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For a more balanced approach along similar lines, check out Alan Schwartz's The Numbers Game. It goes back deeper to the days of Henry Chadwick, discusses Bill James and the Sabermetric Revolution, and gives organizations their due that Moneyball kind of dismisses. And for a book on baseball statistics, it really is an easy read. It's about the men behind the statistics, not the statistics themselves.

Mike Sowell's The Pitch That Killed. A riveting account of the Cleveland Indians' 1920 season, along with Ray Chapman and the Yankees' Carl Mays. It's written in the same style of Eight Men Out. A work of history that's written in the style of narrative.

Czech, that candy buttons rant is one of the most brilliant things you've ever written.

Nah, just because a thread is long doesn't mean it is good. Just look at the 2004 ALCS thread. That shit was awful.

WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - November 27, 1972 El Olympico defeated Joe Turco Tony Garea defeated Chuck O'Conner Black Gordman defeated Sonny King WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Ray Stevens at 11:58 when referee Danny Bartfield stopped the bout, ruling the challenger could not continue Eddie Graham defeated Blackjack Slade Victor Rivera fought the Spoiler to a 20-minute draw Verne Gagne defeated Buddy Wolfe WWWF Tag Team Champions Prof. Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji fought Gorilla Monsoon & Chief Jay Strongbow to a 20-minute draw WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - February 26, 1973 Susan Green & Lily Thomas defeated Peggy Patterson & Paula Kaye at 18:12 Tony Garea defeated Mike Conrad at 15:05 Mike Graham defeated Joe Turco at 5:42 Terry Funk defeated Chuck Richards at 10:55 Victor Rivera defeated Dory Funk Sr. at 11:45 Mil Mascaras defeated Buddy Wolfe at 9:46 AWA World Champion Verne Gagne defeated Eddie Graham (sub. for Ray Stevens) at 14:35 WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated King Curtis at 5:37 WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - November 12, 1973 Jose Gonzalez defeated El Olympico at 15:22 Dick Slater defeated Mike Pappas at 6:20 Iron Mike McCord fought Manuel Soto to a 20-minute draw Dean Ho defeated Pancho Valdez Don Leo Jonathan defeated Tony Garea at 18:45 Verne Gagne defeated Mr. Fuji at 12:16 Chief Jay Strongbow & Andre the Giant defeated Blackjack Lanza & Stan Stasiak in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0 WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales defeated Larry Hennig at 12:45 when the match was stopped due to blood WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - August 9, 1975 Baron Mikel Scicluna defeated Manuel Soto Chief Jay Strongbow fought Waldo Von Erich to a draw Spiros Arion defeated Dean Ho Victor Rivera defeated Butcher Vachon Bugsy McGraw defeated Tony Garea WWWF Tag Team Champions Pat Barrett & Dominic DeNucci defeated the Blackjacks Andre the Giant & Verne Gagne defeated Johnny & Jimmy Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0 WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino defeated George Steele WWWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - August 29, 1977 Televised on the MSG Network and HBO - featured Vince McMahon on commentary: Lenny Hurst defeated Rocky Tomayo Johnny Rivera defeated Joe Turco at 10:51 SD Jones defeated Jack Evans at 8:19 Peter Miavia defeated Stan Stasiak at 7:35 via count-out after Miavia avoided the Heart Punch on the floor and Stasiak accidentally hit the ringpost; prior to the bout, Vince McMahon interviewed Miavia on the ring apron Tony Garea & Larry Zbyzsko defeated George Steele & Baron Mikel Scicluna in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Steele & Scicluna were disqualified after Steele shoved the referee; fall #2: Garea pinned Scicluna with a sunset flip off the top WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ivan Putski via count-out at 18:01 after the challenger was backdropped to the floor; prior to the bout, McMahon interviewed the champion inside the ring; the Grand Wizard escorted the champion to the ring before the match (20 Years Too Soon: The Superstar Billy Graham Story) Bruno Sammartino (w/ Arnold Skaaland) pinned Ken Patera in a Texas Death Match at 12:13 by kicking off the corner, as Patera had a full nelson applied, and falling backwards onto his opponent; prior to the bout, Capt. Lou Albano escorted Patera to the ring (Bruno Sammartino: Wrestling's Living Legend) Verne Gagne pinned Nikolai Volkoff at 7:10 with a roll up as Volkoff attempted an over-the-knee backbreaker Chief Jay Strongbow fought Mr. Fuji to a curfew draw at around the 6-minute mark; prior to the bout, Freddie Blassie & Prof. Toru Tanaka escorted Fuji to the ring, with Tanaka on crutches and announced as being unable to compete WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - April 30, 1979 Televised on the MSG Network Cowboy Lang & Tiny Thumb defeated Little Tokyo & Butch Cassidy Johnny Rodz defeated Frank Williams at 9:42 Ivan Putski fought Greg Valentine to a 20-minute draw Alan Coage defeated Jose Estrada at 4:19 Roddy Piper defeated Steve King at 9:37 Andre the Giant, WWWF North American Champion Ted Dibiase, & Dominic DeNucci defeated Johnny, Jimmy, & Jerry Valiant in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 8:32 Verne Gagne defeated Mr. X (Jack Evans) at 12:05 NWA World Champion Harley Race defeated Steve Travis at 5:14 WWF World Champion Bob Backlund defeated Bulldog Brower at 11:08

Hogan got his start in Florida, trained by Hiro Matsuda (among others).

Tyson-Spinks was almost certainly the most one-sided major event, particularly since it was so quick. The 30-3 Rangers/Orioles game wasn't that one-sided, honestly. It was competitive through the sixth and then it just fell out of hand. It wasn't that one team was clearly better, it's just that funny things happened. Sports are odd that way.

Al can't handle pain... EHME encourages it! Bullshit I can't. Two weeks ago I had a root canal done on my lunch break.

They might pull it off in England if they were willing to let Wrestlemania air in the afternoon again. New Wembley Stadium would be an attractive site. Otherwise, it will never happen.

You look like a bigger geek than I do. Fag.

Think twice about that. When I had a tooth pulled, I just wanted to bury my head for the rest of the day.

None. To the best of my knowledge, Wee Willie Keeler never stole a bass during a game in his entire career.

You had a question?

If you really want to piss people off, you can always google stats.

You put Jerk in twice as well. Are there that many good posters that we needed to pad this thing? And vote results please Count the damn votes yourself.

Ok, seriously people. I put Cheech in largely to fill out a 64 man bracket. Why is he getting votes?

No objection here.

St. Louis is possible. Minneapolis though may be a couple years away from the wrecking ball.

And this man thinks I'm the biggest nerd here? Please.

Bobby Murcer received a clean bill of health today, fantastic news.

How about nominating threads, and putting one up each week to a "yay or nay" vote?

So now Pennsylvania in six weeks? Shit. Pray for me.

I like MVP Baseball better but I find the Show a suitable little game in its own right.

Bought a copy today. The Show already has a roster available online.

Yeah, all she ever does is expose herself, do sloppy kisses, attempt to have sex, or do a bronco buster. Yuck. I don't see the humor in her or Big Dick Johnson. Outside of Mae Young's antics or in-ring persona, she is a legitimate legend in American Womens wrestling.