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    Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: The Machine

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    Image of CamMartin CamMartin
    09/24/09

    In reply to Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: The Machine
    Joe, have you ever heard of another player refusing to take his base after being hit by a pitch?

    "I'm not taking the base, Bill. Didn't hit me. Let me back in the box," Rose said.

    Good luck with the book.
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    Image of JoePosnanski JoePosnanski
    09/24/09

    @CamMartin: I love that Pete story.

    Hey guys, thanks for having me and not utterly destroying me with comments. Now, of course, I shamelessly offer up the Amazon link. This was a lot of fun.

    [www.amazon.com]
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    Image of Tyler Young Tyler Young
    09/24/09

    In reply to Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: The Machine
    Bigger what-could-have-been story — Ken Griffey or Ken Griffey Jr.?
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    JoePosnanski approved this comment Tyler Young was starred Tyler Young was unstarred
    Image of JoePosnanski JoePosnanski
    09/24/09

    @Tyler Young: Junior from age 31-36 averaged about 21 home runs a season. That's because of injury. If he had averaged 40 home runs -- he averaged 44 the six years before -- he's got like 740 home runs and would almost certainly break the record. So that's one of the all-time could-have beens.

    That said, Ken Sr. could have been even better, I think, if given the chance.
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    Image of Thirsty Squirrel Thirsty Squirrel
    09/24/09

    In reply to Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: The Machine
    Just want to say that anyone who DOESNT read Joe's blog is missing some of the best writing anywhere, not just sports related.

    Also, Joe, do you have a new stat to unleash on the Deadspin community today? I think its about time for a new Joe-stat.
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    JoePosnanski promoted this comment Thirsty Squirrel was starred Thirsty Squirrel was unstarred
    Image of JoePosnanski JoePosnanski
    09/24/09

    @Thirsty Squirrel: The check is in the mail.

    No new stat ... I spent much of the morning trying to convince Royals broadcaster Ryan Lefebvre to give Ultimate Zone Rating a try. I didn't get very far.
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    Image of Cixelsyd Cixelsyd
    09/24/09

    In reply to Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: The Machine
    Joe, any recent films that failed your movie expectation rating system?
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    Image of JoePosnanski JoePosnanski
    09/24/09

    @Cixelsyd: Two little kids, so I only see movies on TV like eight years after they came out. But "The Express" was really disappointing, which is tough because I didn't really expect that much out of it. I give every movie a plus/minus -- I think I expected a pleasant 2 1/2 star movie and got a 1 star movie. So a dreadful minus-1 1/2 experience for The Express.
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    Image of TotallyRuckedUp TotallyRuckedUp
    09/24/09

    In reply to Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: The Machine
    Joe Morgan: Smartest player on the 1975 Reds? Or smartest person ever?
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    Image of JoePosnanski JoePosnanski
    09/24/09

    @kylejahner: Both.
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    Image of Kid Canada Kid Canada
    09/24/09

    In reply to Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: The Machine
    HOW MUCH!! would YOU? pay for a major motion picture with PECOTA!*&! as the main character?
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    Image of Matt_T Matt_T
    09/24/09

    In reply to Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: The Machine
    With the news yesterday that Bobby Cox is coming back for one more year and retiring, what are your thoughts on him and the Braves? Too much blame for only one WS in 14 post season appearances?
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    Image of JoePosnanski JoePosnanski
    09/24/09

    @Matt_T: I think he probably does get too much blame for them only winning the one World Series -- Bobby Cox might be the best manager in baseball history when it comes to guiding a team through a season. The 1996 Braves World loss was really a bad one for them -- they were better than that Yankees team, and if they win that one, it's back-to-back and Cox has his due place in history. He'll be in the Hall of Fame.
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    Image of Matt_T Matt_T
    09/24/09

    @JoePosnanski: that loss in 1996 still breaks my cold black heart.
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    Image of Gravy Gravy
    09/24/09

