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beauthelab 
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| "Baseball's Sad Lexicon" - Maryland version (Posted on 2/12/13 at 2:08 pm)
With apologies to Flanklin P. Adams, the author of the original (look it up).
These are the saddest of possible words:
"Bregman to Jones to Katz"
Trio of Tigers and fleeter than birds,
"Bregman to Jones to Katz"
Ruthlessly picking our ACC bubble
Turning a Maryland hit into a double*
Words that are heavy with nothing but trouble,
"Bregman to Jones to Katz"
*that is, a double play
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ClientNumber9 
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| re: "Baseball's Sad Lexicon" - Maryland version (Posted on 2/12/13 at 2:09 pm to beauthelab)
Anybody know what this is about? 
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liquid rabbit
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| re: "Baseball's Sad Lexicon" - Maryland version (Posted on 2/12/13 at 2:10 pm to ClientNumber9)
I'm gonna hazard a guess. Poetry?
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9Fiddy 
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| re: "Baseball's Sad Lexicon" - Maryland version (Posted on 2/12/13 at 2:11 pm to beauthelab)
quote:
With apologies to Flanklin P. Adams, the author of the original (look it up).
These are the saddest of possible words:
"Bregman to Jones to Katz"
Trio of Tigers and fleeter than birds,
"Bregman to Jones to Katz"
Ruthlessly picking our ACC bubble
Turning a Maryland hit into a double*
Words that are heavy with nothing but trouble,
"Bregman to Jones to Katz"
*that is, a double play
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beauthelab
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| re: "Baseball's Sad Lexicon" - Maryland version (Posted on 2/12/13 at 2:17 pm to 9Fiddy)
OK, here is the original version, from 1910: the Cubs are the Chicago Cubs and the Giansts are the New York Giants. Just meant this as a shout out to our team for the opening game Friday.
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These are the saddest of possible words:
"Tinker to Evers to Chance."
Trio of bear cubs, and fleeter than birds,
Tinker and Evers and Chance.
Ruthlessly pricking our gonfalon bubble,
Making a Giant hit into a double –
Words that are heavy with nothing but trouble:
"Tinker to Evers to Chance."
  
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massiveattack
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| re: "Baseball's Sad Lexicon" - Maryland version (Posted on 2/12/13 at 2:20 pm to beauthelab)
well, this is awkward...
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ProjectP2294 
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| re: "Baseball's Sad Lexicon" - Maryland version (Posted on 2/12/13 at 2:20 pm to beauthelab)
quote:
"Bregman to Jones to Katz"
Yeah, no. Not nearly as poetic.
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Broski
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| re: "Baseball's Sad Lexicon" - Maryland version (Posted on 2/12/13 at 2:22 pm to ProjectP2294)
What if it's:
"Jones to Bregman to Katz"
or
"Ibarra to Jones to Katz"
or
"Katz to Bregman to *insert pitcher here*"
or
"*insert pitcher here* to Jones/Bregman to Katz"
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massiveattack
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| re: "Baseball's Sad Lexicon" - Maryland version (Posted on 2/12/13 at 2:25 pm to Broski)
Sciambra to Moore
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LSU=Champions
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| re: "Baseball's Sad Lexicon" - Maryland version (Posted on 2/12/13 at 2:32 pm to beauthelab)
What is going on in here?
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bubbz 
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| re: "Baseball's Sad Lexicon" - Maryland version (Posted on 2/12/13 at 2:34 pm to beauthelab)
Wtf?
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YMCA 
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Member since May 2011
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| re: "Baseball's Sad Lexicon" - Maryland version (Posted on 2/12/13 at 2:36 pm to LSU=Champions)
if there has ever been a reason to fire Javi it's the shite I just read.
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RummelTiger 
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03/22/2014 National Corndog Day
Member since Aug 2004
61579 posts
| re: "Baseball's Sad Lexicon" - Maryland version (Posted on 2/12/13 at 2:37 pm to beauthelab)
Can this just get deleted so we can all move on with our day?
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harry coleman beast
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| re: "Baseball's Sad Lexicon" - Maryland version (Posted on 2/12/13 at 2:38 pm to RummelTiger)
Rummy whats the earliest we can start a game thread for friday?
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LSU=Champions
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| re: "Baseball's Sad Lexicon" - Maryland version (Posted on 2/12/13 at 2:38 pm to RummelTiger)
Have mercy on our shitty baseball threads, Rummy!!!
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liquid rabbit
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| re: "Baseball's Sad Lexicon" - Maryland version (Posted on 2/12/13 at 2:39 pm to harry coleman beast)
I will start the bpb immediately. 
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YMCA
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| re: "Baseball's Sad Lexicon" - Maryland version (Posted on 2/12/13 at 2:45 pm to liquid rabbit)
I Ra'd for, b/c, so that...I don't know why. Someone just please give me the turtle that bit Woody Hayes's pecker.
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RummelTiger
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03/22/2014 National Corndog Day
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| re: "Baseball's Sad Lexicon" - Maryland version (Posted on 2/12/13 at 2:51 pm to harry coleman beast)
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Rummy whats the earliest we can start a game thread for friday?
I'd imagine Thursday might be acceptable for the first game of the year, but after that all game threads should start shortly before the game starts.
I will say that I'm a tad surprised the nobody has started a look-a-like or prediction thread as of yet...
hint, hint...
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bubbz
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| re: "Baseball's Sad Lexicon" - Maryland version (Posted on 2/12/13 at 2:54 pm to RummelTiger)
I'll help you out with that...
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harry coleman beast
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| re: "Baseball's Sad Lexicon" - Maryland version (Posted on 2/12/13 at 2:54 pm to RummelTiger)
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I'd imagine Thursday might be acceptable for the first game of the year
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but after that all game threads should start shortly before the game starts
I learned this the hard way 
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