tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290876972011-04-21T14:57:10.395-07:00Rollie Fingers provides his insight on baseball, football, basketball and other major sports including golf. Rollie intends to post daily with a recap of the days top sports storeis along with a look at what is on tap in the world of sports. Opinions, observations and analysis are all part of the daily post.Rollie Fingershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01864730210536816219noreply@blogger.comBlogger661100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29087697.post-1163692792057060482006-11-16T07:54:00.000-08:002006-11-16T07:59:52.076-08:00

Give me a break. Is it any wonder that baseball is going down the toilet. I don't care how good or great this guy might be he has yet to throw one pitch in the big leagues and baby that is where it counts...not Japan. I've got nothing against the pitcher just against MLB and its insane money tactics. When will it all stop? Probably when you the fan decide enough is enough. I can't believe for one

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Watch for a new site to be released in the next few days covering all sports. We are going to get down and a little dirty. So lets have some fun.

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It's over and so is this column for a while. When we get a chance we will post items we find interesting. Until then. Congratulations need to go out to the Cardinals and their fans. It was a great run.

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The Cardinals needed all the luck they could muster tonight and luck prevailed. On a very wet field the cardinals took advantage of three major mistakes by the Tigers. One would have to think that if the field were dry and the playing conditions better that those three costly mistakes might not have happened. But lets face it they both played on the same field under the same conditions. Eckstein

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The Tigers are in real trouble just as I suggested on Sunday. With Carpenter on the mound it was no contest. Allowing just three hits all night Carpenter again showed why he is just so tuff. Pitching a great game and only having to throw 80 something pitches is awesome given the circumstances. Hey this is the World Series where nerves and other stuff should come into play. Well at least for some

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Detroit behind the great pitching (again) of Kenny Rogers come away with a victory that evens the world Series at one game each. The Series will now move on to St. Louis and their new stadium. It's not often that a stadium in just it's first year of operation hosts the World Series but this year will be different. The Cardinals are going back home with the Series tied and are very happy. They are

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And Wainwright wriggled out of the ninth as Beltran was left standing at the plate looking helpless. Yes folks it was that kind of a game...a great game. Most will look to the catch by Chavez as the gem but the real gem was the way Suppan held the powerful Mets in check allowing just two hits. Suppan the quite by decisive pitcher just quietly went out and pitched a great game and gave the

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The Mets and Cardinals will be playing Thursday night for the right to go to the World Series unless it rains or snows which doesn't look very likely. A quick recap shows that the rookie Maine outpitched Carpenter. Maine came out throwing darts and continued until they pulled him out of the game. The 3, 4 and 5 hitters for the Cardinals went a combined 1 for 9 and never could get anything going.

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With one swing of his bat the whole Cardinal stadium and its fans took a deep sigh of relieve. Albert Pujols was back of sorts. Pujols who has been struggling was sort of back in the groove. Even with a bad hamstring he was able to jack one out of the park even though it barely got out it still cleared the fence. Mighty Casey was back or so it seemed. Add in a really good six innings of pitching

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The Mets could not be held down forever. And Sunday night they showed why they are feared. The big bats once again made contact and the Mets went on to destroy the Cardinals. If the Mets have caught fire again and Albert doesn't, it's all but over for the Cards. St. Louis has shown some flickers of hope but nothing that has been sustained. They need their own big bat barrage. With Glavine on the

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Forty year old Tom Glavine went out and pitched a "terrific" game and totally shut down the visiting Cardinals. Glavine gave up just four hits in what has been a turn around year for him. Since joining the Mets some four years ago he has stumbled through the regular season except for this year. This year he looked like the Glavine of old that carried the Braves to one division title after another

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On what should be an upbeat occasion with the playoffs in full gear we have to start tonight's commentary on a sad note. By now most of you know that Cory Lidle lost his life today in a fiery crash in his small plane as it hit a 40 plus story building New York. Our thoughts go out to his family, especially his wife and young son who is only six years old. Life is so delicate and at any moment it

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Wow. That's all that needs to be said. The A's who ran through the Twins like they weren't even on the field now know what it was like for the Twins at least in game one. The Tigers, after they were unable to figure out Zito with their first 8 batters, really figured him after that. The one word I would think that was the key to the Tigers offensive outburst against one of, if not, the best

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Ok how dumb am I? I throw a goose egg up on the board. The four teams I pick to win all are on there way home. The Yankees who can't get it done no more, Padres can't get but two hits with runners in scoring position in four games, the Dodgers who go from red hot to ice cold and last but not least the Twins who manage to disappear completely. Let's jump right on the Yankee bash brothers

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The moral of that story is don't listen to my picks and don't gamble. Here I am thinking I've got this playoff thing figured out and the teams that I thought would walk away with wins in the first round are falling flat on their collective face. It's a dam good thing that I don't listen to my own bad advice. If we added up my record I would be like 1 win and 7 losses...how sweet is that. Not.