    In reply to Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: The Machine
    Don Denkinger?
    1. The anti-Christ
    2. George Brett and Jamie Quirk's love slave
    3. The Blind Assassin
    4. Joaquin Andujar's vengeful former love slave
    5. A chronic premature ejaculator in all walks of life
    6. Living in a different space / time continuum
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    Image of JoePosnanski JoePosnanski
    09/24/09

    @Gravy: I might be missing something here. So you ... like Denkinger?
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    Image of Bobby Big Wheel Bobby Big Wheel
    09/24/09

    In reply to Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: The Machine
    What were these guys like off the field? More like the 86 Mets or 98 Yankees?
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    Image of JoePosnanski JoePosnanski
    09/24/09

    @Bobby Big Wheel: Copout answer -- somewhere in between. Maybe closer to 98 Yankees. Pete was wild but he didn't drink. Johnny didn't drink much. George Foster read the Bible a lot. Joe Morgan read adventure comic books.
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    Image of Clayton Vernon Clayton Vernon
    09/24/09

    In reply to Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: The Machine
    Joe, who wins, '75 Reds or '80 Phillies?
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    JoePosnanski promoted this comment Clayton Vernon was starred Clayton Vernon was unstarred
    Image of JoePosnanski JoePosnanski
    09/24/09

    @Clayton Vernon: i think '75 Reds win, but it would be a lot of fun to see Cincinnati Pete talking with Philadelphia Pete at first base. Which leads to the question: Would Pete Rose like Pete Rose if he met Pete Rose? I have a pretty good sense that whatever that question means, the answer is no.
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    Image of Rob Iracane Rob Iracane
    09/24/09

    In reply to Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: The Machine
    How pissed are you that some random dummy sponsors the 1975 Reds page at Baseball-Reference.com and totally robbed you of a perfectly good advertising vehicle?
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    Image of JoePosnanski JoePosnanski
    09/24/09

    @Rob Iracane: I did look at that page and thing: Come on!
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    Image of MooseTacos MooseTacos
    09/24/09

    In reply to Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: The Machine
    Why couldn't you talk to Sparky Anderson for your book?
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    Image of JoePosnanski JoePosnanski
    09/24/09

    @jeffbasinger2002: I made a few efforts, send him the book, called a couple of times, wrote him a letter ... I think he was going through some health issues, and the thing is that Sparky is such an open story -- I have talked to him numerous times and he has written three books -- that at some point I really didn't want to bother him.
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    Image of MarkKelsosMigraine MarkKelsosMigraine
    09/24/09

    In reply to Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: The Machine
    On a scale of 1 to 10, how concerned are you that Sean Salisbury may go to the G20 summit, throw a trash can through a Starbucks window and murder a Wal-Mart greeter?
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    Image of JoePosnanski JoePosnanski
    09/24/09

    @MarkKelsosMigraine: Is 1 not concerned at all and 10 getting a new security system for my house?
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    Image of GorgeForeman GorgeForeman
    09/24/09

    In reply to Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: The Machine
    Joe, on a scale of 1-44, how socially retarded is the typical sportwriter? Please feel free to cite specific examples and hilarious anecdotes featuring press box food.
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    JoePosnanski promoted this comment GorgeForeman was starred GorgeForeman was unstarred
    Image of JoePosnanski JoePosnanski
    09/24/09

    @GorgeForeman: Is 1 complete shut in and 44 ... no, I'm not going there.
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    Image of Head Bee Guy Head Bee Guy
    09/24/09

    In reply to Book Excerpts That Don't Suck: The Machine
    You, Neyer, Rany...who is the scrappiest?
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    JoePosnanski promoted this comment Head Bee Guy was starred Head Bee Guy was unstarred
    Image of JoePosnanski JoePosnanski
    09/24/09

    @Head Bee Guy: Nobody, and I mean nobody, outscraps Rob Neyer.
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