GDT: Civil Rights Game - Cards v. Indians

CardHawk · Post by **CardHawk** » March 31 07, 5:08 pm

Of course not. But it's fun to see people think you are.

Post by **planet planet** » March 31 07, 5:10 pm

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Schlich · Post by **Schlich** » March 31 07, 5:17 pm

CardHawk wrote:Of course not. But it's fun to see people think you are.

A warm welcome to the board, CardsHawk. look's like you're already in the swing of things. haha.

Mary1966 · Post by **Mary1966** » March 31 07, 6:02 pm

planet pujolsian wrote:Join flash chat!

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obucard · Post by **obucard** » March 31 07, 7:03 pm

planet pujolsian wrote:
Fat Strat wrote:Molina hitting 5th tomorrow? Wow.
I hope it's just a temporary experiment.

Unless it actually works.

StatmanCrothers · Post by **StatmanCrothers** » March 31 07, 7:21 pm

obucard wrote:
planet pujolsian wrote:
Fat Strat wrote:Molina hitting 5th tomorrow? Wow.
I hope it's just a temporary experiment.
Unless it actually works.

The thing is, with Molina battng fifth, with his running speed, you really have to consider it as battng seventh, as his teammates will tend to pass him on the basepaths.

greenback44 · Post by **greenback44** » March 31 07, 7:52 pm

Mary1966 wrote:
planet pujolsian wrote:Join flash chat!
YAY! I love Flash Chat!

On my Mac it's, um, a cr*pbag.

Jmodene · Post by **Jmodene** » March 31 07, 8:48 pm

FWIW, despite the name "Indians" and the whole Chief Wahoo thing, it's entirely appropriate for Cleveland to be involved in this game, as they were the first AL team to have a black player (Larry Doby, 1948).

The mystery is why the Cardinals were selected - the Cards were the *last* NL team to have a black player (Tom Alston, mid-1950's). It really should have been the Dodgers, but I suspect that LA and Anaheim management didn't want to give up the annual Freeway Series of games they play at the tail end of ST.

For the same reason, the Dodgers aren't playing any exhibition games here in Las Vegas, even though the 51's are their AAA team - instead, we get the Cubs and Mariners.

haltz · Post by **haltz** » March 31 07, 8:57 pm

I suspect that it's because the museum is in Memphis, and that park is an affiliated team of the Cardinals. What's his name, the GM of the Redbirds, made it sound like it was their idea to begin with a year or so ago, and that they've been pitching it to MLB and getting the kinks worked out since then.