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Thomas and Jeter put on a show...a showcase of two of the leading candidates for MVP in the Amercian League. Thomas by himself beat the Twins and Jeter had only the 6th 5 hit game in postseason history. Both came out swinging and both came out and showed why they are in the running for MVP. As for my great predications I'm 1 win and 2 losses. Dam glad my pitching record wasn't that bad or I

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It's inevitable...if you don't win as a manager your coaching tenure is not very long. That's exactly why I never wanted to be a coach. Could I have been a coach? Probably. Did I want all the uncertainty? NO. That's why you will not see me on the field again wearing a uniform. Both Baker and Alou are good guys but maybe father time is catching up. Look for there replacements to be younger with

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If the Cardinals played in any other division or league there season would be ending this weekend. However because they play in the weakest division going they might continue to play after the weekend. There are 12 teams with better records than the Cardinals so who says the luck of the draw doesn't matter? I'm not sure which of the two worst teams struggling for a playoff berth should be in the

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My wonderful wife auctioned me off to play golf for a charity in Colorado so off I go. Today it's short and sweet. What is T.O. thinking or is he? Love to know your thoughts.

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It took a little longer than it should have for the A's but it was still just as sweet. The A's are in as division champs. I look for them to be very tough in the playoffs. They have had more than their fair share of heartbreak in the last few years so maybe this year will be different...let's hope so. Ortiz bangs out homerun number 54 as Boston takes another loss. It's just possible that Curt

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When it comes playoff time it usually ends up that the team with the best pitching is the ultimate winner. That's why in recent years the Yankees haven't gone very far. They have the best hitting money can buy but their overpriced and underperforming pitching has cost them big time. This year I would think that the team no one wants to face in the first round is going to be the Twins. They have a

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Wow Trevor Hoffman has just claimed the rights to the all time save leader. At 479 saves that is some bigtime feat. I'm not sure how his arm has stayed attached to his body. I thought I was smoking at 341 but here's a guy who blew by me by 138 saves...that guy is good. With 43 saves this year it sure doesn't look like he is going to slow down anytime soon. I wonder if he has 600 in him? Now that

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To be truthful that statement is about 85% correct. If you take a look at the win loss records of all teams for the last 10 days it makes some sense. The best of the best in those ten games have won 7 of the 10 games. Only a few teams have that distinction. Could it be that the competition and intense desire to win coming down the stretch puts so much pressure on the players that they under

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Both the Yankees and Mets are now on cruise control. Each has won 92 games and each won their divisions by large margins. Could that mean that a trip to the World Series is in order for the cross town rivals? I guess only time will tell. Personally speaking I still think that the Twins and A's might play themselves into the WS. Ortiz went deep tonight for number 50 on the season. What a

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Lets face reality. This guy Mesa no matter where he pitches is always firing fastballs at other players heads. When is the league going to say enough is enough and give this guy a 30 day suspension? He needs one to start next season. Once again in a situation that did not call for a head shot he tried his damest to throw one and almost did. I have watched this so called reliever too many years

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Yep, I think the White Sox reign as World Series champs is about to end. Six games out of first and 4.5 behind the Twins for the wild card sure makes it seem like it's "time to turn out the lights the party is over". Do you think the Sox have one last run left? Based on history the odds would say no but does anyone know for sure? Hats off to the Mets. Is there another Mets Miracle on the

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Breaking news: Thomas is not voted in as the comeback player of the year. He is the MVP instead in additon to the comeback player of the year. Thomas who signed for a lousy $500,000 plus incentives is the wrecking crew of the Oakland A's. Just ask his former team the White Sox. Thomas dismantled the fading chances of the White Sox and their bid to repeat. Big Frank put a "Big Hurt" on his old

