Comments for Seamheads.com http://seamheads.com Sun, 19 May 2013 03:56:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on The Most Egregious Cy Young Award Snubs of All Time (at Least on Paper) by Jon smith http://seamheads.com/2011/07/26/the-most-egregious-cy-young-award-snubs-of-all-time-at-least-on-paper/comment-page-1/#comment-54058 Jon smith Sun, 19 May 2013 03:56:59 +0000 http://seamheads.com/?p=15301#comment-54058 27 wins buddy
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]]> Comment on Clearing The Bases by Don Hoover http://seamheads.com/2013/05/14/clearing-the-bases-90/comment-page-1/#comment-54057 Don Hoover Sat, 18 May 2013 22:35:52 +0000 http://seamheads.com/?p=24708#comment-54057 I was thinking if the Orioles could get Steve Johnson back up and fully recovered from his previous injury, they could be one starter short of shoring up their rotation. His last and only start this season was a struggle, but he has great potential. Bundy looks like it will be at least 2014 or 2015 before we will see him. Come September, I feel we will be in the thick of things again.
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]]> Comment on White Sox Opening Day: 39 Degrees and Billion-Dollar Burgers by Soxside Gertie http://seamheads.com/2013/04/02/white-sox-opening-day-39-degrees-and-billion-dollar-burgers/comment-page-1/#comment-54038 Soxside Gertie Mon, 13 May 2013 22:54:12 +0000 http://seamheads.com/?p=23586#comment-54038 Ron Kittle and Cotton Mather in the same sentence? You are my new hero!!!
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]]> Comment on A Bird in the Hall of Fame? by Matt Nadel http://seamheads.com/2013/05/08/a-bird-in-the-hall-of-fame/comment-page-1/#comment-54034 Matt Nadel Fri, 10 May 2013 14:59:37 +0000 http://seamheads.com/?p=24159#comment-54034 I will give it a try. By the way, today I am interviewing Mets GM Sandy Alderson live!
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]]> Comment on A Bird in the Hall of Fame? by Don Hoover http://seamheads.com/2013/05/08/a-bird-in-the-hall-of-fame/comment-page-1/#comment-54033 Don Hoover Fri, 10 May 2013 12:44:46 +0000 http://seamheads.com/?p=24159#comment-54033 Matt,
I would think with your connection to MLB Network, they could set something up for you. I have read some of your interviews with other former players, all of which were very impressive. I think that would be a great place to start. Good luck, and keep those posts coming!
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]]> Comment on A Bird in the Hall of Fame? by Matt Nadel http://seamheads.com/2013/05/08/a-bird-in-the-hall-of-fame/comment-page-1/#comment-54032 Matt Nadel Fri, 10 May 2013 12:14:40 +0000 http://seamheads.com/?p=24159#comment-54032 Hi Don,

Thanks for the kind words. I agree that the vacuum cleaner was awesome! I did a post last year on Fabulous Fielder nicknames and included him. Here it is: http://baseballwithmatt.blogspot.com/2012/06/fabulous-fielders-6612.html

I’d love to interview Brooks. I just don’t know how to get in touch. Do you know how? Thanks.

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]]> Comment on A Bird in the Hall of Fame? by Don Hoover http://seamheads.com/2013/05/08/a-bird-in-the-hall-of-fame/comment-page-1/#comment-54030 Don Hoover Fri, 10 May 2013 07:17:12 +0000 http://seamheads.com/?p=24159#comment-54030 Matt,
Myself being a Baltimore Orioles fan for many years, I was wondering if you plan to write a post on the greatest American League 3rd Baseman, Brooks Robinson. I know you do your homework on all the players in your post’s, and would love to have your thoughts on him. I am 63 years old, and I am quite impressed with your knowledge at your age. Brooks is my all time favorite Oriole. He was a class act on the field, as well as off the field. I am sure he would grant you an interview!
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]]> Comment on Baseball Notes for May 6, 2013 by Don Hoover http://seamheads.com/2013/05/06/baseball-notes-for-may-6-2013/comment-page-1/#comment-54029 Don Hoover Fri, 10 May 2013 04:31:47 +0000 http://seamheads.com/?p=24141#comment-54029 And who could forget Jim “Buckles Bunning” who rubbed the ball on his belt buckle for an adverse affect on hitters? There was also another pitcher who hid vaseoline petroleum jelly in his baseball cap! Interesting to say the least!
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]]> Comment on Clearing The Bases by George Kurtz http://seamheads.com/2013/05/08/clearing-the-bases-89/comment-page-1/#comment-54027 George Kurtz Thu, 09 May 2013 12:40:19 +0000 http://seamheads.com/?p=24161#comment-54027 Yeah, Don, I did hear, really a shame. Have admit that is the first thing that came to mind. That being said, if I’m a ballplayer, I’d keep trying to play until no one offers me another contract, they would have to rip the jersey off my body. When it comes to Roberts though, you just have to wonder if enough is enough, he really has to be tired of going through all the rehab
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]]> Comment on Clearing The Bases by Don Hoover http://seamheads.com/2013/05/08/clearing-the-bases-89/comment-page-1/#comment-54026 Don Hoover Thu, 09 May 2013 08:33:00 +0000 http://seamheads.com/?p=24161#comment-54026 Don’t know if you heard yet, but Orioles 2nd basement Brian Roberts is going to undergo hamstring Surgery. I am a fan of Roberts, but how long can Baltimore keep stringing him along? When and if he returns is questionable I’m sure. With all his health issues in the past, do you feel as I do, maybe it is time to end his playing career and maybe find a coaching job? He would be a great mentor to young ballplayers.
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]]> Comment on OOTP 13: Perhaps The Best Sports Simulation Game Ever by rosenrod virkning http://seamheads.com/2012/04/02/ootp-13-perhaps-the-best-sports-simulation-game-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-54025 rosenrod virkning Thu, 09 May 2013 06:29:48 +0000 http://seamheads.com/?p=20182#comment-54025 rosenrod virkning…

