A Tale of Three Cities: The Race for the 1956 NL Pennant

Max Power · 01-31-2003, 07:58 PM

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Max Power · 02-02-2003, 10:47 AM

Good job - - I learned something.

I never would have thought, without looking (I guess) that the 1956 Reds were one of the great "power teams" - - 1961 Yanks, yes. 1997 M's, yes. 1973 Braves, yes.

Now, thanks to this essay, I will think '56 Reds as well!

cubfan33 · 02-02-2003, 12:13 PM

Very nice job!

SmedIndy · 02-02-2003, 03:40 PM

If Roger Kahn was in Cincy - you'd know about the 56 Reds....

Great job WT!

TimmyB · 02-02-2003, 04:08 PM

Nothing like the tale of a three-team pennant race to warm the soul on a snowy February afternoon!

sweaver · 02-02-2003, 05:15 PM

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow.

Nicely done.

hmrsf · 02-02-2003, 05:53 PM

Bravo!

gyb13 · 02-03-2003, 03:34 PM

nice job, glen!

KCBOOMER · 02-03-2003, 03:51 PM

1956 was the year I got interested in baseball and followed this race with the fanaticism that only a 9 year old Dodger fan could.

BTW, FRobby did not set the major league record for HR's by a rookie. The record was set by Wally Berger of the Boston Braves in 1930. FRobby tied the record.

rcartman28 · 02-04-2003, 09:31 AM

Great job. I had remembered that the Braves had "blown it" in the 1956 pennant race, but had forgotten all about Cincinnati being right there at the end, too.......

Fatwater Fewl · 02-09-2003, 12:17 PM

The Dickens, you say! Seriously, that is the best opening paragraph of any of the essays. Thank you, it was a pleasure to read.

pwdennis · 02-09-2003, 10:47 PM

Great job. 1956 was not the only season in which the Milwaukee Braves would neglect to win a pennant that they had a shot at winning.

01-31-2003, 07:58 PM	#1
Max Power NetShrine Creator & Curator Join Date: May 2002 Location: NetShrine WHQ Posts: 5,548	A Tale of Three Cities: The Race for the 1956 NL Pennant To see WiredTiger's essay in the contest - - click HERE Please use this thread to discuss this essay only. Please do not start any other threads to discuss this essay. After you have read the essay, please use the RATE THIS THREAD feature at the bottom of THIS PAGE to rate THE ESSAY. Thanks to Glen for being a part of this contest. __________________ Steve, Forum Administrator "They come and they go, Hobbs. They come and they go." That's why there's NetShrine.com

02-02-2003, 10:47 AM	#2
Max Power NetShrine Creator & Curator Join Date: May 2002 Location: NetShrine WHQ Posts: 5,548	Good job - - I learned something. I never would have thought, without looking (I guess) that the 1956 Reds were one of the great "power teams" - - 1961 Yanks, yes. 1997 M's, yes. 1973 Braves, yes. Now, thanks to this essay, I will think '56 Reds as well! __________________ Steve, Forum Administrator "They come and they go, Hobbs. They come and they go." That's why there's NetShrine.com

02-02-2003, 12:13 PM	#3
cubfan33 NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 1,359	Solid Very nice job! __________________ UTK available only at www.baseballprospectus.com "I was pulling for Pete and agreeing with (commissioner) Bud Selig that Pete should be eligible for the Hall of Fame," said Giles, now chairman of the Phillies. "Bud was close to making him eligible right after his meeting with Pete (November 2002). Right after that, Pete got into tax trouble (in California), and that delayed the process." - Phillies Chairman Bill Giles in the Dayton Daily News, January 25th, 2004.

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hmrsf forum mom Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: relocation Posts: 4,298	Bravo! __________________ NDF who shares good karma! Get a coaster! My cup is not only 1/2 full it is brimming! We don't need no stinking Arods!

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gyb13 NS Omnipresent Brasilian Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Crazy George's playground Posts: 10,903	nice job, glen! __________________ Gustavo NDF Moderator Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin

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SmedIndy NetShrine's Historian Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Zionsville, IN Posts: 10,569	If Roger Kahn was in Cincy - you'd know about the 56 Reds.... Great job WT!

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TimmyB NetShrine's Magic 8-Ball Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Where the cops speak slow and the air is nice Posts: 2,591	Nothing like the tale of a three-team pennant race to warm the soul on a snowy February afternoon!

02-02-2003, 05:15 PM	#6
sweaver Netshrine Cleanup Hitter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Mountain State Posts: 8,883	Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow. Nicely done.

02-03-2003, 03:51 PM	#9
KCBOOMER NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Home of the T-Bones Posts: 11,116	1956 was the year I got interested in baseball and followed this race with the fanaticism that only a 9 year old Dodger fan could. BTW, FRobby did not set the major league record for HR's by a rookie. The record was set by Wally Berger of the Boston Braves in 1930. FRobby tied the record. __________________ KCBOOMER *Buck O'Neil: The Monarch of Baseball*

02-04-2003, 09:31 AM	#10
rcartman28 NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hudson, WI Posts: 1,408	Great job. I had remembered that the Braves had "blown it" in the 1956 pennant race, but had forgotten all about Cincinnati being right there at the end, too....... __________________ I would have looked out for the water main. But that's just me..... Brett Favre

02-09-2003, 12:17 PM	#11
Fatwater Fewl NetShrine MVP Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Charlottetown, PEI Posts: 261	The Dickens, you say! Seriously, that is the best opening paragraph of any of the essays. Thank you, it was a pleasure to read.

02-09-2003, 10:47 PM	#12
pwdennis NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Winter Springs, FL Posts: 2,503	Great job. 1956 was not the only season in which the Milwaukee Braves would neglect to win a pennant that they had a shot at winning. __________________ "I would submit that if the world survives for a million years, perhaps its finest hour may be that in the last half of the 20th century, when the power to blow up the world rested in the hands of a few men in two very unsophisticated and suspicious countries, we didn't do it, and one American, Richard Nixon, moved the cold war away from permanent confrontation toward victory. How could any wrong that he did compare with that?" - John Sears

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