink]

Whitey Ford and some other Yankees back then (you know who) their natural state was half bombed.

[Doublethink]

Who's Roberto? Is that Doc Ellis' real name? I actually think I saw him pitch back in the day.

[19th Hole]

would have loved to see Roberto play in person

~~~
I was fortunate to have fulfilled that dream.

[Doublethink]

Doc Ellis. Yeah I'm sure I saw him pitch vs. the Mets at Shea Stadium somewhere in the '70s when he pitched for the Pirates.

[JIBBBY]

Nah, bigger one's than that.
Shoeless Joe's White Sox for instance.

True that Stevey. There has been many moments in MLB history that are just absurd happenings in this sport.

[Doublethink]

Dock might be the way it is spelled.

[jjgold]

baseball is horrific now

mainly border jumpers that do not speak English

[thetrinity]

Nice to see this team get honored this season. Pirates actually hit a walk off grand slam to win the game they were at. I always felt they seemed to get less attention than the 1960 team who surprised the Yankees and the 1979 team which was flashier. All of this before my time.

[stevenash]

baseball is horrific now

mainly border jumpers that do not speak English

It's a global game now Coach.

[LongBall52]

Whatever game your dad introduced you to as a child will likely be your favorite. For me it was baseball. I grew up in the country far from a city with MLB but we went ever year at the end of harvesting season...
It's a game that is timeless with the memories..

[Pick'nParlays]

would have loved to see Roberto play in person

Can’t agree more!

[stevenash]

Whatever game your dad introduced you to as a child will likely be your favorite. For me it was baseball. I grew up in the country far from a city with MLB but we went ever year at the end of harvesting season...
It's a game that is timeless with the memories..

Thinking man's game.
Only sport without a time clock (golf is a game, not a sport)

[Jayvegas420]

...and tennis

Nasher.. I know you've seen No No: A DOCKumentary
What did you think of it?

[stevenash]

...and tennis

Nasher.. I know you've seen No No: A DOCKumentary
What did you think of it?

Thing is even though golf, tennis, etc.. may be considered sports, I consider individual events as games.

No, have not seen, that's the Jeff Radice critically acclaimed piece.
I have it available via streaming, I will check it out later.
(there's so much out there via streaming I don't have the time to check it all out)

[Jayvegas420]

One of the best baseball docs I have ever seen.
You're gonna love it.

[jackpot269]

Thinking man's game.
Only sport without a time clock (golf is a game, not a sport)

Any event that you can not yell, clap, holler, scream, or make noise during play is not a sport!!

[CappinTerp]

Whitey Ford threw shutouts half bombed from drinking 10 hours earlier I remember reading.

...David Wells pitched a perfect game on a hangover....true story !