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DeadRed1971 |
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Nov 5, 2011 3:46pm |
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Is there any more unique name in baseball than Van Lingle Mungo?
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rdenirojb87 |
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Nov 5, 2011 4:51pm |
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Old Hoss Radbourn gives him a run for his money.
lol, check out old hoss' stats from 1884:
W: 59-12
ERA: 1.38
GS: 73
CG: 73 (that's right. 73 starts and 73 complete games. pitchers today are pussys. they don't condition their arms like they used to)
IP: 678.2 (all-time record of course)
SO: 441
WHIP: 0.922
they should call it the Old Hoss Award! forget cy young.
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DeadRed1971 |
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Nov 5, 2011 4:57pm |
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Actually Old Hoss threw underhand from a distance of 45 feet in 1884. His other claim to fame was this photo:
He's the guy in the upper left flipping the bird.
Big Ed Walsh in 1908 is the the all time leader in innings pitched in a season since the mound was moved to its current 60 feet 6 inch distance (464). He also won 40 games that year.
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Arbuthnot |
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Nov 5, 2011 5:59pm |
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i imagine not having a mustache must have been seen as a form of protest?
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rdenirojb87 |
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Nov 5, 2011 6:45pm |
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haha, the ones with no mustache probably couldn't grow facial hair. i'm sure the non-mustached didn't garner much respect amongst teammates.
never read that book you mention but it sounds like a fun read. if you ever get off your lazy keister and decide to read it, let me know if it's worth the time.
This post was modified by rdenirojb87 on 2011-11-06 01:45:05
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DeadRed1971 |
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Nov 5, 2011 6:37pm |
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There is actually 2 teams pictured together in this 1886 opening day photo. The left side with the gray hats are the Boston Beaneaters, and the right side players in white are the NY Giants.
The player to the right of the guy in the top hat is John Montgomery (Monte) Ward, the last National League pitcher to throw a perfect game prior to Jim Bunning in 1964 (Ward in 1880).
This post was modified by DeadRed1971 on 2011-11-06 01:37:56
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rdenirojb87 |
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Nov 5, 2011 5:12pm |
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haha, very nice photo, thanks. you're one of the few people who actually knew who old hoss was when i've brought him up.
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DeadRed1971 |
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Nov 5, 2011 5:18pm |
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Did you know that James (Pud) Galvin, another great pitcher from the era was the first ball player to use performance enhancing drugs? He used to inject himself with monkey testosterone between games.
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rdenirojb87 |
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Nov 5, 2011 5:28pm |
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haha i know of pud galvin, but i did not know that interesting factoid.
did you know babe ruth used to put a piece of cold lettuce under his cap to keep him cool, that he would change every 2 innings?