OOTP 13: Perhaps The Best Sports Simulation Game Ever | Seamheads.com…

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]]> Comment on Clearing The Bases by Don Hoover http://seamheads.com/2013/04/30/clearing-the-bases-86/comment-page-1/#comment-54024 Don Hoover Sat, 04 May 2013 04:30:14 +0000 http://seamheads.com/?p=24089#comment-54024 I agree with you assessment on Dylan Bundy, and to be quite honest he probably should stay out for the remainder of the season. As far as Nate McLouth goes, I only see him getting better as the season progresses. That’s not to say he won’t hit a slump, but he works hard at improving, and was a good pick-up for Baltimore. Right now he ranks as one of the best lead off hitters, and makes things happen when he gets on base.
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]]> Comment on Ben Chapman and Jackie Robinson by Luis Guajardo http://seamheads.com/2013/04/20/ben-chapman-and-jackie-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-54023 Luis Guajardo Wed, 01 May 2013 14:00:23 +0000 http://www.seamheads.com/?p=3349#comment-54023 Luke 6 : 45 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.
I surely hope that Mr. Chapman truly repented and filled his heart with love for other people, besides people from his own race.
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]]> Comment on A Save Was a Save Was a — But No, It Wasn’t by Gabriel Schechter http://seamheads.com/2013/04/29/a-save-was-a-save-was-a-but-no-it-wasnt/comment-page-1/#comment-54021 Gabriel Schechter Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:42:52 +0000 http://seamheads.com/?p=24067#comment-54021 Thank you, Jerry. I hope you feel the same way about my next blog, about the other misconception in the obituary headline which pisses me off. Stay tuned! (And I hope you’ll check the blogs on my website, charlesapril.com.
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]]> Comment on A Save Was a Save Was a — But No, It Wasn’t by Jerry http://seamheads.com/2013/04/29/a-save-was-a-save-was-a-but-no-it-wasnt/comment-page-1/#comment-54020 Jerry Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:18:17 +0000 http://seamheads.com/?p=24067#comment-54020 It’s the kind of passion for history — and accuracy — in this article that keeps me coming back to this site. Well done!
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]]> Comment on Ben Chapman and Jackie Robinson by Russell http://seamheads.com/2013/04/20/ben-chapman-and-jackie-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-54018 Russell Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:36:06 +0000 http://www.seamheads.com/?p=3349#comment-54018 It amazes me how people will use the same tired excuses to defend racism. No, he was not the only person to oppose Jackie Robinson, but being part of a group does not make his action any less objectionable. I don’t feel any more sorry for him than I do for the guy on death row who decides to be so changed when the needle is about to go in his arm. Bullies tend to be “changed” when they are no longer in position to pick on others. He made his own legacy. he joins the long list of people who behaved so despicably that whatever positives they did before or after gets buried by the shear weight of that one ugly thing they end up being defined by. Chapman is no exception. Damn near every serial killer is described by his friends and neighbors as “a nice guy”. Gacey was a pillar of the community but we will always know him for that small percentage of his actual life that he did his cruelty. Chapman’s deeds are not as directly heinous, but he fueled the fire and hatred that often lead to acts just as ugly.
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]]> Comment on Damn (For All Time) Yankees by Sink Hole de Mayo! The Summer Movie Preview | Giddy Up, America http://seamheads.com/2013/02/15/damn-for-all-time-yankees/comment-page-1/#comment-54017 Sink Hole de Mayo! The Summer Movie Preview | Giddy Up, America Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:11:08 +0000 http://seamheads.com/?p=23227#comment-54017 [...] part in any movie Cruise has been in in the last five years. No way Matt Damon is wearing an effin’ Yankees’ hat, though. This movie looks to be following a formula a like and support- easy set up, lots of [...]
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]]> Comment on Ben Chapman and Jackie Robinson by kylez http://seamheads.com/2013/04/20/ben-chapman-and-jackie-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-54016 kylez Sat, 27 Apr 2013 04:18:36 +0000 http://www.seamheads.com/?p=3349#comment-54016 @Mark –

