Bruce Sutter Archives - The Silicon Underground David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Wed, 17 May 2017 00:09:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kerosin.digital/rss-chimp16321610 I’m glad Ryne Sandberg is getting a chance https://dfarq.homeip.net/im-glad-ryne-sandberg-is-getting-a-chance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=im-glad-ryne-sandberg-is-getting-a-chance Mon, 19 Aug 2013 01:30:06 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6780 I grew up admiring Ryne Sandberg. He was a hard-hitting, smooth-fielding second baseman, and while his hitting statistics look a little wimpy compared to the steroids era, in the 1980s the sight of him in the on-deck circle struck fear

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]]> 6780 Bruce Sutter vs Lee Smith makes sense to me https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-difference-between-bruce-sutter-and-lee-smith-makes-sense-to-me/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-difference-between-bruce-sutter-and-lee-smith-makes-sense-to-me Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:56:46 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=4770 ESPN’s David Schoenfield writes, regarding Hall of Fame votes, and Bruce Sutter vs Lee Smith specifically: Why does [Bruce] Sutter start at 23.9 percent [of the vote] and later gain momentum and enshrinement after 13 years on the ballot, but

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]]> 4770 Albert Pujols, mercenary https://dfarq.homeip.net/albert-pujols-mercenary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=albert-pujols-mercenary Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:09:04 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=4665 I’m a Royals fan living in St. Louis, so my perspective on Albert Pujols has always been that he’s the one who got away. He went to high school and college in Kansas City, but somehow Royals scouts overlooked him.

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