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Catcher’s interference in the postseason

by Jeremy Snyder - October 12, 2017October 19, 2018 1

Jacoby Ellsbury became the first player ever to draw multiple catcher's interference calls in a postseason career. Ellsbury also holds the regular season career record (31) and the single-season record (12). [Update: Tommy La Stella became the second batter to be involved in multiple postseason catcher interference calls on 10/2/2018.] Dates are

Veterans who crossed the picket line, 1987 NFL strike

by Jeremy Snyder - September 22, 2017April 25, 2019 1

Football players, with the shortest career expectancy of any professional athletes, are reluctant to strike because they have more to lose and less time to make it up. They also feel less compunction about breaking a strike before returning to work, since they can be replaced by other players who

Georgia Tech 222, Cumberland 0: a gamebook

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by Jeremy Snyder - January 29, 2016July 18, 2019 1

What follows is an NFL-style gamebook for the 222-0 Georgia Tech-Cumberland game that happened 100 years ago this October. Notes: The play-by-play is almost entirely taken from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution game story as seen on this archived page from Cumberland's website. Unknowns and obvious errors from the original play-by-play: The play-by-play

Happy Thanksgiving!

by Jeremy Snyder - November 28, 2013August 30, 2017 0

http://www.youtube.com/v/amT2ewb-_AU The turkey was pardoned by the governor ten days later.

Reader Mail!: Safety Punts

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by Jeremy Snyder - October 31, 2011August 7, 2017 0

Where does the kicker have to kick the ball from after a safety? I know it's set up to kick at the 20-yard-line, but can the kicker punt the ball from the back of the end zone and have the ball travel to the 30-yard-line (40 yards total) and

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