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Kingman?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 07 2008 08:44 PM

MBTN wants to know if this is Kingman and if so, what he's doing wearing No. 5. Thanks. [url]http://www.mbtn.net/kingman-kontroversy[/url]

metirish Apr 07 2008 08:50 PM

I read this on your site earlier and not that I would know but it looks like it's a spring training kit. Fantastic picture .

AG/DC Apr 07 2008 09:05 PM

Looks like Kong's harder drinking brother. Did they have unstriped whites in 1981?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 07 2008 09:20 PM

I don;t believe so. It's the buttons that give this away as a road joisey. Got a response on the web page suggesting spring training too. He'd be in the jersey of the guy he was traded for, Stevie Wonder. Edit -- found it: "Kingman will wear No. 5 until Scott Holman, who now wears his old No. 26, is shipped out." --Sporting News, March 21, 1981

AG/DC Apr 07 2008 09:24 PM

Wow. That makes sense. He looks to be in what used to be called spring training shape. Here in 1981 he's not so jowly and his moustache is neater with some handlebar corners.

SteveJRogers Apr 07 2008 09:40 PM

More evidence from a Met program from early in 1981 Bat obscures the number, but you can make out a 5 there.

SteveJRogers Apr 07 2008 09:45 PM

Scorecard roster page is as of March and he is wearing 26 accordingly! Holman is actually listed as 21 so maybe we have a "exchange" situation going.

metirish Apr 08 2008 06:28 PM

Kingman was at the game today, Keith said he had a long conversation with him before the game.

AG/DC Apr 08 2008 08:47 PM

Did he say "Keith, you're my ticket back into here"?

metirish Apr 08 2008 08:48 PM

No but Gary didn't know he was there and sounded surprised saying that Kingman had not been there(Shea) in years. Of course he might not have known he was there before.