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Matt Cain is really coming through for the Giants in a big way and to think the kid is only 21 years old. Do the Giants have a gem or what with that kid? My money says they do and that big dividends will be paid to the Giants over the next few years. In his last 30 innings he hasn't given up an earned run and in his last 42 innings only one run...big numbers for such a young kid. Speaking of

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Yes folks Barry Bonds is just 24 away from breaking Aaron's record of 755. The 24 is the same number his Godfather wore on his back his entire career and what a career it was. Willie Mays and will go down in history as one of the greastest players of all time. As will Hank Aaron. The big question is will Bonds? If you talk with fans in the Bay Area they think he will. Talk with fans just about

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Is America ready to watch some MLB baseball? Yes folks it's that time of the year when the tempature (even in Vegas) starts to cool down and the play on the field starts to heat up. This year will be no different. Speaking of heating up did anyone not see what Abreu did for the Yankees in last nights game? Six RBI's in the first inning and seven for the entire game. How good of a deal was

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Yes the Twins are putting some serious heat on the the Tigers. In my opinion it is only a matter of a few days before one of the hottest and best playing teams in MLB moves past the Tigers. The Twins are 7 and 3 in their last 10 games as are a number of teams including the Yankees, Giants, Padres and a few others. Right now two teams with just about a zero budget the Twins and the A's look

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Yes the Twins are one of the over achieving and under paid teams in the league. Kind of reminds me of the A's where that tradition has been going on for 30 + years. The Twins are rolling and taking no prisoners along the way. Only two games out of first against the Tigers who look like they are falling all over themselves. The World Champ White Sox at just 3.5 games out of first also are a major

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As I have mentioned before and others seem to mentioning as well this kid Howard seems to be the first "real and pure" threat to the Roger Maris record of 61 homeruns. It looks like the Maris family is pulling for the kid and have stated that publicly. Back when McGwire, Sosa and Bonds were blasting homeruns out of the park faster than the guys in the concession stands could flip a hambuger the

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The MLB draught for no-hitters is over. The longest time period for not having a no-hitter in the biggs is over. A mostly unheard of rookie Anibal Sanchez from the Florida Marlins makes history by throwing a no-hitter. Who was the last player to turn such a feat? None other than the "big unit" Randy Johnson. Randy didn't do to bad himself last night as he had a no-no going himself after six

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Dan Wetzel writes about the juice and how it has put a question mark on the real homerun king. Dan states that just now a legitimate contender for the homerun title is no stepping up to the plate...and his name is Ryan Howard. It's been 40 something years since Maris hit 61 homeruns and its a record that many of the baseball aficionado's in the know believe to be the real homerun record. As

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It looks like every weekend wrap should be about the "Tiger on the Prowl". At least for the last 5 or so weeks that Tiger Woods has put the sticks in his hand. Five tournaments and five victories. Awesome stuff for sure. In his last 5 tournaments he is 86 under par and has pocketed a cool $5,716,480 (if my math is correct). I'm not sure I can count that high...what a roll Tiger is on. Speaking

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No pun intended but stretch McCovey had put up some great numbers by the time he was 26. In fact I think he had about 165 homeruns compared to Ryan's 75 or so lifetime homeruns. Now don't get me wrong the kid is on pace to hit 60 homeruns this year a feat which McCovey never accomplished but comparing him to Big Willie Mac may be a stretch...no pun intended. Today I want to talk about my cross

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Is it time to turn out the lights on Boston? It sure looks that way. Besides lossing 8 of their last 10 games they have seerious pressing issues with their two stars out of the lineup. There is no doubt the 5 game sweep by the Yankees a couple of weeks back took the wind out of the sails of the Red Sox. Speaking of the Yankees they are only 5 and 5 in their last ten games but it really

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Not since 2004 has Barry bonds gone deep twice in the same game. Only problem with Bonds having a big game is the Giants didn't, which cost them a win. I'm now declaring that the Mets can take the rest of the regular season off. Up 14.5 games and winners of 9 out of thier last 10 make them look like one of the early favorties to maybe go all the way. Speaking of going all the way the White Sox

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...which just goes to show you that I'm no techie more like a newbie. Anyway I'm going to put a little pitch into today for my vlog at www.rolliesfollies.com. Here's a little secret. The promotion for the trip to the game and all the other cool prizes ends on the 31st of this month. PainGoes is giving away 100 prizes. If you go to www.rolliesfollies.com now you can fill out the entry form

