RE: t-and-f: Barry's pedigree

PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 10:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: t-and-f-digest V1 #3828 -- Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 11:13:14 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: t-and-f: Barry's pedigree Alan wrote: I wonder if Barry

Re: t-and-f: Barry's pedigree

In a message dated 10/9/01 11:52:46 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In the old days farming skimmed away many of the better athletes. I recall hearing an interview w/ Bob Feller in which he said he developed his basic core strength hefting hay bales all day as a youth. He said today's athletes

RE: t-and-f: Barry's pedigree

I wonder if Barry is on nadro? Or better yet, if the pitching wasn't so damn diluted what would either Barry or Micky G have hit? My guess is that niether would have topped 50. Ponder this: There are now 30 MLB teams. A few years ago there were only 26. Say 15 pitchers per team, that's an

Re: t-and-f: Barry's pedigree

Better yet! There needs to be an * next to this record to indicate an altitude allowance for the number of home runs hit in Denver against the Rockies. alan tobin wrote: I wonder if Barry is on nadro? Or better yet, if the pitching wasn't so damn diluted what would either Barry or Micky G

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- are great athletes regardless, but it's pretty hard to root for someone (like McGwire) who benefits from performance-enhancing drugs. From: alan tobin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: alan tobin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: t-and-f: Barry's

RE: t-and-f: Barry's pedigree

Alan wrote: I wonder if Barry is on nadro? Or better yet, if the pitching wasn't so damn diluted what would either Barry or Micky G have hit? I'm trying to figure out who the heck Micky G is. I'm stymied. My guess is that niether would have topped 50. Ponder this: There are now 30 MLB

RE: t-and-f: Barry's pedigree

In a message dated Tue, 9 Oct 2001 10:52:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, alan tobin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I wonder if Barry is on nadro? how about an amendment to the list charter that anybody who scurrilously injects drugs into an unrelated post be suspended? gh

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Better yet! There needs to be an * next to this record to indicate an altitude allowance for the number of home runs hit in Denver against the Rockies. Four of the 73 homeruns were hit at Coors Field Kurt Bray _ Get your FREE

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Therefore I call for an allowance of 5.479% for altitude. From: Kurt Bray [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Kurt Bray [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: t-and-f: Barry's pedigree Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2001 19

RE: t-and-f: Barry's pedigree

from performance-enhancing drugs. From: alan tobin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: alan tobin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: t-and-f: Barry's pedigree Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2001 14:52:10 + I wonder if Barry is on nadro? Or better yet

Re: t-and-f: Barry's pedigree

PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 11:52 AM Subject: RE: t-and-f: Barry's pedigree Concerning the alleged diminution of talent as the Major Leagues have expanded, Alan fails to note four major off

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GH you are so right it's sometimes just not called for. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated Tue, 9 Oct 2001 10:52:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, alan tobin [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I wonder if Barry is on nadro? how about an amendment to the list charter that

RE: t-and-f: Barry's pedigree

] Subject: Re: t-and-f: Barry's pedigree One fact you missed that cuts the other way: In the old days, baseball was the dominant team sport. Today, football and basketball skims away many of the better athletes. Ed Koch -Original Message- From: Geoff Pietsch [EMAIL PROTECTED

t-and-f: Barry's pedigree

I think I may have posted this to the list in the past, but after sitting in the stands watching Bonds deposit 71 and 72 on Friday night, and seeing on-screen views of his father all weekend, I was reminded of our thread of where good talent goes. Dad, Bobby Bonds (Poly, Riverside, CA), was

RE: t-and-f: Barry's pedigree

Barry Bonds, who in 15 years averaged only 30 home runs per year with a best of 46 chose his parents well. Imagine if Bobby Bonds had hung in there for fifteen years. Would his genes then kick in too and result in a jump of 39'10 3/4? malmo (it's OK to go to the calculator) I think I may

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gh ps--the guy with whom Bobby was tied on the all-time list was a Willie Davis of LA Roosevelt, 25-3 in ’58. Any masters of arcanaa out there who know if that's by any chance the same WD who became great outfielder w/ the Dodgers just a few years later? Well, the Willie Davis of L.A.