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Uncles of Rico: Mets in Memoriam

G-Fafif Nov 07 2010 04:38 AM

Phil Mushnick, recalling the WWII exploits of U.S. Combat engineer Lt. Warren Spahn.

Frayed Knot Nov 07 2010 10:17 AM Re: Uncles of Rico: Mets in Memoriam

Casey Stengel managed Spahn's brief ML time with the Boston Braves prior to the war and at one point called him "gutless" or some similar term when a game he pitched wasn't going well. Stengel later told the joke on himself that if he was such a smart manager how come he referred to a future Bronze Star & Purple Heart winner as "gutless". Spahn of course famously got in a line of his own after finishing his career with Stengel's Mets and wondering why he only got to play for him both before and after he was a genius.