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I started thinking that their was an interesting similarly between 1951 rookie baseball season of Mays 20 and Mantle 19 and the 2012 rookie season of Trout 20, and Harper 19. Looking at the 1951 season as I decided to track and compare there seasons day by day I noticed that the calendar matches exactly 2012s’.
If were lucky the careers of Tout and Harper will be as successful as Mays and Mantle.
Friday July 13 1951
Mantle batted leadoff 1-5 3Ks’ BA 260
Mays batted 6th 1-4 1-Run Scored BA 277

Friday July 13 2012
Trout batting leadoff 2-4 2-Runs Scored BA 344
Harper batting 2nd 1-5 1-Run Scored 281BA

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Yankees one down 161 to go. Rule of the thumb you will win 50 games and lose 50 games it’s what you do with the other 62 games. It’s called the “Championship Season” for a reason. So, sit back enjoy the games, plenty of time  before we start worrying…

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On this day in 1973 at Fenway Park, Yankees’ Ron Blomberg becomes the first designated hitter in major league history. In the historic plate appearance, the first DH draws a first-inning walk off Luis Tiant in the 15-5 Red Sox rout of the Bronx Bombers. This from Nationalpastime.com! I have such a clear day of this , 1973 was the last season at old Yankee Stadium and I had tickets for my first opening day. It was the beginning of  returning  passion of baseball (more about this in future blogs)

I was working in NYC at a famous custom photography lab called Frenchy’s Color Lab, was in my studio suite working, I had a radio with me  tuned into the game because I was excited about the coming season and to hear history , the first DH. I’ve always been a fan of the DH. By the end of 1973 because of a contribution I made to the Baseball Hall of Fame after my first visit I received a free life time pass 1973 I remember well!

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While attending spring training for pleasure and my photography watched Strasburg pitch twice. The other day tweeted my team picks in the National league, Washington Nationals  one of my Wild Card picksImage

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NYC today turned into perfect baseball weather and for Mets fan a perfect opening day.  Sanatana on the mound pitching were he left off  19 months ago.

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MLB 2013, what will team schedules look like?  I don’t know but what I think will take place is MLB will want to add two more teams. Why, will allow MLB to create, 4-8 team divisions then cut the number of game back to 154. Then the season can end around the 20th of September, increase the playoffs to 3 rounds then play the World Series. This will increase the TV contract money and make-up what the owners will lose playing 7 less regular home games. 

Round 1

4-second place teams play the 4 next best records. Best of 3

No off day for travel, makes winning the division very important

Round 2

4- first place teams play the winning teams, best 4 out 7

Only one travel day built in.

Round 3

The 4 remaining teams. Best of 7

Ony one travel day built in.

 World Series

Would like the World Series play day games on the weekend

 I’m for less playoffs but could see something like this happening

 

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Sources: Playoff expansion has issues

MLB business as usual. money before the games best interest , money before the fans best interest!

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This weekend MLB released two statements on expanding the number of playoff teams. First just that they will expand the number of teams in the playoffs, then they would do this year. Wow they’re moving fast!

This is OK, but before you start adding teams think about fixing things like:

The full season schedule, shorter season.

Inter-league play.

The DH (I like it).

The All-Star Game more players get rid of the wining teams league get home field advantage in the World Series.

Realignment (for now) maybe 5 division 6 teams,

The number of teams in the playoffs

The playoff schedule giving the teams that won their division an advantage (more home games).

Then down the road think about adding two more teams four 8-team divisions (the perfect number).

These are just a few of the changes from my list I believe the game needs to explore.

MLB put the time into thinking about making this great game even greater

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Polo Grounds Sad Ending 1964

Today in 1956 The New York football Giants switches their NFL home games to Yankee Stadium fueling speculation the baseball Giants will also be leaving the Polo Grounds.

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Today in 1960:

Due to his fear of flying, Red Sox outfielder Jackie Jensen announces his retirement. The 1958 MVP will later change his mind.

In 2001 at Sotheby’s I bided on and won many lots of Ozzie Sweets baseball photographic images with the copyrights. In one of the lots was a portrait series on Jackie Jensen for Sport Magazine.

This past week I started work on the Ozzie Sweet images for my web site http://www.ballparkprints.com  next week I’ll have to start working on Jackie Jensen.