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Oct 9, 2012, 7:03:44 PM10/9/12
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# LANSFORD CARNAGE: Ex-Sock Carney fired as Rockies hitting coach.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:04:05 PM10/9/12
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# Today’s inductee to the Twitter Hall of the Very Good is Carney
Lansford, a bespectacled big league third baseman from 1978-92.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:04:33 PM10/9/12
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# Lansford batted .290/.343/.411 (111 OPS+), with 2074 hits, 151 HR,
and 224 SB. Oddly, he made just one All-Star team.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:04:55 PM10/9/12
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# Lansford was also a strong postseason performer, batting .305 in 33
games and winning a World Series ring with Oakland in 1989.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:06:14 PM10/9/12
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# Lansford led the AL in fielding PCT 5 times, but was actually a
below-average 3B. He had poor range and dove for everything.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:06:46 PM10/9/12
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# The Angels selected Lansford, a San Jose native, in the 3rd round of
the 1975 draft. He jumped from AA to the bigs in 1978.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:07:12 PM10/9/12
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# The 21-year-old Lansford was 3rd in the 1978 AL Rookie of the Year
voting, batting .294/.338/.406 (113 OPS+) with 20 SB.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:07:30 PM10/9/12
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# Lansford scored a career-high 114 runs in 1979 and improved his
power (19 HR, 79 RBI), while batting .287 with 20 steals.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:07:54 PM10/9/12
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# Lansford had an off-year in 1980 (.261/.312/.390, 94 OPS+), though
he scored 87 runs, hit 15 HR, and had a career-best 80 RBI.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:08:11 PM10/9/12
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# In December 1980 Lansford was traded to Boston with Mark Clear and
Rick Miller for Rick Burleson and Butch Hobson.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:08:40 PM10/9/12
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# The Red Sox had dismantled their powerful 1975-80 core, and they
thought Lansford would become a star--and a 30 HR man.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:09:01 PM10/9/12
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# Lansford turned into something different with Boston in
strike-shortened 1981: a singles hitter--but a very good one.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:09:25 PM10/9/12
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# Lansford won the batting crown (.336/.389/.439, 133 OPS+) and stole
15 bases, but hit 4 HR in 102 games. He was 6th in MVP voting.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:09:42 PM10/9/12
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# Lansford played well in 128 games in 1982 (.301/.359/.444, 114 OPS+,
11 HR), but the 34 games he missed were more meaningful.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:10:18 PM10/9/12
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# Lansford’s ankle injury opened a space for a rookie named Wade Boggs
(who hit .349, and moved to 1B after Carney returned).

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:10:45 PM10/9/12
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# With Boston eager to give Boggs the 3B job and looking for power,
they traded Lansford to Oakland for Tony Armas Sr. in December 1982.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:11:01 PM10/9/12
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# Lansford missed half the 1983 season, but had his best rate stats
(.308/.357/.475, 135 OPS+, 10 HR, 45 RBI in 80 games).

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:11:28 PM10/9/12
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# Lansford hit .300/.342/.439 (123 OPS+) in 1984, but missed 64 games
in 1985. He batted .284 with 19 HR and 16 SB in 1986.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:11:47 PM10/9/12
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# Lansford hit 19 HR again in 1987 (.289/.366/.455, 123 OPS+), with 89
runs and a surprisingly high 27 stolen bases.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:12:05 PM10/9/12
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# Lansford only hit 19 HR the rest of his career, morphing back into a
singles hitter and stolen base threat.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:12:20 PM10/9/12
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# In 1988 Lansford made his only All-Star team. He stole 29 bases, but
was otherwise mediocre (.279/.327/.360, 95 OPS+).

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:12:36 PM10/9/12
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# Lansford was much better in 1989, hitting .336/.398/.405 (131 OPS+)
for the World Champs, adding a career-best 37 SB.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:13:00 PM10/9/12
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# Lansford was particularly deadly in the 1989 postseason, hitting
.455 in the ALCS and .438 in the WS, with 8 RBI in 7 games.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:13:22 PM10/9/12
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# Lansford slumped to .268 in 1990, missed all but 5 games with a knee
injury in 1991, and hit a mediocre .262 in 1992.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:13:53 PM10/9/12
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# Lansford’s comeback earned him the 1992 Hutch Award, a trophy that
honors "fighting spirit and competitive desire."

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:14:07 PM10/9/12
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# After the 1992 season, the 36-year-old Lansford retired. He has been
a hitting coach for the Giants and Rockies.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:14:21 PM10/9/12
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# Lansford’s brother Jody, a 1B, played parts of 2 seasons with San
Diego. Another brother, Phil, played in the minors.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:14:35 PM10/9/12
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# Lansford’s son Jared, a RHP, was Oakland’s 2nd round pick in 2005,
and is now playing in an independent league.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:14:57 PM10/9/12
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# Another son, Josh, was a Cubs minor league 3B, moved to Oakland’s
chain as a RHP, and is now on his brother's independent club.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:15:11 PM10/9/12
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# Lansford got 3 votes on his only HOF ballot. He does have one HOF
comp (George Kell); his #1 comp is Bill Madlock.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:15:30 PM10/9/12
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# Ichiro made the greatest slide in baseball history last night, but
it wasn’t enough to beat Buck in the House of Ripken.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:15:49 PM10/9/12
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# ROID RAGE: Yankees fans incensed at A-Fraud’s failings, that he’s
batting 3rd, and that he’s got 5 years left on his deal.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:16:06 PM10/9/12
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# STEP RIGHT THIS WAY! Beatles release DVD version of Magical Mystery
Tour, with commentary by Macca!

