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Today in Sports History: September 24th
9/24/1940 - Foxx hits historic blast Red Sox slugger Jimmie Foxx becomes the second player to join the 500 home run club, adding his name to a list that, at the time, only featured Babe Ruth. Foxx's shot off Philadelphia's George Caster came when he was 32 years and 337 days old. He was almost two...
Today in Sports History: September 14th
9/14/1968 - McLain wins his 30th game The Detroit Tigers defeat the Oakland Athletics 5-4 in Tiger Stadium, and getting the win is starting pitcher Denny McLain, who improves his pitching record to 30-5. McLain was the first pitcher to win 30 games in a year since Dizzy Dean of the St. Louis...
Today in Sports History: May 18th
(Pippen and Davis. Photo by Bill Kostroun, AP Photos) 5/18/1912 - Substitute Tigers lose to A'sThe Detroit Tigers of the American League stage the first players strike in baseball history. They were protesting the indefinite suspension of Ty Cobb, who in a game three days earlier had beaten up a...
Off Topic All Stars: The Life and Times of Inge
I have, over the course of moving from baseball deprived Indiana to baseball batshitcrazyinsane Boston, become a fan of the game. I, like the vast majority of American boys, played little league growing up and always followed baseball, but more from a "disinterested party" viewpoint than a true...
Quick Hits: McClain, Williamson, Takahashi, Gaudin
Quick Hits:Minor league veteran Scott McClain agreed to a one year deal with the Hiroshima Carp. McClain, 37, is a career .262 hitter with 404 career minor league homeruns in over 2200 games. He never could figure it out in the major leagues, but has appeared in the major leagues three times with...
Upset Indeed
After erasing a large deficit to finish the half only down by 2, Auburn was able to just out play State in the second half. State gave up 91 points to Auburn - the most they have given up all year. This was also the most points Auburn scored this season. The Tigers hit 13 3-pointers in a game that...
Upset On The Plains?
After a tough, close loss to LSU in The Hump this past Wednesday night, the Bulldogs are taking a trip to the Plains to face off against Auburn. The Tigers haven't exactly been on fire the past few seasons, but have won two straight at home and could catch State on the rebound. One player to watch...
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Missouri Tigers Open Game Thread
Opponent: Missouri (4-0, 0-0 Big 12) Date: Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007 | 8:15 p.m. Listen:Huskers Sports Network | Sirius: 140 | Huskers.com TV: ESPN Stadium: Faurot Field (68,349), Columbia, MO Opponent's Blogs: Rock M Nation The Husker Hater Mizzou has not beaten Nebraska 3...
Under the Hood: Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Missouri Tigers
It's the Big One! Nebraska versus Mizzou for the Big 12 North this weekend! At least that's what we were universally told at the beginning of the season, that the only two true contenders for the North crown were Missouri and Nebraska. So much for pre-season precognaterations. Nebraska's reputation...
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