As David Carson and Applejack945 are no longer ministering to a.o,
it falls to me to announce hereon the death of the Oldest Living
Major Leaguer of nine months's standing,George R. Elder Jr.
of the 1949 Saint Louis Browns.

Born March 10th 1921,died July 7th 2022.

-=-=-
The World Trade Center towers MUST rise again,
at least as tall as before...or terror has triumphed.

On Mon, 11 Jul 2022 01:39:37 -0000 (UTC), Louis Epstein <le@top.put.com>
wrote:

>As David Carson and Applejack945 are no longer ministering to a.o,
>it falls to me to announce hereon the death of the Oldest Living
>Major Leaguer of nine months's standing,George R. Elder Jr.
>of the 1949 Saint Louis Browns.
>
>Born March 10th 1921,died July 7th 2022.

He became the oldest living major leaguer upon the death of Eddie Robinson
on 4 October 2021. He held that distinction for 276 days. The new OLML is
Art Schallock, born 25 April 1924.

At 101 years, 119 days, Elder was the 6th-oldest major leaguer of all
time.

David Carson
--
"Death is a part of baseball."
"Oh, yeah ... It's the main part."
- heard on The Simpsons

In article <tahjqn$c8p$1@gioia.aioe.org>, David Carson
<davidc@wa-wd.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 11 Jul 2022 01:39:37 -0000 (UTC), Louis Epstein <le@top.put.com>
> wrote:
>
> >As David Carson and Applejack945 are no longer ministering to a.o,
> >it falls to me to announce hereon the death of the Oldest Living
> >Major Leaguer of nine months's standing,George R. Elder Jr.
> >of the 1949 Saint Louis Browns.
> >
> >Born March 10th 1921,died July 7th 2022.
>
> He became the oldest living major leaguer upon the death of Eddie Robinson
> on 4 October 2021. He held that distinction for 276 days. The new OLML is
> Art Schallock, born 25 April 1924.
>
> At 101 years, 119 days, Elder was the 6th-oldest major leaguer of all
> time.
>
> David Carson

Nice to see you here, especially about baseball.

On Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:29:05 -0400, A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:

>Nice to see you here, especially about baseball.

Thank you. I have not stopped reading this group during my absence
from posting. I foresee posting a bit more again.

I have watched very little baseball since Houston switched leagues in
2013. Just when I was starting to get back into it, it was revealed
that the Astros cheated to win the World Series. None of the players
were punished, and several of them are still on the team today. Altuve
is still a beloved fan favorite and star of many local TV commercials.
Blech.

David Carson <davidc@wa-wd.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:29:05 -0400, A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:
>
>>Nice to see you here, especially about baseball.
>
> Thank you. I have not stopped reading this group during my absence
> from posting. I foresee posting a bit more again.
>
> I have watched very little baseball since Houston switched leagues in
> 2013. Just when I was starting to get back into it, it was revealed
> that the Astros cheated to win the World Series. None of the players
> were punished, and several of them are still on the team today. Altuve
> is still a beloved fan favorite and star of many local TV commercials.
> Blech.
>

(I continue to regard signals as cheating and figuring them out
as commendable counterintelligence work).

-=-=-
The World Trade Center towers MUST rise again,
at least as tall as before...or terror has triumphed.

On Tue, 12 Jul 2022 00:50:48 -0000 (UTC), Louis Epstein <le@top.put.com>
wrote:

>David Carson <davidc@wa-wd.com> wrote:
>> I have watched very little baseball since Houston switched leagues in
>> 2013. Just when I was starting to get back into it, it was revealed
>> that the Astros cheated to win the World Series. None of the players
>> were punished, and several of them are still on the team today. Altuve
>> is still a beloved fan favorite and star of many local TV commercials.
>> Blech.
>>
>
>(I continue to regard signals as cheating and figuring them out
>as commendable counterintelligence work).

Whatever. Using technology to read signals is against the rules all
players agree to abide by in their contracts. Among other reasons, it
gives the home team an unfair technical advantage, because it can embed
tech into the playing field and stadium. This is what the Astros did in
2017. There's nothing commendable about it.

David Carson
--
Dead or Alive Data Base
http://www.doadb.com

In article <taigh8$dhe$1@reader2.panix.com>, Louis Epstein
<le@top.put.com> wrote:

> David Carson <davidc@wa-wd.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:29:05 -0400, A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:
> >
> >>Nice to see you here, especially about baseball.
> >
> > Thank you. I have not stopped reading this group during my absence
> > from posting. I foresee posting a bit more again.
> >
> > I have watched very little baseball since Houston switched leagues in
> > 2013. Just when I was starting to get back into it, it was revealed
> > that the Astros cheated to win the World Series. None of the players
> > were punished, and several of them are still on the team today. Altuve
> > is still a beloved fan favorite and star of many local TV commercials.
> > Blech.
> >
>
> (I continue to regard signals as cheating and figuring them out
> as commendable counterintelligence work).

How are signals "cheating"?

A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:
> In article <taigh8$dhe$1@reader2.panix.com>, Louis Epstein
> <le@top.put.com> wrote:
>
>> David Carson <davidc@wa-wd.com> wrote:
>> > On Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:29:05 -0400, A Friend <nope@noway.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >>Nice to see you here, especially about baseball.
>> >
>> > Thank you. I have not stopped reading this group during my absence
>> > from posting. I foresee posting a bit more again.
>> >
>> > I have watched very little baseball since Houston switched leagues in
>> > 2013. Just when I was starting to get back into it, it was revealed
>> > that the Astros cheated to win the World Series. None of the players
>> > were punished, and several of them are still on the team today. Altuve
>> > is still a beloved fan favorite and star of many local TV commercials.
>> > Blech.
>> >
>>
>> (I continue to regard signals as cheating and figuring them out
>> as commendable counterintelligence work).
>
>
> How are signals "cheating"?

The batter and catcher should be equally informed about the pitch,
or the batter is at an unfair disadvantage dealing with it.

-=-=-
The World Trade Center towers MUST rise again,
at least as tall as before...or terror has triumphed.

On Sat, 16 Jul 2022 08:14:06 -0000 (UTC), Louis Epstein <le@top.put.com>
wrote:

>The batter and catcher should be equally informed about the pitch,
>or the batter is at an unfair disadvantage dealing with it.

The catcher's superior foreknowledge of the pitch has no effect on what
the batter is able to do with it.