June 30th, 2009 07:10pm
by OldSchool
It seems that a number of Mets fans aren’t particularly thrilled with Citi Field’s emphasis on honoring the memory of Jackie Robinson while seemingly ignoring the Mets’ rich history.
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June 18th, 2009 08:58pm
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Dusty Rhodes, the hero of the Giants’ last World Series championship — a mere 55 years ago, died Wednesday at 82. What, besides having played for the Giants, did Rhodes have in common with Bonds?
Barry Lamar Bonds and James Lamar Rhodes shared the same middle name.
Besides the superstars of the day — Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, Duke Snider, Ted Williams, Stan Musial and a few others — Dusty Rhodes was …
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June 18th, 2009 03:00am
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Omar Vizquel matched Luis Aparacio with his 2,677th hit Wednesday night — the most by a player from Venezuela. Just how good was Aparicio?
Aparicio led the American League in stolen bases for nine consecutive seasons, 1956-64, with a career-high 57 in 1964 with the Baltimore Orioles.
He was also a nine-time Gold Glove winner, with the White Sox and Orioles.
He was the sparkplug on the 1959 pennant winning White Sox, and …
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June 17th, 2009 03:00am
by OldSchool
How many old-school types remember this baseball ditty: “Spahn and Sain and pray for rain”?
It’s from the 1948 Boston Braves, who won the NL pennant, due in large part to the accomplishments of their top two starting pitchers: Warren Spahn and Johnny Sain.
Sain posted a 24-15 record with a 2.60 ERA.Spahn was 15-12, 3.71.
I think it’s time to update the ditty and move it to San Francisco.
Tim Lincecum and …
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June 16th, 2009 03:00am
by OldSchool
Last Sunday, in advance of the current SF-Angels interleague series, broadcaster Dave Flemming said fans would get a chance to revisit the 2002 World Series. Believe me, Dave, no Giant fan wants to revisit that heart-wrenching loss.
The Giants were up, 5-3, as the Angels came to bat in the bottom of the eighth inning. The Giants were six outs away from winning the World Series in six …
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June 15th, 2009 03:00am
by OldSchool
As the Giants and A’s concluded their interleague series Sunday, I asked blog readers to test their knowledge of the teams’ connections over the years by taking the following trivia quiz. Here are the questions again — this time with the answers below.
1. Who managed both the Giants and A’s to the World Series?
2. Which of the Alou brothers played on both the Giants and the A’s?
3. What …
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June 14th, 2009 03:00am
by OldSchool
As the Giants and A’s conclude their interleague series today, why not test your knowledge of the teams’ connections over the years by taking the following trivia quiz.
1. Who managed both the Giants and A’s to the World Series?
2. Which of the Alou brothers played on both the Giants and the A’s?
3. What player led both the Giants and A’s in home runs?
4. Name the broadcasters who’ve done play-by-play for …
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June 13th, 2009 03:00am
by OldSchool
There’s a myth within the myth of former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. The myth within the myth goes something like this. The 19-year-old Tyson lost his savior and mentor, Cus D’Amato, when D’Amato died in 1985 at the age of 77, and Tyson never got over it.
Tyson says as much, with, as if on cue, appropriate tears and choked-up words, early on in the current pseudo-documentary by James Toback, “Tyson.”
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June 11th, 2009 03:00am
by OldSchool
These kinds of things are so subjective — there is no right or wrong answer, after all — but also good conversation starters among pro hoops fans. Taking nothing away from all those excellent Lakers teams in the 1980s with Kareem, Magic and Worthy, I say the greatest Lakers team ever was the 1971-72 version.
That’s the Bill Sharman-coached team that won an NBA-record 33 consecutive games and finished with 69-13 …
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June 10th, 2009 03:00am
by OldSchool
Two readers were kind enough to raise some issues with my most recent Sunday column, on old-time 300-game winners. Those issues will be cleared up right now.
One reader e-mailed the following message: “- you mentioned Kid Nichols won 30 or more games four times. He actually did it seven times. In 1891, 92, 93, 94, 96, 97 and 98. That is how he was able to win 310 games in …
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Robert Rubino has been a daily copy editor for nearly 30 years and a weekly sports columnist for 15 years. 
