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Hammer Time 2046.5- A Manager Writes Again

Last post by chicoruiz « Fri Mar 26, 2021 9:34 pm

by chicoruiz » Fri Mar 26, 2021 9:34 pm

Got an off day today, so I thought I’d take a minute to get a letter off to you. I started it while lounging on the rooftop garden at my apartment,...

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Fri Mar 26, 2021 9:34 pm
Hammer Time 2046.4- New staff, new draftees

Last post by Fat Nige « Fri Mar 12, 2021 4:37 pm
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by chicoruiz » Fri Mar 12, 2021 3:13 pm

Every happiness contains a seed of unhappiness, and vice versa, I guess.

Wow, I’m sounding like an Eastern philosopher today, instead of a UMEBA GM...

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Fri Mar 12, 2021 4:37 pm
Hammer Time 2046.3- A Shock To The System

Last post by allenciox « Mon Mar 01, 2021 8:35 am
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by chicoruiz » Fri Feb 26, 2021 9:15 pm

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Well, 48 hours ago, things were looking pretty good...

...And now I'm sitting in my office thinking about how I just lost Mateus Rabisca for five...

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Last post by allenciox
Mon Mar 01, 2021 8:35 am
Hammer Time 2046.2- Opening Day Chaos and Calm

Last post by RichY « Thu Feb 25, 2021 7:08 pm
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by chicoruiz » Thu Feb 25, 2021 11:01 am

I'm having a new feeling for this opening day: serenity.

Not that there isn't the usual chaos surrounding the last-minute preparations for the...

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Last post by RichY
Thu Feb 25, 2021 7:08 pm
Hammer Time 2046.1- A Manager Writes His Wife

Last post by RichY « Mon Feb 15, 2021 3:49 pm
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by chicoruiz » Fri Feb 12, 2021 8:36 pm

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Just a quick note to let you know how things are going so far on my new job in Jerusalem. It’s nice to be back home after all those years in Charm...

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Last post by RichY
Mon Feb 15, 2021 3:49 pm
Hammer4 Time 2045.6- Meeting With The Owner

Last post by RonCo « Sun Jan 31, 2021 12:57 pm
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by chicoruiz » Mon Jan 25, 2021 2:11 pm

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My annual end-of-season meeting with Abdul-Rashid Bassam, the owner of the Hebrew Hammers, was always a tense experience for me. Part of it, of...

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Last post by RonCo
Sun Jan 31, 2021 12:57 pm
Hammer Time 2045.5- The Curse of the Lenoirs

Last post by CTBrewCrew « Tue Jan 12, 2021 7:18 pm
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by chicoruiz » Sat Jan 02, 2021 11:21 am

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As Chaim once said, “Well, we may always suck, but we don’t always suck with the same players”.

Roster churn has become a way of life in Jerusalem,...

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Tue Jan 12, 2021 7:18 pm
Tragic note...

Last post by shoeless.db « Thu Dec 17, 2020 9:01 am
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by chicoruiz » Sun Dec 13, 2020 10:07 pm

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Unfortunately, pitcher Chung Chan has communicated to Jerusalem management that he has no interest in signing with the Hammers, killing my dream of...

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Thu Dec 17, 2020 9:01 am
Hammer Time 2045.4- Draft Press Conference

Last post by RichY « Sat Dec 12, 2020 3:30 am
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by chicoruiz » Fri Dec 11, 2020 8:01 pm

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“I just don’t understand”, I said. “Last year we just sent out a press release about our draft. Why do we have to rent out a hotel conference room...

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Sat Dec 12, 2020 3:30 am
Hammer Time 2045.3- Opening Eve

Last post by RichY « Sun Nov 29, 2020 10:45 am
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by chicoruiz » Sun Nov 29, 2020 10:16 am

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If you go up on the roof of the Jerusalem stadium, you can sit on the edge between home and third, and let your feet dangle over the front of the...

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Sun Nov 29, 2020 10:45 am
Hammer Time 2045.2- Talking Pitching (reluctantly)

Last post by tylertoo « Mon Nov 23, 2020 7:35 pm
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by chicoruiz » Sun Nov 22, 2020 1:52 pm

Well, this was a meeting I hadn’t been looking forward to…

Alex Acevedo, our pitching coach, wasn’t a mean guy. He wasn’t a dumb guy. He wasn’t even...

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Last post by tylertoo
Mon Nov 23, 2020 7:35 pm
Hammer Time 2045.1- FA Starts

Last post by shoeless.db « Mon Nov 23, 2020 5:55 pm
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by chicoruiz » Mon Nov 16, 2020 7:57 pm

“Okay… So what’s the tally so far?” I asked. The brain trust (I use the term very loosely) of the Hebrew Hammers was gathered in the conference room...