Iowa was not a slave state, being north of the Missouri Compromise. though in its territorial days there were some whites who brought slaves there, but that is long before Cap Anson.

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]]> Comment on Ben Chapman and Jackie Robinson by kylez http://seamheads.com/2013/04/20/ben-chapman-and-jackie-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-54015 kylez Sat, 27 Apr 2013 03:39:51 +0000 http://www.seamheads.com/?p=3349#comment-54015 so are you going to lobby the NAACP to change its name? I’m sure you know what the “C” stands for.

“colored” was a common term at the time, and one Mr. Chapman would have been used to as a descriptor. no offense intended. and “boys” means they were kids, or very young adults.

and perhaps if more people shuddered at Obama and his “change” our nation would be in a better spot now.

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]]> Comment on Ben Chapman and Jackie Robinson by kylez http://seamheads.com/2013/04/20/ben-chapman-and-jackie-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-54014 kylez Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:04:19 +0000 http://www.seamheads.com/?p=3349#comment-54014 So Mr. Chapman regretting his earlier actions means nothing? He lived 84 years and an ugly episode with Jackie Robinson, and some of his other behavior related to the prejudices he was likely raised with, are the only thing in his life that were important? The only things that define him, forever?
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]]> Comment on The Bull-Moose Juju by Ted Leavengood http://seamheads.com/2013/04/25/the-bull-moose-juju/comment-page-1/#comment-54013 Ted Leavengood Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:11:46 +0000 http://seamheads.com/?p=23908#comment-54013 I wish it were as simple as just having the players perform up to their potential, you know, the hit, pitch and catch part of the game. I have to believe the pretty brunette who has just joined the MASN crew and is now doing the post-game interviews and in-game highlights has changed the chemistry completely. Went to see “42″ this week and Jackie was always looking for his wife’s face in the crowd. Whatever her name is, this new face along the sidelines for the Nationals will give the players something to strive for. She can do my interview any day. Apologies on Taft’s politics. It was a throw away line, should have been left on cutting room floor.
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]]> Comment on The Bull-Moose Juju by ghostofwadelefler http://seamheads.com/2013/04/25/the-bull-moose-juju/comment-page-1/#comment-54012 ghostofwadelefler Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:29:59 +0000 http://seamheads.com/?p=23908#comment-54012 Well Ted, let’s just see if last night’s game was an anomaly or a sign that the slump may be ending.

G. Gonzalez (W,2-1) 8.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 7 K, 2 BB, 1 HR
Espinosa 2-4, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI

As for Taft “not belonging to today’s Republican Party” that may be true, but his “not a real Republican” is subject to debate, hopefully one that will not occur within the pages of this blog.

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]]> Comment on Ben Chapman and Jackie Robinson by Joe Sullivan http://seamheads.com/2013/04/20/ben-chapman-and-jackie-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-54010 Joe Sullivan Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:08:51 +0000 http://www.seamheads.com/?p=3349#comment-54010 Chapman’s behavior was despicable, he earned his reputation as a ignorant, bigoted racist, son of a b____… but I can’t help thinking how, in the end, his ignorance cost him the opportunity to be a Hall of Famer. He’s got Hall of Fame stats. He was a superior player… but sadly, he will always be remembered as that racist loudmouth yelling the N word at Jackie Robinson. If he did “evolve” towards the end of his life, I wonder if he realized what his bigotry cost him. I can’t help feel sorry for folks whose hate and prejudice ultimately dominates their lives. He ruined his career all by himself.
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]]> Comment on Wamby Pulls a Dandy by Matt Nadel http://seamheads.com/2013/03/20/wamby-pulls-a-dandy/comment-page-1/#comment-54009 Matt Nadel Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:49:10 +0000 http://seamheads.com/?p=23468#comment-54009 Sorry. Bad timing by me.
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]]> Comment on The Ultimate Baseball One-Hit Wonder by Matt Nadel http://seamheads.com/2012/12/15/the-ultimate-baseball-one-hit-wonder/comment-page-1/#comment-54008 Matt Nadel Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:48:00 +0000 http://seamheads.com/?p=22671#comment-54008 Excellent point Dan.
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]]> Comment on Kid Blogger Interviews the President of the Baseball Hall of Fame by Matt Nadel http://seamheads.com/2012/12/16/kid-blogger-interviews-the-president-of-the-baseball-hall-of-fame/comment-page-1/#comment-54007 Matt Nadel Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:47:09 +0000 http://seamheads.com/?p=22689#comment-54007 Thanks Edward
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]]> Comment on 36 Up, 36 Down, But Still Lost by Matt Nadel http://seamheads.com/2013/01/06/36-up-36-down-but-still-lost/comment-page-1/#comment-54006 Matt Nadel Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:46:03 +0000 http://seamheads.com/?p=22873#comment-54006 Thanks Don. I feel really bad for Harvey.
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]]> Comment on Whitey is Mighty by Matt Nadel http://seamheads.com/2013/01/15/whitey-is-mighty/comment-page-1/#comment-54005 Matt Nadel Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:44:30 +0000 http://seamheads.com/?p=23024#comment-54005 Thanks for kind the words Scott.
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]]> Comment on My Top Five Fall Classics In MLB History by Matt Nadel http://seamheads.com/2013/02/03/my-top-five-fall-classics-in-mlb-history/comment-page-1/#comment-54004 Matt Nadel Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:43:07 +0000 http://seamheads.com/?p=23145#comment-54004 Thanks Clyde!