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Is this guy good or what? The last two days Tiger just gutted it out and came out on top for the fourth time in a row. Even when Tiger has an off couple of days the rest of the field can't beat him. In the last four tournaments he has made about 4.7 million dollars and is a combined 70 under par. I'd give up my day job for a 4 tournament run like that. Matter of fact I would retire from

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Well not really but it will be nice to take a break this weekend and just relax. I'm sure there are lots of MLB players who would love to take a break about this time of year. I know when I was playing I would have given anything to get a couple of days off in late August or early September but the fact of the matter is that this is when the real stars shine. The races that aren't blow outs

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Considering the fact that Pujols has played in about 18 games less than the the leaders in homeruns and RBI's but is still near the top in both homeruns and RBI's would seem as though he certainly must be one of the top two or three prospects for the MVP. He is also near the top in batting average which could mean if he had a great last 35 or so games he actually still might have an outside

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Albert Pujols went yard twice driving in 7 runs but it still wasn't enough as the Mets got a walkoff homerun from Beltran. Beltran is having an MVP like season for the star studded Mets. He now has 36 jacks and 103 RBI's. Not bad for a guy who was the victim of the boo birds last year at home. What a difference a year can make. Yankees go into Seattle riding high only to let the Mariners

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This past weekend in Boston the best series of year was played unless of course you are a Red Sox fan. The Yankees went into Fenway and destroyed the Red Sox. On Friday had anyone told me the Yankees would pull off a five game sweep I would have said "show me your money" because I would have thought that to be a one in a million chance. But the Yankees and their All-Star team pulled off the

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Another Sunday, another major and another win for Tiger Woods. Can anyone stop Tiger? It dosen't seem like anyone on this planet can as he just steamrolls the field into submission. I mean how good is this guy? He almost looks superhuman. especially with a lead going into the last round of a major. 12-0 by my count. The only other athlete I can remember with such determination was Michael Jordan.

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Yankee Stadium by Teresa Frady Babe Ruth joined the Yankees baseball team in 1920, after his contract was sold by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees. Babe Ruth's popularity drew huge crowds to the Polo Grounds, the field that the Yankee's had shared with the New York Giants since 1913. In fact, the Yankees became the first professional baseball team to draw more than one million fans in

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Yep in one of the worst played games of the year for the Yankees I would have to agree with Torre. This is not the way they wanted to enter the weekend series with the Boston Red Sox. As Torre said maybe they got the "stink out of them"...only time will tell. What an up and down star studded team. With All-Stars at every position you just don't expect the Yankees to keep making mistakes...but

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Yes I'm saying that David Ortiz the Boston stud should be the MVP in the American League. This guy is Mr. Clutch and with the numbers to back it up. Yes I know he is the DL but give me a break, he comes through when Boston needs a spark. My vote is for Ortiz for MVP. As I mentioned yesterday I bet the Oakland A's would love to play the Mariners every day. Another day and another win for the

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The Dodgers who have now won 17 of their last 18 games and in so doing tied a record that has been around since 1899...for those of you counting that's 107 years. Dam near as old as me...just kidding. Some days it just feels that way I guess. I don't know the actual record (or if there is one) but having two 18 games in one day would sure seem like a record. Anyway the Cubs outlasted the

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As I mentioned in yesterday's blog I thought Randy Johnson would come out and throw a good game and he did. The Yankees won and Johnson recorded his 4,500 strikeout...not bad. That puts him in a club that only contains Nolan Ryan and Roger Clemens. That certainly puts him in great company. Right now based on where they are it would look like Johnson could edge out Clemens for the number 2

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When you're hot it seems like you stay hot and when you're cold...just ask the Dodgers who are on fire and the Giants who are colder than a summer day in San Francisco. Both the Dodgers and Giants got great games from their star pitchers. Greg Maddux gave up two hits in the first and then retired 22 in a row before leaving. Schmidt had equally good numbers only to watch the Giants loose on a walk

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Randy Johnson had a jem going last night only to loose the no-no and then within a blink of an eye almost have the Yankees blow the game. In the end they won but it was edge of your seat suspense. Leave it to the Yankees. As one team warms up another goes down. After watching a Giants game the other night and watching Barry Bonds attempt to run to first it is very clear that either he can't

