Tag: atlanta braves
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Celebrity Baseball Spotlight Series: Scott Patterson
As part of our recurring celebrity spotlight series we now focus on actor Scott Patterson. Prior to his acting career, Patterson played seven years of minor league ball from 1980-1986. Originally drafted by the Atlanta Braves in 1980, he was then traded by the Braves to the New York Yankees for Bob Watson in 1982. …
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The Assault on Extra Innings
One of the worst (and we mean WORST) rules instituted by MLB in recent years has been placing an automatic runner on second base in extra innings. This “rule” was dreamed up by the MLB hierarchy to speed up the game once it hit extra innings. Randomly and without precedent, the decision was to place…
Baseball Purist 