tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post110936991215693836..comments2024-03-06T03:15:58.539-05:00Comments on <b>THE NEW REFORM CLUB</b>: A Baseball Memory -- The Atlanta BravesHunter Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961831404331998743noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1109447322044566172005-02-26T14:48:00.000-05:002005-02-26T14:48:00.000-05:00Since I read this yesterday, I've been thinking ab...Since I read this yesterday, I've been thinking about the opposite effect of that game in Pittsburgh. I was a law student at Pitt then. We all knew that that was the Pirates last chance to go to the Series for a while. Some of the stars on the team, like Barry Bonds and Doug Drabek, were going to be free agents and they had little chance of being resigned. It turned out that much of the supporting cast left, too, and the following year was the beginning of the Pirates' dismantling. <br /><br />We thought we were in pretty good shape. The Braves were down to their last out, and only had Francisco Cabrera to send to the plate. He managed just enough of a hit to get former Pirate Sid Bream (one of the slowest guys I ever saw, but a local favorite in Pittsburgh) home from second.<br /><br />We were in absolute shock after that play. It was like waking up suddenly after a dream and wondering what happened. We were devastated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1109435646117745212005-02-26T11:34:00.000-05:002005-02-26T11:34:00.000-05:00I guess it won't do any good for me to mention my ...I guess it won't do any good for me to mention my favorite MLB team, the Chicago White Sox.—STKS. T. Karnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971214612730402709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1109393308837869042005-02-25T23:48:00.000-05:002005-02-25T23:48:00.000-05:00You're certainly right, David. He only seemed to ...You're certainly right, David. He only seemed to be finished by then. I knew he moved on to the Phillies, but thought he'd retired by 1992. He was done as a starter by then, but I was wrong.Hunter Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14961831404331998743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-1109370680251937172005-02-25T17:31:00.000-05:002005-02-25T17:31:00.000-05:00Murphy wasn't with the Braves, but his career hadn...Murphy wasn't with the Braves, but his career hadn't ended. He was with the Phillies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com