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Mon Nov 23, 2020 5:55 pm
Hammer Time 2044 #6- Wrapup

Last post by RichY « Mon Nov 09, 2020 6:28 pm
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by chicoruiz » Fri Nov 06, 2020 10:09 am

It wasn’t quite worthy of champagne, but it was a nice moment. It was at least worthy of a beer or seven.

The three of us had arranged to meet in my...

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Last post by RichY
Mon Nov 09, 2020 6:28 pm
Hammer Time 2044 #5

Last post by tylertoo « Sun Oct 18, 2020 1:33 pm
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by chicoruiz » Sun Oct 18, 2020 1:06 pm

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“It’s called Kunafa ”, said Miriam. “It has cheese in it, but it’s sweet. Here, try it”. She held out a bite of the pastry between two fingers....

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Sun Oct 18, 2020 1:33 pm
Hammer Time 2044 #4

Last post by HoosierVic « Thu Sep 24, 2020 6:10 pm
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by chicoruiz » Thu Sep 24, 2020 2:04 pm

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Suffice to say, I was not the most popular figure in the Jerusalem front office…

Okay, okay… I traded maybe our two best pitchers. I acknowledge...

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Last post by HoosierVic
Thu Sep 24, 2020 6:10 pm
Hammer Times 2044- Chapter 2

Last post by allenciox « Tue Sep 08, 2020 8:06 pm
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by chicoruiz » Sun Aug 23, 2020 9:30 pm

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As a youngster in Sunday School, I was always hearing about “the triumphal entry into Jerusalem”. Suffice to say, my own entry didn’t quite measure...

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Last post by allenciox
Tue Sep 08, 2020 8:06 pm
Hammer Times- 2044 Chapter 1

Last post by allenciox « Tue Sep 08, 2020 8:04 pm
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by chicoruiz » Mon Aug 17, 2020 9:20 pm

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I always thought it was kind of cool to have a friend that worked for a major league baseball team. Until he decided that it would be fun to turn my...

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Last post by allenciox
Tue Sep 08, 2020 8:04 pm
Hammer Times 2044 #3- Sort of a Preview

Last post by jleddy « Mon Sep 07, 2020 12:31 am
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by chicoruiz » Sat Sep 05, 2020 3:10 pm

The most popular beer in Israel is called Goldstar. At least, it was the most popular in my office the night four of us gathered around a table...

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Last post by jleddy
Mon Sep 07, 2020 12:31 am
New Management

Last post by lordtoffee « Wed Jun 03, 2020 4:15 pm
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by MistahJ329 » Tue May 26, 2020 12:03 am

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Jerusalem has now come under new management, but with a similar vision. The Hammers look to continue competing, however the new management is huge on...

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Last post by lordtoffee
Wed Jun 03, 2020 4:15 pm
2042.6: It All Comes To This

Last post by Dington « Mon May 18, 2020 3:27 pm
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by lordtoffee » Sun May 17, 2020 10:38 pm

Despite a valiant effort, it looks like the Hammers are going to need to win and rely on a little bit of help in order to make the playoffs. Despite...

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Last post by Dington
Mon May 18, 2020 3:27 pm
2042.5: Hammers Use Devil Magic

Last post by RonCo « Mon May 11, 2020 3:14 pm
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by lordtoffee » Sun May 10, 2020 11:45 pm

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It turns out that Ben Heuring is trying to turn the Hammers into a very good late season team. A strong couple of weeks has the Hammers sitting at...

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Last post by RonCo
Mon May 11, 2020 3:14 pm
2042.4: Hammers Visit Devil Magic Factory

Last post by lordtoffee « Wed Apr 22, 2020 5:46 pm

by lordtoffee » Wed Apr 22, 2020 5:46 pm

The Hammers are currently sitting in a dead heat with Athens in the Wild Card hunt as we creep into the middle of June. The reason for the recent...

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Last post by lordtoffee
Wed Apr 22, 2020 5:46 pm
2042.3: Have the Hammers Been Foresaken

Last post by bschr682 « Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:28 am
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by lordtoffee » Wed Apr 15, 2020 1:04 am

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Oh citizens of Jerusalem, I suggest you go to your favorite place to worship and pray as you like for the Hammers, because the team is going to need...

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Last post by bschr682
Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:28 am
2042.2: Hammers and Expansion

Last post by Dington « Thu Apr 02, 2020 2:00 pm
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by lordtoffee » Sat Mar 28, 2020 10:07 pm

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This blog has not really referenced what the impact of what expansion is going to have on the Hammers this year. The addition of Athens and Kuwait...

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Last post by Dington
Thu Apr 02, 2020 2:00 pm
2042.1:The Future Lies Ahead

Last post by Fat Nige « Tue Mar 17, 2020 3:15 am
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by lordtoffee » Mon Mar 16, 2020 8:55 pm

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After a season that featured sneaking into the playoffs and losing in 6 to the Impalers, the Hammers are retooling and are going to try and make sure...

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Last post by Fat Nige
Tue Mar 17, 2020 3:15 am

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