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On ‎7‎/‎30‎/‎2017 at 11:52 AM, BitterOldMan said:

The Giants went from the penthouse to the outhouse in a short time.  Giants on pace to lose 100 games like in 1985.

Dodgers have the best pitching staff that I have seen in years.  For Dodgers to go all the way, Kershaw need to step up in the post season like Hershiser  or Koufax.  I am seeing players throwing so hard during the regular season that they get really tired during the much longer post season.

Here I am in happier times. The bandwagon fans have left AT&T Park and are now Warriors fans. :smirk:

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BitterOldMan you look so young in that pic. :headbang: Glad to see your having  a great time

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24 minutes ago, Robot Man said:

I am hoping to have that same smile in a couple months. I guarantee I won't look as young as Ray...

 

25 minutes ago, Robot Man said:

I am hoping to have that same smile in a couple months. I guarantee I won't look as young as Ray...

 

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10 hours ago, Robot Man said:

I am hoping to have that same smile in a couple months. I guarantee I won't look as young as Ray...

Robot Man,

Remember 1963.  I remember how dominating Koufax was from 1962-1966, until he burned out his arm throwing so hard for 200+ pitches a game.  I remember pulling this card from a 1964 Topps pack.  LA Dodgers won the World Series in 1959, 1963, 1965. 1981, and 1988.  Brooklyn won the WS in 1955.

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23 minutes ago, BitterOldMan said:

Robot Man,

Remember 1963.  I remember how dominating Koufax was from 1962-1966, until he burned out his arm throwing so hard for 200+ pitches a game. 

Great card!! Isn't it insane to think of the workloads of those great pitchers of yesteryear in the era before pitch counts? That's some crazy strain on the arm, man.

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1 hour ago, Robot Man said:

I have always loved that one. Midnight by Crandall cover. Reminds a lot of the Wally Wood Spirit stuff. Here's mine. Just one of a few I got from a recent auction.

Yep, just another non-descript, recent auction. Nothing to see here... :shy:

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1 hour ago, BitterOldMan said:

Robot Man,

Remember 1963.  I remember how dominating Koufax was from 1962-1966, until he burned out his arm throwing so hard for 200+ pitches a game.  I remember pulling this card from a 1964 Topps pack.  LA Dodgers won the World Series in 1959, 1963, 1965. 1981, and 1988.  Brooklyn won the WS in 1955.

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I do too. My dad took me and my little brother to games at Dodger Stadium when we were little kids. I remember seeing Kofax pitching to Willy Mays and others. To this day, my favorite Dodger and favorite player of my era. I liked Drysdale too. He was a bad . Threw at a lot of guys but Sandy was magic. Dodger staff had a bad habit of burning out pitcher's arms up until only a few years ago.

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On 7/23/2017 at 5:38 PM, Robot Man said:

A cool boardie just reminded me that my next post was going to be my 10,000 post! Really? I really don't even notice things like that. I'm blown away. I must spend WAY too much time here but I love every moment of it. Since I can't seem to keep my big mouth shut, I guess it doesn't surprise me all that much. It has been a great ride. I have met so many great people here. Even though most of us haven't met personally, I feel like I know most of you very well. I appreciate the warm welcome I got from day one and hope to be here for a long time to come.

 

The first part of the road to recovery is to admit you have a problem...:baiting:

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On 8/1/2017 at 6:17 PM, woowoo said:
On 7/30/2017 at 2:52 PM, BitterOldMan said:

The Giants went from the penthouse to the outhouse in a short time.  Giants on pace to lose 100 games like in 1985.

Dodgers have the best pitching staff that I have seen in years.  For Dodgers to go all the way, Kershaw need to step up in the post season like Hershiser  or Koufax.  I am seeing players throwing so hard during the regular season that they get really tired during the much longer post season.

Here I am in happier times. The bandwagon fans have left AT&T Park and are now Warriors fans. :smirk:

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BitterOldMan you look so young in that pic. :headbang: Glad to see your having  a great time

What happened to the Giants this year has aged him considerably! :)

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On 8/2/2017 at 0:43 PM, BitterOldMan said:

Robot Man,

Remember 1963.  I remember how dominating Koufax was from 1962-1966, until he burned out his arm throwing so hard for 200+ pitches a game.  I remember pulling this card from a 1964 Topps pack.  LA Dodgers won the World Series in 1959, 1963, 1965. 1981, and 1988.  Brooklyn won the WS in 1955.

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I remember listening to Dodger games at night (from San Francisco) broadcast on KFI (I think it was).  The signal used to waver a bit and my brother and I would fiddle with the radio dial to try to bring it in more clearly. 

If Koufax would go 2-0 on a batter, my brother would yell:  "It's a rally!"

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