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21 minutes ago, baltfan said:

I mean it is kinda surprising that a place didn't admit it's first black student until 2008.  That is more than a bit screwed up.  Doesn't make Gunnar a racist and maybe the school went through big changes, but it is a bad look on the school for being segregated that long.

Not being from the town, it's hard to say, but I wonder if there was a tipping point along the way where it wasn't so much the policies of the school keeping minority students away, as the reputation. Anyway, Gunnar was 7 years old in 2008, so count me among those who don't understand what the point of the first post bringing this up was.

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Assuming Gunnar likes batting leadoff, which I think he does, I'm happy to keep him there. Your best hitters should get the most at bats.

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Great writeup today on Gunnar’s combination of fast bat speed and short swing leading to his HR power — link to article.  Lots of statcast data and comparisons included.

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4 minutes ago, deward said:

Not being from the town, it's hard to say, but I wonder if there was a tipping point along the way where it wasn't so much the policies of the school keeping minority students away, as the reputation. Anyway, Gunnar was 7 years old in 2008, so count me among those who don't understand what the point of the first post bringing this up was.

I'm sure some folks have issue with the name of the school.

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This made me curious about my own high school in NY, which has about 7500 students in grades 9-12. Looking at the "famous" people that went there, it's pretty thin. Two guys with a year in MLB and NBA and a television actor in the 70's and 80's are probably the biggest. 

I think the school Henderson went to has 350 students in K-12, so I guess it's not shocking there aren't many big names to come out of it.

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This made me curious about my own high school in NY, which has about 7500 students in grades 9-12. Looking at the "famous" people that went there, it's pretty thin. Two guys with a year in MLB and NBA and a television actor in the 70's and 80's are probably the biggest. 

I think the school Henderson went to has 350 students in K-12, so I guess it's not shocking there aren't many big names to come out of it.

Mine has Steve Bisciotti and 25 field hockey state championships.

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Mine has Steve Bisciotti and 25 field hockey state championships.

William Devane would be the biggest name from mine. Lionel Chalmers had a short stint in the NBA then a long career overseas, and Glen Barker who was drafted by the Tigers and is noted on BBREF as a CF and Pinch Runner are probably the big three.

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Jeff Kemp and Brian Holloway were two years behind me in high school.  Also Olympic Gold Medalist Mike Barrowman and Darren Star (Beverly Hills 90210 creator) and a few others.  And me.  

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1 hour ago, Can_of_corn said:

I mean more notable for anything.

It's been around 60 years and you don't even have a State Senator or CEO to crow about?

If my town produced a state senator or CEO I probably wouldn't crow about it but that's just me. 🤣

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2 minutes ago, Hank Scorpio said:

If my town produced a state senator or CEO I probably wouldn't crow about it but that's just me. 🤣

I'm not talking about you or me, I'm talking about the type of people that update the Wikipedia pages for their High School.

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Gunnar has walked 30 times in the last 39 games.  In that time, his OBP has gone from .336 to .370.   Unlike early last season, it’s not like he’s looking to walk.  Teams are respecting him and trying to get him to chase, and he’s not biting.  He’s also getting the benefit of the doubt from the umpires way more often than before.   

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