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Greg Prince on 8 July 2007 10:58 pm
1) Keith Hernandez has highly selective recall of his own career. Last night he invoked the infamous Terry Pendleton game, framing it as a crushing loss (no argument), coming as it did in the second game of a series (it was the first), after a game the Mets beat the Cardinals (again, a nonexistent game) [...]
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Greg Prince on 8 July 2007 9:41 pm
I know Tal’s Hill is a silly place because I’ve been up on top of it. On September 21, 2003, in another phase of my professional life, I had occasion to wander Minute Maid Park. Natch, I headed 436 feet from home plate, straight out to center and climbed right up that hill.
It is high.
It [...]
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Greg Prince on 8 July 2007 8:22 am
A man built a park
A man built a field
A man said quirky!
Is what I'll yield
I'll make one wall close
Make one wall far
I'll make another wall stand
Behind something bizarre
Gonna have a hill
Gonna put it where?
Puttin' it in center
Way the hell out there
Nobody digs it
Everyone complains
But at least there's a roof
In the event it rains
Two teams played [...]