Theo Epstein is Born to Crush the Curses On this day December 29th in 1973 Philip G. Epstein, an American screenwriter, best known, along with his identical twin, Julius, and Howard Koch, for writing the 1942 Academy Award-winning screenplay for Casablanca, welcomes his fraternal twin grandsons Paul and Theo Epstein into the world. In twenty-eight […]
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Today in MLB History: Mariano Rivera Breaks Whitey Ford Record On this day in (October, 13 2000) in MLB History, Mariano Rivera, extending his streak to 33.1 innings, breaks the 38 year-old record of Whitey Ford for consecutive scoreless frames in postseason play when the Yankees defeat the Mariners, 8-2, in Game 3 of the
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Today in MLB History: Gibson Goes Deep Twice We lost another Hall of Famer over the weekend. Bob Gibson, flamethrower for the Cardinals, died at 84. Gibson, who won two Cy Young Awards and threw 56 career shutouts, was one of baseball’s most dominating and intimidating pitchers. On this day in October, 6 1968, Bob
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Today in MLB History: Ozzie Smith Flips Today in MLB history Ozzie Smith flips! On this day in 1978, the last day of the MLB season at Qualcomm Stadium, Ozzie Smith does his signature flip for the first time. The Padres shortstop, asked by the club to do it for Fans Appreciation Day, will continue
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