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PatsWin2002
10-08-2007, 11:56 PM
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Technology/WhosCounting/story?id=3694104&page=1

Report Suggests Slugger May Have Gained From Yankees' Relationship With Official Scorer


http://a.abcnews.com/images/US/DiMaggio_streak_071005_ms.jpg
jaychamp
10-09-2007, 12:11 AM
Gawd, make it stop :icon_hang

Big deal, 2 arguable calls that went his way. News flash, this happens all the time in home games whether it's in the middle of a streak or not. It's not an exact science.

Not directed at you PW2002
NEM
10-09-2007, 12:30 AM
Gawd, make it stop :icon_hang

Big deal, 2 arguable calls that went his way. News flash, this happens all the time in home games whether it's in the middle of a streak or not. It's not an exact science.

Not directed at you PW2002


]I seem to recall that Abner Doubleday got a break one day from the official scorer when Doubleday wanted to call the new game he invented "SackBall" but changed it to "Baseball" when he was awarded an extra sackhit.
#1Patsfan_chica
10-09-2007, 12:47 AM
Nowaday's people want to put an asterisk on every record.
SamBam39
10-09-2007, 01:20 AM
I don't think so! Let him have his record!
groganfan
10-09-2007, 03:30 AM
he's dead and can't speak for himself. leave the man alone!
NEM
10-09-2007, 05:30 AM
The 56 game hitting streak, and Cy Young's 511 wins are two records that, IMO, will never be beaten.

Here's an interesting sidelight. Joe's brother Dom, Red Sox centerfielder, was on his way to breaking the Sox record for the longest hitting streak when his streak was stopped short at 34 games.

And, the ironic part of it was that.....

.......Joe caught the fly ball that Dom hit in his final at-bat on August 9th, 1949, ending the 34-game streak three shy of the Red Sox record.
babalu87
10-09-2007, 04:53 PM
Bedded Marylin Monroe

Joe Dimaggio FTW
Bases Loaded
10-09-2007, 06:25 PM
Gawd, make it stop :icon_hang

Big deal

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