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There are some emerging trends forming now in MLB that need mention. After the Dodgers lost 13 out of 14 after the All-Star break they have now won 11 in a row. Maddux pitched his second straight good game for the Dodgers after being traded...how sweet is that for the Dodgers? Oakland is now 9 and 1 in it's last 10 games. Look for them to put some distance between 1st and 2nd in the next 10

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As many of you know golf is my favorite hobby. Heck I even make a few bucks on the CPT doing something I love. No different than playing baseball I guess. Can anything or anyone stop Tiger Woods? It sure doesn't look like it to me as he just keeps on winning. He has only played 11 events this year and won 4 of those. Watch for number 5 at the PGA in a couple of weeks. It's long and

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The races in Major League Baseball are starting to heat up. St. Louis which is still in 1st place has had two eight game losing streaks this year. I wonder how far out in front they would be without those two losing streaks? The Yankees and Red Sox look like they are on a roller coaster as one team goes a couple of games up and then the other moves a couple of games up. Look for that race to

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Why staggering? It's staggering considering that $220,100 is about what I made in my first five years in MLB. Think about that a $7 item suddenly is worth $220,100 just because someone hit it over the fence. What is more amazing is the amount that was paid a few years back by Todd McFarlane for McGwire's 70th home run ball (an amazing $3.1 million) and Bonds 73rd home run ball ($450,000). I

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Now that I'm back from one heck of a trip and the Hall of Fame it's time to talk turkey...or baseball. In my opinion (yes I have one or two) baseball needs a little more time before the fans really get into the races. It looks as though some teams and players are going through the motions just waiting until it starts getting down to the wire. Fact is it's time to start picking up the intensity

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Yes that was me, Rollie, on the CBS Early Show this morning live from New York. I was back in New York to promote Kindervision and their awareness program for kids to learn what to do if a predator ever comes up and tries to abduct them. It's a great program and one that is close to my heart as I have two little kids myself. MLB is also involved as have about half of the Major League Teams around

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While at the Hall of Fame I was able to take out my trusty little video camera and get some great stuff for my vlog at www.rolliesfollies.com. I asked the same four questions of all 15 different Hall of Famers who agreed to participate. And the questions were: Describe there first game in the bigs and what they remeber about it. Did they have any superstitions and if yes describe them. Recall any

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The fun is over and the largest group ever inducted into the Hall of Fame is now history. On a day when more individuals (not to mention the first women) were enshrined in the Hall it's all kind of strange. Why is it strange you ask? To begin with most of the players selected most people have never heard in there life. It's not a bad thing it's just a strange thing. Most of those players were

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I guess you could call it a party. It's the dinner for only the memebers of the Hall of Fame. Bud will attend and give us a state of the game review but really it's just a great way to sit, eat and drink with old freinds. Each year pretty much the same guys sit at the same table. As usual Sandy Koufax, Tom Seaver, Fergie Jenkins, myself and a few ( Carlton and Gibson are missing this year)

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Can you hear me now? NBC, ABC, CBS and ESPN. It's not my normal thing to write on the weekend on this blog. However, this is an exception. I just needed to comment on a late night (12:30 am as I'm sitting on the curb in front of the Otesaga Resort in Cooperstown) radio interview with Carmichael Dave of 1140 Sports Talk in Sacramento, CA. I have been interviewed by hundreds of broadcasters

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Wow is all I can say. Got into the Otesaga Resort after 1:00 am (Friday) this morning along with my whole family. Hope to get some great new content for my vlog www.rolliesfollies.com. I'm going to try and get some short interviews with some of the Hall of Famers. Tonight I'm going to be going to the HOF party and then at 12:30 (that's a little after midnight) I'm doing a spot on the hottest

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It's that time of the year so I'm off to the Hall of Fame inductions. I'll be the guy with the video camera (maybe) in the back row. For those of you who have never been to an induction it is quite an event. The streets, stores and the only hotel in Cooperstown are all filled to capacity. It's very hot as well. Not as bad as Vegas but when you toss in the humidity it feels as warm. Anyway

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Greetings from one very hot Las Vegas...too hot in fact. How about 114 today. Anyway I'm off to the Hall of Fame induction this week. Should be fun. Will be interesting, to say the least, to see Bruce Sutter and hear his induction speech. Not many of us (closers) in the Hall so this is special. Anyway the vlog at www.rolliesfollies.com is working well. We have had lots of great comments

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