David – I may need to do a top 10 and add some of yours

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]]> Comment on My Top Opening Day Performances by Matt Nadel http://seamheads.com/2013/02/18/my-top-opening-day-performances/comment-page-1/#comment-54003 Matt Nadel Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:40:17 +0000 http://seamheads.com/?p=23249#comment-54003 Chris – Very good point.
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]]> Comment on My Top Five Baseball Families by Matt Nadel http://seamheads.com/2013/03/02/my-top-five-baseball-families/comment-page-1/#comment-54002 Matt Nadel Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:39:25 +0000 http://seamheads.com/?p=23342#comment-54002 Aaron – I’ve gotten so many comments that I may need to do like a top 20 families countdown
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]]> Comment on NJBM Kids’ Hot Korner: Mike Schmidt by Matt Nadel http://seamheads.com/2013/03/03/njbm-kids-hot-korner-mike-schmidt/comment-page-1/#comment-54001 Matt Nadel Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:37:25 +0000 http://seamheads.com/?p=23349#comment-54001 Thanks for the kind words Don.
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]]> Comment on Ben Chapman and Jackie Robinson by Bill Wahl http://seamheads.com/2013/04/20/ben-chapman-and-jackie-robinson/comment-page-1/#comment-53999 Bill Wahl Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:51:52 +0000 http://www.seamheads.com/?p=3349#comment-53999 Mr. Chapman served more than forty years in his personal hell for the deeds he committed in the name of race hatred. He paid the price for a lot of other racists. Did he truly change? Only he and God know and that is the way it should be left. If critics choose to play games with semantics because Mr. Chapman, in his old age, used the words colored or Negro instead of Black or Afro-American, then they do not understand much about the human condition. Mr. Chapman was born in 1908 when attitudes were much different than they are today. For him to move his vocabulary from NIGGER to “colored people” is quite a journey in one lifetime.

Ben Chapman long ago paid the price for what he believed. I don’t believe that he was right or that his sins should be overlooked, only that we should remember that he was a human being like the rest of us, trying to get a handle on this journey that we call life.

Were all those stories that he told Eddie Gilley true? I would say that we all flavor our memories with our own seasonings and ballplayers of that generation knew how to revise a story in order to make their audience happy. I know because I have heard a few sitting at the feet of men such as Lloyd Waner, Frankie Frisch and Max Carey. I learned to take the stories for what they were worth. I enjoyed each and every one of them but I don’t know that I would have included them in anyone’s biography. We all like to remember our journey in our own way, using our own particular set of eye glasses. And in the end, the fact is, that it is only necessary that we were true to ourselves. Good or bad, God rest to Ben Chapman. He paid the price for his mistakes in his lifetime. It is not our to judge, only to understand.

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]]> Comment on Baseball Notes for April 22, 2013 by Andrew Martin http://seamheads.com/2013/04/22/baseball-notes-for-april-22-2013/comment-page-1/#comment-53998 Andrew Martin Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:54:21 +0000 http://seamheads.com/?p=23892#comment-53998 Thanks so much!
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]]> Comment on Giving Away Outs to the Braves by Ted Leavengood http://seamheads.com/2013/04/14/giving-away-outs-to-the-braves/comment-page-1/#comment-53997 Ted Leavengood Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:38:14 +0000 http://seamheads.com/?p=23822#comment-53997 Follow the money, Ken. Follow the money. You will always find me where the big money is.
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