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Comment on The Dynamic Duo, 1959-1966: When Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax ruled by George Haloulakos

George Haloulakos — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:52:32 +0000

My sincere thanks to the many people who have either contacted me directly or posted messages here on the BPP website regarding our Drysdale/Koufax article.

For those who have further interest, there is a 1-hour podcast titled “Baseball: The Great American Pastime” that you can download for free (i-Tunes) on the Galaxy Nostalgia Network website. This program is devoted to an in-depth discussion on Messrs. Drysdale and Koufax plus offers some very personal memories from the 1959-66 glory days of the Dodgers.

You can listen to the free podcast by clicking on to this site: http://www.galaxymoonbeamnightsite.com/

Then scroll down along the right side to the section titled Our Podcast Library, and right under that, is a link labeled “Galaxy Moonbeam Podcast.” Click on this, and then scroll down through the list of programs until you come to the one titled “Baseball: The Great American Pastime” and click on it to listen for free. Please share it with others in your network who share an interest in this exciting era when Major League Baseball arrived in California and this dynamic pitching duo made history.

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Ultimate pull - Page 2 - Blowout Cards Forums — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:09:05 +0000

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Comment on Higher batting average than strikeouts by So You Survived The Apocalypse… | The Fighter Still Remains

So You Survived The Apocalypse… | The Fighter Still Remains — Sun, 19 May 2013 20:05:46 +0000

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Comment on Thoughts about a famous Vin Scully quote by Adam Darowski

Adam Darowski — Sun, 19 May 2013 01:46:28 +0000

I’m glad you said this:

It’s why I’m grateful for the rise of sites like Baseball-Reference, seemingly designed to introduce me to players like Riggs Stephenson and so many others I may never have heard of were they not a click away.

That’s gotta be the #1 reason I’m into this stuff—to learn. It’s all so interesting. I don’t just care about the stats. I use the stats as my gateway into learning about these players. The stats are the only way I’ll find them in the first place.

I find Bob Caruthers or Deacon White’s stats interesting. Then I fall in love with the players after learning about them. It’s a fun process.

Comment on The Dynamic Duo, 1959-1966: When Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax ruled by No Hands SEO Free

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Comment on 10 baseball players who didn’t do steroids by Ben

Ben — Tue, 14 May 2013 01:16:08 +0000

You kind of left Chipper Jones out of the list….no big deal or anything.

Comment on An interview with Robert Creamer by work from home

work from home — Mon, 13 May 2013 05:51:11 +0000

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Comment on The 50 best baseball players not in the Hall of Fame, Version 2.0 by Chris Goode

Chris Goode — Sun, 12 May 2013 15:59:14 +0000

My eyes may be failing me, but I didn’t see Lefty O’Doul, who ranks among the best in career batting average. Also Van Haltren should be in top 50, as should Hal Chase. Thx