micropolitan guy's Recent Activity
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micropolitan guy replied to the thread Obscure sports trivia.
Mickey Mantle has the highest OPS (.977) of any switch-hitter in MLB history. Who has the second-highest?
Apr 25, 2024 at 8:27 PM -
micropolitan guy replied to the thread MLB '24 Regular Season Thread.
Just finished it. Outstanding, could not put it down. Luckily I have yet to read the chapter notes, and the little tidbits that often...
Apr 25, 2024 at 7:04 PM -
micropolitan guy replied to the thread Concerts thread: Best/Worst/Next/Last one you attended?.
I saw Roger McGuinn last night at the new performing arts center at OSU. Amazing show, amazing venue. He opened with "My Back Pages,"...
Apr 24, 2024 at 10:32 AM -
micropolitan guy replied to the thread MLB '24 Regular Season Thread.
Willie Mays went 1-for-26 (.038) in his first seven games, then had two two-hit games and started becoming Willie Mays. Mays also had...
Apr 22, 2024 at 8:07 PM -
micropolitan guy replied to the thread Running 2023-24 NCAA Basketball Thread.
In her peer group, averaging a 9.85 is like hitting .240 in baseball. They hand out 9.85s like M&Ms in college meets.
Apr 21, 2024 at 11:48 PM -
micropolitan guy liked Starman's post in the thread RIP Roman Gabriel.
Yeah, I caught that as soon as I wrote it but you rarely saw the Cardinals on TV on any network. Hart kept that "hidden gem" reputation...
Apr 21, 2024 at 4:39 PM -
micropolitan guy replied to the thread MLB '24 Regular Season Thread.
I have that up next. Luckily a good friend in Microville is the president of SABR and also a published author so he gets a lot of new...
Apr 21, 2024 at 1:18 PM -
micropolitan guy replied to the thread RIP Roman Gabriel.
Great, very true, except that Jim Hart was in the NFL with the Cardinals, along with Charlie Johnson.
Apr 21, 2024 at 1:06 PM -
micropolitan guy liked Starman's post in the thread RIP Roman Gabriel.
Ahh, the late 60s/early 70s when almost every starting QB in pro football worth a damn had quite a developed public persona: Unitas --...
Apr 21, 2024 at 1:05 PM -
micropolitan guy liked MileHigh's post in the thread 2024 college football offseason thread.
There are tweaks late in all levels of football games when it comes to timing, even in high school. The college adjustment was long...
Apr 19, 2024 at 11:21 PM -
micropolitan guy replied to the thread RIP Dickey Betts.
The MTB live album from 73 or 74 is great, we used to go crazy singing "24 Hours at a Time."
Apr 19, 2024 at 11:19 PM -
micropolitan guy replied to the thread MLB '24 Regular Season Thread.
Micro Jr. has box-level tickets for Saturday's Mariners-Rockies game at Coors. Right now it's 31 degrees and snowing. Last game he went...
Apr 19, 2024 at 11:14 PM -
micropolitan guy replied to the thread Running license plate thread.
My walking group has a "count the different license plates" game when we go through an apartment complex in Microville. I think our...
Apr 19, 2024 at 11:09 PM -
micropolitan guy replied to the thread 2024 college football offseason thread.
Well that's another one of my pet peeves (yes, I'm a grumpy old man). Don't change the rules depending on the clock. You don't get four...
Apr 19, 2024 at 5:08 PM -
micropolitan guy replied to the thread 2024 college football offseason thread.
A worthless holdover from the infant days of pro/college football when the stadium clock was inaccurate or non-existent. The two-minute...
Apr 19, 2024 at 4:56 PM -
micropolitan guy replied to the thread WNBA thread… 28.5 ain’t your pay cut.
"On our next 'Good Bones,' Mina and Karen are back in Fountain Square refurbishing a quaint but expensive cottage-like home for Caitlin...
Apr 19, 2024 at 4:51 PM -
micropolitan guy replied to the thread President Biden: The NEW one and only politics thread.
Practicing for this fall's Burning Man.
Apr 19, 2024 at 4:46 PM -
micropolitan guy replied to the thread MLB '24 Regular Season Thread.
Well I don't/didn't live in Montreal and don't want to start a pissing match but even if it was a terrible venue the Expos drew very...
Apr 19, 2024 at 4:40 PM -
micropolitan guy replied to the thread MLB '24 Regular Season Thread.
If Montreal had a decent temporary stadium (no, Olympic stadium is not decent) and concrete plans to build a new one, the A's should...
Apr 19, 2024 at 1:42 PM -
micropolitan guy replied to the thread 2024 college football offseason thread.
Mack was worried the broadcast might show Carolina defenders actually tackling someone.
Apr 19, 2024 at 1:36 PM
