Mat Kovach (@siddfinch.xyz)

Pure as the driven slush. Writer and unofficial historian for The @PitcherList. Baseball History Lesson every day!

[Mat Kovach (@siddfinch.xyz) @siddfinch]

Making the move to mastodon, and after some thought, I have two accounts ('cause I'm odd that way)

* Personal @[email protected]
* Baseball @[email protected]

Life has interrupted my daily history lessons, but they'll get started again soon!

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"The Bird" was now a national star, soon becoming the AL All-Star starter and the first athlete to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone.
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Today's MLB News and Notes from @JoshThe_Journo:

https://t.co/INpvCIhRPa

But don't worry, the @PitcherList Wayback Machine is there to cover a story they missed!
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During a postgame interview, a shoeless Fidrych, standing in dirty socks, was asked if the night had been emotional.

His unforgettable live-TV response:
"Hell, yeah."
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Boston manager Patsy Donovan protested, but umpire Jack Egan upheld the call, and Ban Johnson refused to overturn it.

The Athletics won 7-3 in a brisk 1 hour, 47 minutes.

The unpopular no-warm-up rule disappeared within a year, but Stuffy McInnis's HR remains unforgettable.
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The always-informative @rungrade15 wants you to know that Shane Drohan is fooling everyone.

https://t.co/gUOXcXgEwy

While the @PitcherList Wayback Machine goes back to when games were getting too long.
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Why was the ball live?

American League president Ban Johnson had temporarily banned between-inning warm-up pitches in 1911 to speed up games, which he feared were becoming too long because of baseball's new cork-centered ball.

Once the batter stepped in, play had begun.
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Es Walsh

[Ken Carman @KenCarman]

Favorite Chicago White Sock ever?

Ron Karkovice.

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McDaniel finished his debut with a complete-game 2-0 shutout, allowing just two hits while striking out four and walking three.

Not a bad way to spend the first summer after high school. Some teenagers got summer jobs. Von McDaniel shut out the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Proving my theory that nobody can use enigmatic in a positive way, @ALiccScouting:

https://t.co/SeYMtVTKQa

The @Pitcherlist Wayback Machine looks back to a bonus baby!
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The next batter, Elmer Valo, hit a comebacker.

McDaniel fielded it cleanly and threw home. Smith relayed to Stan Musial at first for a rally-killing 1-2-3 double play.

The crowd responded with a standing ovation.
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