The Reggie Bar debuted on this date in 1978. Two questions -- 1) have you ever eaten one? and 2) would you try an original today if given the opportunity?
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Mickey Mantle retired 53 years ago today. To celebrate that anniversary,
@MLB
canceled a bunch of games. Let's do better ... show me your favorite Mantle baseball card.
On Day 68 of the lockout, we celebrate speedster Omar Moreno, who stole 39 bases during the strike-shortened 1981 season and finished with 487 in his 12-year career.
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On Day 88 of the lockout, we celebrate Joe Rudi, whose teams missed 61 games to 1972 and 1981 Strikes, and who finished his career with 1468 hits.
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Underrated Yankee? Roy White, who turns 80 today, spent his entire 15-year-career in the Bronx, won two World Series, collected 1803 hits, 160 home runs, and 233 stolen bases.
#HappyBirthday
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On Day 89 of the lockout, we celebrate George Scott, who collected 1992 hits in his career, and whose
@Brewers
lost 6 games to the 1972 strike.
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On Day 43 of the lockout, we remember that Bobby Bonilla was originally signed by the
@Pirates
during the 1981 strike before the
@WhiteSox
Rule-5'd him in 1985.
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On Day 74 of the lockout, we celebrate Wilbur Wood, who missed becoming the second 50-start pitcher of the 20th century (after Jack Chesbro in '04) by one trip to the mound in 1972, when the strike wiped out the first 8
@WhiteSox
games.
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Rudy Law turns 66 today *and* was a standout in the first postseason I ever watched. Who was the star of YOUR first October?
#HappyBirtday
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Nothing complements that
#FridayFeeling
better than a tasty sugary snack washed down with some old baseball cards. So ... which 1970s Hostess set is your favorite?
On Day 75 of the lockout, we celebrate Catfish Hunter, who rang up 191 strikeouts in 1972 and might have eclipsed 200 for the only time in his career if not for the season-opening strike.
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The
@Yankees
traded for Sparky Lyle 50 years ago today, and he did some cool stuff in the Bronx -- the 'stache peaked a bit later, though.
#OTD
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