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MFS62 Jul 19 2006 09:55 AM

Tell us the first baseball-related thing that comes to mind for each of these. Doesn't have to be Mets-related. 1. angry 2. waste 3. tirade 4. braggart 5. sunny 6. big red machine 7. juiced 8. cooperstown 9. afro 10. amateur Later

Frayed Knot Jul 19 2006 10:01 AM Re: Baseball Ink Blots

1. angry -- Gooden 2. waste -- Strawberry 3. tirade -- Piniella 4. braggart -- Reggie 5. sunny -- Carter 6. big red machine -- Rose/Morgan/Bench/Perez/Foster 7. juiced -- Canseco 8. cooperstown -- Baseball 9. afro -- Oscar Gamble 10. amateur -- ?? Later -- Sooner

Edgy DC Jul 19 2006 10:02 AM

1. angry Dick Willliams 2. waste Um, Catfish Hunter sitting on birthday cakes? 3. tirade George Brett 4. braggart Ducky Medwick 5. sunny Ernie Banks 6. big red machine Joe Morgan 7. juiced Jose Canseco 8. cooperstown Babe Ruth 9. afro Oscar Gamble 10. amateur Yakyu

MFS62 Jul 19 2006 10:13 AM

1. angry Albert Belle 2. waste Todd VonPoppel 3. tirade Lou Pinella 4. braggart Reggie Jackson 5. sunny Ernie Banks 6. big red machine Don Gullett (because everyone else will probably name the hitters) 7. juiced Barroid, the Sultan of Shot 8. cooperstown Babe Ruth 9. afro ex-Met Billy Cowan(?) (I still remember a picture in Who's Who in Baseball. His Afro was at least as big as Gamble's, maybe bigger) 10. amateur Cuban baseball Later

Johnny Dickshot Jul 19 2006 10:18 AM

1. angry --Brett Myers 2. waste --Gooden 3. tirade --Piniella 4. braggart --Rose 5. sunny --Randy Jones 6. big red machine -- Sparky 7. juiced --Giambi 8. cooperstown -- Cobb 9. afro --Jerry Mumphrey 10. amateur -- Danny Almonte

TransMonk Jul 19 2006 10:22 AM

1. angry - Robin Ventura 2. waste - Strawberry 3. tirade - Lou Pinella 4. braggart - Yankee fans 5. sunny - bleachers 6. big red machine - Johnny Bench 7. juiced - Barry Bonds 8. cooperstown - Ty Cobb 9. afro - Oscar Gamble 10. amateur - Northwoods League

MFS62 Jul 19 2006 11:07 AM

Edgy DC wrote: 1 2. waste Um, Catfish Hunter sitting on birthday cakes? Didn't remember it being Catfish. Here's what I found: http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:oeAqj4xwuQQJ:www.library.und.edu/research/handouts/040_Popular_Reading_Sports.pdf+Sparky+Lyle+sat+on+birthday+cake&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1 Later

Edgy DC Jul 19 2006 11:07 AM

I meant Lyle. They occupy the same place in my head. The "first thing that comes to mind" with me is generally not an accurate thing. In most situations.

Willets Point Jul 19 2006 11:17 AM

1. angry - Carl Everett 2. waste - Straw 3. tirade - Earl Weaver 4. braggart - Jose Canseco 5. sunny - Big Papi 6. big red machine - Cincinatti circa 1975 7. juiced - Giambi 8. cooperstown - Babe Ruth 9. afro - Oscar Gamble 10. amateur - Turk Wendell (when he wanted to play for free)

Willets Point Jul 19 2006 11:19 AM

I didn't look at other response before submitting mine and can't believe I didn't think of Reggie the most obvious answer for braggart.

MFS62 Jul 19 2006 11:33 AM

Willets Point wrote: I didn't look at other response before submitting mine and can't believe I didn't think of Reggie the most obvious answer for braggart. And for that, we will be taking away your supply of Reggie bars, and all the straws that stir drinks in the WP household. Later

Rockin' Doc Jul 19 2006 01:19 PM

1. angry - Billy Martin 2. waste - Doc Gooden 3. tirade - Lou Pinella 4. braggart - Reggie Jackson 5. sunny - Wrigley Field 6. big red machine - Johnny Bench 7. juiced - Jose Canseco 8. cooperstown - History of the game 9. afro - Oscar Gamble 10. amateur - NCAA

TheOldMole Jul 19 2006 02:31 PM

1. angry -- Eddie Stanky -- on edit - Larry Bowa 2. waste -- Doc Gooden 3. tirade -- George Brett (pine tar) 4. braggart -- Charlie Dressen 5. sunny -- Roy Campanella 6. big red machine -- there's only one 7. juiced -- the ball 8. cooperstown -- Abner Doubleday 9. afro -- Oscar Gamble 10. amateur -- Williamsport

MFS62 Jul 20 2006 12:55 PM

Mole, Did Dressen get it because of his "Are they still in the league?" response to a reporter's question? Also - did you get my PM of about a week ago? Later

Iubitul Jul 20 2006 02:19 PM Re: Baseball Ink Blots

1. angry Billy Martin 2. waste Dwight Gooden 3. tirade Earl Weaver 4. braggart Satchel Paige "It ain't bragging if you can back it up" 5. sunny Gary Carter 6. big red machine Sparky Anderson 7. juiced Brian Downing 8. cooperstown Ted Williams 9. afro Elliot Maddox 10. amateur USC Baseball

Edgy DC Jul 20 2006 02:22 PM

]Satchel Paige "It ain't bragging if you can back it up" Also attributed, in variations (such as "It ain't bragging if you done it") to Will Rogers, Dizzy Dean, and my guy, Joe Medwick.

Elster88 Jul 20 2006 02:25 PM

Your guy? Porque?

Willets Point Jul 20 2006 02:25 PM

Didn't Muhammed Ali say "It ain't bragging if it's true"?

MFS62 Jul 20 2006 02:27 PM

I've seen that quote attributed to Dizzy Dean. Later

Edgy DC Jul 20 2006 02:40 PM

] Porque? Simplemente porque yo dice 'Ducky Medwick' cuando MFSG2 preguname el question.

Elster88 Jul 20 2006 02:47 PM

I like that nickname. But I wouldn't want it for me.

Edgy DC Jul 20 2006 02:53 PM

He didn't like it either. My friend Martin was a distant relative of Medwick. He met an older man once who was a fan of the Gashouse Gang teams. "You like the Gashouse Gang? I actually have a distant relative who was on the Gashouse Gang Cardinals." "Really?!" The man's eyes lit up. "Who?" "Ducky Medwick." "Joe Medwick?! You're related to Joe Medwick?!" "Yeah. You didn't call him 'Ducky'? "I did but he hated it." "Everybody called him that. You must've been a kid. How did you know he hated it." "I met him and said, 'Hey, Ducky, can I have your autograph?' "What did he say?" "'Fuck you, kid'." I imagine he preferred his other nickname, "Muscles."

Johnny Dickshot Jul 20 2006 02:56 PM

Rating the afros: Billy Cowan? Jerry Mumphrey (I'm prod to be the only one so far to have recalled his. It was considerable at one time) Elliott Maddox And your winner:

Edgy DC Jul 20 2006 02:59 PM

If you've got to stay with Mets, Elliott Maddux is not the Seaver Interregnum-era afro you want, but rather Nino Espinosa.