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Old 07-17-2007, 05:31 AM
 
Location: Pennsylvania and Florida
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Originally Posted by Summering View Post
It was the professional baseball players ........the Phillies..........
Who came out of the dugout to help with the tarp, and to rescue people who got caught up under it............
They all just ran out there........
And the hometeam, ..........only one went out.
( I am not a baseball fan, just saw this a few times on TV and found it interesting)
The Phillies just had the 10,000th loss. I'm not sure they are actually a (real) professional baseball team..?

 
Old 07-17-2007, 06:09 PM
 
Location: Sunshine N'Blue Skies
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The Phillies just had the 10,000th loss. I'm not sure they are actually a (real) professional baseball team..?
What matters most to me is not their profession. BIG or small.........
But, the character they had.........
In rushing out to the field, to help their fellow men, being swallowed up by the gigantic tarp. Everyone of them........Bless you guys!!!
 
Old 07-17-2007, 10:42 PM
 
Location: Boston Metrowest (via the Philly area)
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The Phillies just had the 10,000th loss. I'm not sure they are actually a (real) professional baseball team..?
...Due in no small part to the fact that it's the oldest baseball franchise in the country, meaning that those losses accumulated for more than a century (est. 1883). That means that Philly has been playing baseball before 11 states were even FOUNDED. Make no mistake -- Phillies baseball is as real as it gets, buddy.

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Old 07-17-2007, 11:05 PM
 
Location: Boston Metrowest (via the Philly area)
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Default PA Haters

I just wanted to add my two cents on this topic.

I've been on this board for a few months now, and I've had a few exchanges with some PA naysayers during this time, but I've learned to ignore them. They have every right to express their opinion. However, more often than not people who are negative will represent things pretty unfairly. That's just the nature of being negative -- it tends to blind your rationality. I'm not saying negative opinions are never justified, just that I simply don't find it rational that someone couldn't find ANYTHING they liked about an ENTIRE state. I will continue to ignore the naysayers and promote constructive, objective discussion for those looking for information on relocating to Pennsylvania, because I continue to have strong confidence in the future of this state in every regard.
 
Old 07-18-2007, 07:51 AM
 
Location: Philaburbia
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...Due in no small part to the fact that it's the oldest baseball franchise in the country, meaning that those losses accumulated for more than a century (est. 1883).
The Cincinnati Reds were founded in 1869.

I apologize in advance if that seems negative against Pennsylvania.

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Old 07-18-2007, 09:45 AM
 
Location: Sunshine N'Blue Skies
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The Cincinnati Reds were founded in 1869.

I apologize in advance if that seems negative against Pennsylvania.
Actually I am having a giggle here........on who was the oldest.........
Now, I am not a baseball person at all, so very neutral here.........
Wasn't it the New Jersey team that started baseball in that little field just above the tunnels entering NYC? I think that is what I've heard since I was a little kid........And what team was that? I don't know.
Anyone here know? Thanks.....
 
Old 07-18-2007, 10:44 AM
 
Location: Cortland, Ohio
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I believe that you are speaking of the first baseball team that actually wrote down the rules. The Knickerbockers, they played at the Elysian Fields in NJ and wrote down the rules that became the basis for the modern game in 1845. Ohiogirl is right though, the Cincinnatti Red Stockings were the first PROfessional team, in 1869.

Origins of baseball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

History of baseball in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sorry, i'm a baseball history buff..............hope i settled the debate!
 
Old 07-18-2007, 10:57 AM
 
Location: Philaburbia
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And if anyone ever gets a chance to see teams play 1850s style baseball, it's a treat!
 
Old 07-18-2007, 11:17 AM
 
Location: Boston Metrowest (via the Philly area)
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The Cincinnati Reds were founded in 1869.
Well then, I sit corrected.

Nevertheless, the Phillies are ONE of the most historic teams.
 
Old 07-18-2007, 11:20 AM
 
Location: Sunshine N'Blue Skies
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Default Just reading

I am just reading here and this is what I got from Google.......
On June 19, 1846 the first officially recorded , organized, baseball match was played. On the Elysian Field In Hoboken. (Knickerbockers and the NY Nine)
There is an interesting image that was recorded in Harpers Weekley of Oct.15th 1859. It shows players at the bases, as we know them today.
So then........I guess it is most likely the field where baseball was BORN, or do others make that claim also?
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