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To: Buckeye McFrog

Exactly.

Whenever I see a split screen with the centerfield shot of home plate plus a shot of the runner taking his lead off of first base, it reminds me of Omar Moreno in the 1979 post-season. While Moreno normally wasn’t much of a hitter, but he had a great 1979 and helped the Pirates win the World Series. He would have won three consecutive stolen-base titles had that cowardly felon Ron LeFlore not started the final game of the 1980 season on the bench so that he could be brought in as a pinch-runner to steal second and third and beat out Moreno (who started the game, as he always did) 97-96.


16 posted on 09/30/2014 7:22:17 AM PDT by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll defend your rights?)
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To: AuH2ORepublican

I can still recite that ‘79 lineup from memory.

1st. base - Stargell
2nd. base - Garner
Shortstop - Foli
3rd. base - Madlock
Catcher - Ott/Nicosia (platoon)
Center field - Moreno
Right field - Parker
Left field - Robinson/Lacy (platoon)

Helluva season.


29 posted on 09/30/2014 8:21:19 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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