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Unforgiveable Dickness: Allen Barra on Baseball’s Most Deserving Non-Hall of Famer
Can't Stop The Bleeding — ... that this is a result of the fact that, hey, tough break for him being such a jerk and alienating voters and that’s the way the cookie crumbles. Which, when you get a little deeper on it — Allen was a tough, defiant black dude playing in Philadelphia at a time when the city in general and its sports media in particular had some serious racial issues — is kind of fucked. Because born-at-age-62 jerk Bill Conlin doesn’t like your attitude you can put up numbers like these and get passed by the Jim Rices and Orlando Cepedas of the world? ...

Great Moments in All-Star Game History: Part 2 (1960-1989)
Sports Then and Now — ... struck out Killebrew and Joe Pepitone to end the game. July 11, 1967 (Anaheim Stadium) Until being matched in 2008, the 1967 All-Star game stood as the longest game in the fabled legacy of the Midsummer Classic. The 1967 game was also one of the most dominating pitching performances in the history of the game as the two teams combined for only 17 hits in 15 innings. Richie Allen gave the NL a lead in the second inning with a solo home run. The AL tied the score in ...

Great Moments in All-Star Game History: Part 2 (1960-1989)
Sports Then and Now — ... inning, but Bob Gibson promptly struck out Killebrew and Joe Pepitone to end the game. July 11, 1967 (Anaheim Stadium) Until being matched in 2008, the 1967 All-Star game stood as the longest game in the fabled legacy of the Midsummer Classic. The 1967 game was also one of the most dominating pitching performances in the history of the game as the two teams combined for only 17 hits in 15 innings. Richie Allen gave the NL a lead in the second inning with a solo home run. The AL tied the score ...

Great Moments in All-Star Game History: Part 2 (1960-1989)
Baseball Reflections — ... Richie Allen gave the NL a lead in the second inning with a solo home run. The AL tied the score in the sixth on a home run by ...

All-Star moments and more brawls
Redleg Nation — ... pitched the bottom of the 15th to earn a save. Trivia: all three runs in the game came on solo homers by the game’s third basemen: Dick (he was Richie then) Allen and Perez for the Nationals, ...

Teams Should Front-Load Big Contracts
Dugout Central — ... A team will have to sign them for 4 or 5 years in order to get them, while guaranteeing big money through the years of 32-37. Those early to mid-30’s years have historically seen a gradual, but sometimes precipitous, drop in production. Only Reyes at 28 years of age when he hits free agency will be under 30, but with a game built on speed and with leg issues already, what will his 28 to 30 something years be like? ...