Comments for Rocky Mountain SABR http://www.rmsabr.org The website of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:20:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on “The Teammates” by David Halberstam by jimpowers http://www.rmsabr.org/2012/01/24/the-teammates-by-robert-halberstam/#comment-327 jimpowers Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:20:41 +0000 http://www.rmsabr.org/?p=499#comment-327 Jim Powers Johnny Pesky (birth name John Michael Paveskovich) was the clubhouse boy for the Portland Beavers before he became a professional ballplayer. To quote David Halberstam: :They were all four from the West Coast, and three of them, Doerr, DiMaggio, and Williams, started out in the Pacific Coast League, then a top mior league. The other three had encountered Pesky first not as a peer, an up-and-coming young shortstop with uncommon bat control who could hit to all fields, but instead as the boyish clubhouse attendant who worked in the locker room for the Portland Beavers in the PCL. It had been Johnny's job to wash the athletic clothing and shine the shoes of the visiting players, and the players tipped 25 or 50 cents a game for the service." Jim Powers Johnny Pesky (birth name John Michael Paveskovich) was the clubhouse boy for the Portland Beavers before he became a professional ballplayer. To quote David Halberstam: :They were all four from the West Coast, and three of them, Doerr, DiMaggio, and Williams, started out in the Pacific Coast League, then a top mior league. The other three had encountered Pesky first not as a peer, an up-and-coming young shortstop with uncommon bat control who could hit to all fields, but instead as the boyish clubhouse attendant who worked in the locker room for the Portland Beavers in the PCL. It had been Johnny’s job to wash the athletic clothing and shine the shoes of the visiting players, and the players tipped 25 or 50 cents a game for the service.”

]]> Comment on Say again by mitchiapet http://www.rmsabr.org/2011/11/08/say-again/#comment-322 mitchiapet Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:33:24 +0000 http://www.rmsabr.org/?p=441#comment-322 Stan, This belongs as a comment to the post, not as its own post. Stan,

This belongs as a comment to the post, not as its own post.

]]> Comment on Find the error in “The House That Ruth Built” by jimpowers http://www.rmsabr.org/2011/08/16/find-the-error-in-the-house-that-ruth-built/#comment-318 jimpowers Thu, 15 Sep 2011 06:45:08 +0000 http://www.rmsabr.org/?p=384#comment-318 That's exactly the right answer. It's Cracker Jack, not Cracker Jacks. I wonder how many ballparks are still putting it up on teir big screen in the seventh inning incorrectly. That’s exactly the right answer. It’s Cracker Jack, not Cracker Jacks. I wonder how many ballparks are still putting it up on teir big screen in the seventh inning incorrectly.

]]> Comment on Find the error in “The House That Ruth Built” by Douglas http://www.rmsabr.org/2011/08/16/find-the-error-in-the-house-that-ruth-built/#comment-317 Douglas Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:53:04 +0000 http://www.rmsabr.org/?p=384#comment-317 It may not be the answer you're looking for, but the brand name is Cracker Jack. http://www.fritolay.com/our-snacks/cracker-jack.html Douglas http://openstance.com It may not be the answer you’re looking for, but the brand name is Cracker Jack.

http://www.fritolay.com/our-snacks/cracker-jack.html

Douglas
http://openstance.com

]]> Comment on Troy Renck’s continued assault on the English language by mitchiapet http://www.rmsabr.org/2009/09/22/troy-rencks-continued-assault-on-the-english-language/#comment-292 mitchiapet Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:40:59 +0000 http://www.rmsabr.org/?p=317#comment-292 I'm not sure who'd be to blame more for that: Troy, or his editor at the Post. Someone should've caught it though. I’m not sure who’d be to blame more for that: Troy, or his editor at the Post. Someone should’ve caught it though.

]]> Comment on September Stretch Run by Paul Parker http://www.rmsabr.org/2009/09/01/september-stretch-run/#comment-291 Paul Parker Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:49:46 +0000 http://www.rmsabr.org/?p=295#comment-291 Hi Stan: Our next SABR baseball outing is Saturday, Sept. 26, a 6:10 first pitch vs. Matt Holliday and the St. Louis Cardinals. The next monthly luncheon is Wednesday, Sept. 16. Are you planning to attend? Hi Stan: Our next SABR baseball outing is Saturday, Sept. 26, a 6:10 first pitch vs. Matt Holliday and the St. Louis Cardinals. The next monthly luncheon is Wednesday, Sept. 16. Are you planning to attend?

]]> Comment on September Stretch Run by stanmvp48 http://www.rmsabr.org/2009/09/01/september-stretch-run/#comment-290 stanmvp48 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:56:00 +0000 http://www.rmsabr.org/?p=295#comment-290 Paul: when is the next SABR basebll outing? Paul: when is the next SABR basebll outing?

]]> Comment on Troy Renck’s Reign of Error by S Cook by stanmvp48 http://www.rmsabr.org/2009/08/26/troy-rencks-reign-of-error-by-s-cook/#comment-289 stanmvp48 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:54:14 +0000 http://www.rmsabr.org/?p=289#comment-289 Man, you are tough. I tried to link up an article on the flied vs flew issue and didn't know how to do it. Incidentally, "whomever" or "whoever"? Man, you are tough. I tried to link up an article on the flied vs flew issue and didn’t know how to do it.

Incidentally, “whomever” or “whoever”?

]]> Comment on Troy Renck’s Reign of Error by S Cook by Douglas http://www.rmsabr.org/2009/08/26/troy-rencks-reign-of-error-by-s-cook/#comment-288 Douglas Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:11:02 +0000 http://www.rmsabr.org/?p=289#comment-288 Whomever it was, they flied out. Hard to believe that a "national baseball writer" said he flew out. Whomever it was, they flied out. Hard to believe that a “national baseball writer” said he flew out.

]]> Comment on Troy Renck and his understudy by stanmvp48 http://www.rmsabr.org/2009/08/04/troy-renck-and-his-understudy/#comment-279 stanmvp48 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:23:11 +0000 http://www.rmsabr.org/?p=285#comment-279 I made an error deliberately in order to see if anyone was reading. Stan I made an error deliberately in order to see if anyone was reading.

Stan

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