@BloggerTubbs

I write HOF & baseball card-themed articles. I support Dewey Evans, Bobby Grich, Tim Hudson & many others Followbacks are not an endorsement of someone’s views

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Joined December 2016
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Douglas J. Gladstone@GLADSTONEWRITER23h
Steve Rogers was one of the two union turncoats in 1980 who signed off on the deal that cost more than 1,100 pre-1980 players like David Clyde an @MLB pension. Now, 46 yrs later, he’s the chairman of the @mlbpaa board who still refuses to help the remaining 460+ oldtimers.
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Tubbs Baseball Blog@BloggerTubbsOct 6
Which of these statements more accurately describes the impact of the McGwire/Sosa Home Run Race? A-It saved baseball, the game would not have recovered from the strike without it B-It revitalized baseball, putting it back in the national spotlight & creating a few boom years
22%A-saved baseball
78%B-revitalized baseball
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Max Effgen
@maxeffgenAug 26
469 living pre-1980 MLB players still waiting on a real pension. 50.1% position players (235) 34.5% RHP (162) 15.4% LHP (72) They paid union dues. They helped build the modern game. Then the rules changed and they were left out. Learn more at bittercupbaseball.com #BitterCupBaseball #MLB #MLBPA #BaseballTwitter #SupportThePlayers
469 living pre-1980 MLB players still waiting on a real pension. 50.1% position players (235) 34.5% RHP (162) 15.4% LHP (72)

ALT 469 living pre-1980 MLB players still waiting on a real pension. 50.1% position players (235) 34.5% RHP (162) 15.4% LHP (72)

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Tubbs Baseball Blog@BloggerTubbsAug 10
What is the lowest of these win-loss percentages that you could see yourself supporting as the top pitcher in a Cy Young Award vote? I’ll translate the W-L percentages into 24 decisions for comparisons sake
39%.500 ~ 12-12 record
30%.417 ~ 10-14 record
13%.333 ~ 8-16 record
17%.250 ~ 6-18 record
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Douglas J. Gladstone@GLADSTONEWRITERAug 7
Today is National Purple Heart Day, when we salute the brave service personnel who went above and beyond the call of duty. Yet the MLBPA refuses to give pension benefits to more than 460 pre-80 retirees, including 83 yo Purple Heart winner Roy Gleason. That’s cowardly.
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Max Effgen
@maxeffgenAug 4
They logged major-league service time and paid union dues. Some walked picket lines or endured the labor battles that produced free agency and the modern economic structure of the sport. Then the rules changed.

Bitter Cup Still Unfinished: The Pre-1980 Ballplayers MLB and the MLBPA Left Behind

Article · @maxeffgen
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Tubbs Baseball Blog@BloggerTubbsJul 15
We’ve reached the All-Star break. Among the AL top-3, who do you think will win the batting title? Or will it be someone outside the top-3? (I am also running an NL poll, see my profile or the comments to vote in that poll)
36%Yandy Díaz .322
44%Yordan Alvarez .318
0%Josh Jung .298
20%Someone else will win
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Tubbs Baseball Blog@BloggerTubbsJul 15
We’ve reached the All-Star break. Among the NL top-3, who do you think will win the batting title? Or will it be someone outside the top-3? (Later today, I will run a poll for the AL batting average leaders)
12%Otto Lopez .334
76%Luis Arraez .330
6%Nick Gonzales .308
6%Someone else will win
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Douglas J. Gladstone@GLADSTONEWRITERJul 15
I like A.J. Ewing of the @nymets a lot. He seems like a throw back player. He has 61 days of credit on a big league roster, which means he has already qualified for a @mlb pension. That’s ‘cause, since 1980, all you’ve needed is 43 days on an active roster for a pension. (1/2)
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Douglas J. Gladstone@GLADSTONEWRITERJul 14
Replying to @Paul_Skenes
@Paul_Skenes Great you raise monies to support veterans who defended our freedoms and liberties. Now support the veteran players w/o @MLB pensions who your cheap union refuses to go to bat for. A minimum salary of $1.5 million when 475 pre-80 retirees get squat? Seriously?
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Douglas J. Gladstone@GLADSTONEWRITERJun 15
In @TIME’s 6/22/26 issue, @sampjacobs writes that “….we have invested in ambitious and award- winning sports journalism.” BS. Neither he nor @seanmgregory have ever shown interest in the pre-1980 retirees not getting @mlb pensions. So much for the hard-hitting Fourth Estate.
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Nathan@ngtcollectiblesJun 12
I can't easily find the original post because so much was messed w/ on this app in the past few years, but we just passed the 7th anniversary of the weekly #thehobby card #giveaway thread. I want to thank all the active participants we've had & look forward to more in the future.
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Cullen Chapron
@CChapro832Jun 9

Introductions or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Baseball

Article · @CChapro832
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CardsByJed
@CardsByJedJun 8
🚨 GIVEAWAY ALERT 🚨 Follow and repost for a chance to win this new Andrew McCutchen /99! Winner will be announced Wednesday at 8:30 PM CT.
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Junk Wax Heroes
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🚨 GIVEAWAY ALERT 🚨 For a chance to win a full box of 1987 Topps Baseball cards 🤩 Like / Follow / Repost to Enter ♻️ Winner TBA Sunday 6/7 📢
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The Original Burnsie
@burnsieoriginalJun 4
Alright, it’s that time of the month again and you know how it works. Like, retweet, & make sure you’re following @burnsieoriginal for your chance to win the wax & the bonuses. Good luck and thank you for playing!
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Max Effgen
@maxeffgenJun 3
By any measure, these former ballplayers have demonstrated a legacy and responsibility built on equity, loyalty and fair play. More than 470 of these men have more that the 43 days of service time that has been the minimum vesting since the 1980 season to qualify for the MLBPA pension. Another 140+ have less than 43 days but are not eligible for health benefits. The MLB and MLBPA can correct this at any time.
Douglas J. Gladstone@GLADSTONEWRITERJun 2
In the CBA negotiations, the @MLBPA is reportedly seeking to make the minimum salary $1.5 million a year, with 10 percent annual raises, beginning next season. Currently, the minimum is “only” $780,000. Meanwhile, no pension and benefits for 480 retirees who played before 1980.
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Douglas J. Gladstone@GLADSTONEWRITERJun 2
Replying to @petedembroski
@petedembroski @maxeffgen @BloggerTubbs @bmadden1954 @OfficialMLBRFC
Douglas J. Gladstone@GLADSTONEWRITERJun 2
In the CBA negotiations, the @MLBPA is reportedly seeking to make the minimum salary $1.5 million a year, with 10 percent annual raises, beginning next season. Currently, the minimum is “only” $780,000. Meanwhile, no pension and benefits for 480 retirees who played before 1980.
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Douglas J. Gladstone@GLADSTONEWRITERJun 2
In the CBA negotiations, the @MLBPA is reportedly seeking to make the minimum salary $1.5 million a year, with 10 percent annual raises, beginning next season. Currently, the minimum is “only” $780,000. Meanwhile, no pension and benefits for 480 retirees who played before 1980.
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Douglas J. Gladstone@GLADSTONEWRITERMay 11
“All the guys who came before us and gave so much so that we could do what we’re doing now, and some of you guys don’t want to do the right thing. If you all don’t want to do the right thing, well, fuck you.” - @CecilFielder at a 1995 MLBPA meeting. @maxeffgen @petedembroski
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