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:16:21 PM10/9/12
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# Understand, Magical Mystery Tour is self-indulgent rubbish, and
George was miserable, but it still has some great music

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:17:05 PM10/9/12
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# Thoughts and prayers are with Alex Karras, the great football man
and TV star, who is on his deathbed. He will be missed.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:17:19 PM10/9/12
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# Sobering article on our new LF. Wish Werner had read it:
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8477213/josh-hamilton-story-fall-texas-rangers

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:17:41 PM10/9/12
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# In another article, a Rangers official says they wouldn’t take
Hamilton "even if he wants to play here for free next season."

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:17:57 PM10/9/12
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# Ever go to a movie that’s so good, so piercing, that you can’t see
it again? For me it is The Sweet Hereafter (1997).

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:18:17 PM10/9/12
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# May Jerry Sandusky rot in hell. The sooner, the better.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:18:38 PM10/9/12
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# Keith Olbermann, normally a traditionalist, has endorsed Mike Trout
for American League Most Valuable Player.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:18:51 PM10/9/12
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# CUSHING THE BLOW: Texans LB Brian Cushing tears ACL, out for the
season.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:19:05 PM10/9/12
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# Last night’s game was frustrating because the Jets played hard and
had a chance to steal it, but Sanchez simply sucks.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:19:18 PM10/9/12
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# Sure, there were dumbass calls, like having RB-CB-RB McKnight as a
wildcat QB in an empty backfield. Gee, ya think he’s running?

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:19:30 PM10/9/12
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# But goddammit, Sanchez is still treated like a f-cking rookie. He’s
a 4th year pro, a 5th overall pick. He shouldn’t miss easy throws.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:20:21 PM10/9/12
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# In the most shocking rumor since Steve Garvey fathered all those
kids, Jason Giambi--the Giambino--could manage the Rockies.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:25:00 PM10/9/12
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# Mets preparing megadeal for David Wright.

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Oct 9, 2012, 7:25:53 PM10/9/12
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# I don't *think* Belichick will bench Ridley for the fumble, but I
can't guarantee it. Wouldn't be shocked to see more of Vereen.

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Oct 9, 2012, 10:11:45 PM10/9/12
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# Brutal loss by the Reds today. Bailey was amazing, but a 10th inning
Rolen error did them in. Still lead, 2-1. Road teams are 3-0.

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Oct 9, 2012, 10:47:10 PM10/9/12
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# Happy 72nd birthday to John Winson Ono Lennon, and happy 37th
birthday to Sean Ono Lennon. War is over (if you want it).

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Oct 9, 2012, 10:55:18 PM10/9/12
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# There is no director whose films this cinephile looks forward to
more than Ben Affleck's. I'm told Argo is his best work yet.

Don Violette

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Oct 10, 2012, 7:25:27 AM10/10/12
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<<(bismotwitter)
# Sobering article on our new LF. Wish Werner had read it:
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8477213/josh-hamilton-story-fall-texas-rangers
>>

Boy you're gonna look foolish if it doesn't happen. Not that you're
not used to it.

--
"Okay, if you're going to question the
importance of an actor's signature on a
plastic helmet from a movie based on a
comic book then all of our lives have no
meaning"!!!

Don Violette

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Oct 10, 2012, 7:32:52 AM10/10/12
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<<(bismotwitter)
# In the most shocking rumor since Steve Garvey fathered all those kids,
Jason Giambi--the Giambino--could manage the Rockies. >>

Despite his roids connecton?

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Oct 10, 2012, 7:41:02 AM10/10/12
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@Don: I *pray* that I look foolish. I think Mr. Werner is foolish to
give away his Huxtable money to such a risky player as Josh.

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Oct 10, 2012, 7:41:57 AM10/10/12
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@Don: That said, my source is so close to Mr. Werner that I could get
in huge trouble if I reveal his name.

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Oct 10, 2012, 7:42:50 AM10/10/12
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@Don: I find it really hard to believe. Not only the roids, but the
Giambalco--while a great guy--is not exactly a brain surgeon.

PETER SHORTS

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Oct 10, 2012, 2:57:07 PM10/10/12
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On Tuesday, October 9, 2012 7:15:51 PM UTC-4, bismotwitter wrote:
> # ROID RAGE: Yankees fans incensed at A-Fraud�s failings, that he�s
>
> batting 3rd, and that he�s got 5 years left on his deal.

we all knew this day would come.
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