Andrew Canulette

Editor/reporter St. Tammany Farmer, Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate; 5-time La. Press Assc. Columnist of Year. Family, baseball, music man. Views my own.

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(1) Princess Firefly Dixie Choo Choo went to heaven yesterday.

I felt it deep inside of me last night, though we didn't learn until a while ago that she was gone. But I knew.

Enough of that, though.

Rewind seven summers, almost to the day. We found her at a public park...

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@OleTimeHardball If we're including every season, not just peak, it's gotta be top row. Those 3 were great from start to finish.

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There are greats, and then there is greatness stacked atop mythology. Throwing triple digits and no-hitters in your 40s. Beating Robin Ventura's ass. That Texas drawl, the swagger. I've watched this sport for 50 years. I've seen no better, certainly not for such an extended time.

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"The Mets finally gave up on Nolan Ryan's wandering fastball today."
New York Times.
"But we've had him three full years and, although Nolan's a hell of a prospect, he hasn't done it for us.
How long can you wait?
I can't rate him in the same category with Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman or Gary Gentry."
Mets GM Bob Scheffing.
"I always thought that there was going to be life after baseball, and so I designed that in my life I would have other interests after baseball that I would be able to step into. And I didn't realize the grip that baseball had on me and on my family."
Nolan Ryan.
Nolan Ryan pitched for twenty-seven seasons and led the league in strikeouts ELEVEN different times, including his twenty-fourth season when he was 43 years old.
Recorded 10 or more strikeouts in a Major League record 215 games.
"Most players have a limited window of opportunity to play the game.
Failure to protect your arm against the elements can limit your performance and increase the risk of injury.
In my 27 years in the MLB, I never pitched a game without long sleeves and always wore a jacket or wrapped my arm in towels between innings to keep it warm, even in the Texas heat.
Prevention is much easier than rehab."
Nolan Ryan.
HOF 1999.

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"The Mets finally gave up on Nolan Ryan's wandering fastball today."
New York Times.
"But we've had him three full years and, although Nolan's a hell of a prospect, he hasn't done it for us.
How long can you wait?
I can't rate him in the same category with Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman or Gary Gentry."
Mets GM Bob Scheffing.
"I always thought that there was going to be life after baseball, and so I designed that in my life I would have other interests after baseball that I would be able to step into. And I didn't realize the grip that baseball had on me and on my family."
Nolan Ryan.
Nolan Ryan pitched for twenty-seven seasons and led the league in strikeouts ELEVEN different times, including his twenty-fourth season when he was 43 years old.
Recorded 10 or more strikeouts in a Major League record 215 games.
"Most players have a limited window of opportunity to play the game.
Failure to protect your arm against the elements can limit your performance and increase the risk of injury.
In my 27 years in the MLB, I never pitched a game without long sleeves and always wore a jacket or wrapped my arm in towels between innings to keep it warm, even in the Texas heat.
Prevention is much easier than rehab."
Nolan Ryan.
HOF 1999.

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@Super70sSports 70s Astros memories take up at least 52% of my brain's RAM.

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@CLE_RichSports Jose Altuve
Freddie Freeman
Mookie Betts
Jose Ramirez

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@Super70sSports I can hear that machine today.

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@BarrySchust Dunn, for sure.

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@RetroCardSnaps @Topps 9 or 10. Bought a few packs in 79, but 80 was the one when I realized I was hooked! 46 years later...

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@_iamlougotti Sparky, Bobby Cox, Stengel, Tony Larussa.

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@Guru_Fam305 @BBGreatMoments I'M HERE FOR FENDY!

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@BBGreatMoments FENDY absolutely raked in Jaleco!

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@ChickenMan3010 Im here specifically for this content! 🐔 ⚾️

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@Super70sSports WHOA! I know Larry talked trash to motivate himself, to get an extra edge. But telling Pistol he's no good is blasphemy! I love it!

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@BBGreatMoments ED

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@VinnysCorner1 How about Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes?

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@CLE_RichSports I am curious to see this list! The guys I named have gotta be up there...time's up, so I'm all in on Al Leiter, Chuck Finley, David Cone, Boomer Wells, Tim Wakefield...Im throwing the kitchen sink at it now! Lolololol!

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@CLE_RichSports Moyer, for sure! He might lead in the 00s, too.
Other...my gut says go w/ a stud who pitched every year. Glavine, Clemens, Mussina.

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6/9 MLB Trivia

Without using any outside sources, can you name the 2 MLB pitchers that gave up more than 225 HRs in the 1990s?

Yesterday’s Answers

Dwight Gooden and Orel Hershiser were the only 2 MLB pitchers with a sub 3.00 ERA with 1000+ IPs in the 1980s

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@Super70sSports Ricky does the best 70s memes. All the best commentary on that decade, and many more, comes straight from Ricky. Ain't nobody better than Ricky at that s***. Nobody! Now, get out Ricky's face with this. Ricky crowded!