Tom Shieber (@[email protected])
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It all comes back to baseball. I am migrating over to Bluesky where I am @tshieber. For now, I'll be posting at both X and Bluesky.
Joined November 2010
Tonight’s World Series Game 7 is the last game in MLB history without the ABS Challenge system being in play. Like the system or not, this is the end of an era … a long era.
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After showing trainer and manager he's OK following tumbling catch, Lars Nootbaar replaces his divot and remains in the game in left field. #stlcards #Cardinals #MLB
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Phil Cuzzi, who recently celebrated his 70th birthday, became the first umpire to work a major league game at that age or older. He will donate the mask from his milestone game to the Hall of Fame.
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Celebrating Lou Gehrig Day and what happened 100 years ago today.
Speaking of Lou Gehrig starting his incredible streak of 2,130 straight games, here’s the story of some footage from that very game: https://t.co/DHrNJepx7k
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On Jordan Walker's solo home run, the Cardinals beat the Royals 1-0 tonight in a game that lasted just 1:49. It was the shortest 9-inning game the Cardinals have played since June 21, 2002, when they lost to the Cubs 2-1, also in 1:49. At the time, Walker was just a month old!
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Disappointed to see that the 1994 Ted Williams baseball card set “honored” Bud Fowler with a card featuring a photo of Joe Miller (not Bud Fowler) of the 1898 Page Fence Giants. Arrgh!
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I thought that I had seen most every photo of 3'7" Eddie Gaedel ( https://t.co/p1wHIWmqRt), but this one (with baseball clown Max Patkin) was new to me.
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Quick correction: The newspaper is "The Hiogo News."
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Breaking news: Newly Identified Newspaper Article Pushes Earliest Date of Japanese Baseball Back to July 1869. Important research by Rob Fitts and Yoichi Nagata. https://t.co/0WvnHtJRJY
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Important discovery: One of the earliest-known on-field baseball photos shows two teams (Potomac of Washington DC and Excelsior of Baltimore) on June 6, 1860, the day they played near the White House ... likely seen in the background. h/t Craig Brown at https://t.co/gubyVvYfdk
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Wonderful photo of baseball player Lefty Leid of the Portland (Maine) Green Stockings, 1925.
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Yep. The off-season has long been a time when baseball players looked to sign for big dollars. This poem was published in January 30, 1884, in "Puck."
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Nice to see that Sam Drucker is now pitching for the Yankees.
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Danny Jansen was at bat with an 0-1 count when the 6/26 BOS-TOR game was suspended. If only it had been an 0-2 count. Then, if Jansen’s pinch-hitter on 8/26 struck out, the K would be charged to Jansen, not his PHer. Catcher Jansen could have made the put out on batter Jansen!
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This 100th anniversary logo is awesome. What many fans might not be aware of is that the design was inspired by Washington's 1924 World Series press pin.
The Minnesota Twins have added the 100th year logo of the Washington Senators win in the 1924 World Series to their outfield wall at Target Field. (📸 from Rob B. for TalkNats)
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Fun typo by the New York Times: “… Novak Djokovic receives the crowing glory of his illustrious tennis career …” I guess he can crow all he wants now.
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As the trade deadline looms, we are always hit with these silly trade rumor photo "mock-ups." Seriously, as long as you're trying to imagine what Paul Goldschmidt might look like with the Mariners, why not at least have him wearing a helmet that is made for a right-handed batter?
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This photo of Cardinals great Lou Brock taken after his final big league game, September 30, 1979, is so good for so many reasons. Love the sign near his head. And what's that taped to his locker? A 1979 Topps baseball card of his teammate, Garry Templeton!
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A little news broke just as our @BaseballHall ceremony was starting on Sunday and it reminded me that we had not yet shared this incredible letter from @POTUS regarding our recent efforts to highlight Black Baseball. What an honor to receive this letter from the White House.
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