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Post by rizzuto on Mar 4, 2023 21:13:51 GMT -5
Pipps, who does Mayo remind you of on the Yankees? By the way, I love the name Virgil Trucks. Oops, just saw this question Rizz. Hmm, I'm drawing a blank on an Eddie Mayo look-alike. I'm not very good at that anyway. If you tell me, maybe I will see it. Virgil Trucks was the uncle of Butch Trucks, drummer for the Allman Brothers Band. Sweet Melissa! I had no idea. Mayo reminded me facially similar to our centerfielder Harrison Bader. Perhaps, it's just the black and white images. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 4, 2023 21:26:06 GMT -5
Oops, just saw this question Rizz. Hmm, I'm drawing a blank on an Eddie Mayo look-alike. I'm not very good at that anyway. If you tell me, maybe I will see it. Virgil Trucks was the uncle of Butch Trucks, drummer for the Allman Brothers Band. Sweet Melissa! I had no idea. Mayo reminded me facially similar to our centerfielder Harrison Bader. Perhaps, it's just the black and white images. Well now that you say it I can see a resemblance. I looked at some of his old baseball cards to be sure. For whatever reason I was thinking in terms of former players. I wonder what Virgil thought of his nephew's band. Virgil once threw two no-hitters in a season. I can remember him late in his career with the Yankees. It's a great good old boy name for sure. |
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Post by rizzuto on Mar 5, 2023 13:16:42 GMT -5
Sweet Melissa! I had no idea. Mayo reminded me facially similar to our centerfielder Harrison Bader. Perhaps, it's just the black and white images. Well now that you say it I can see a resemblance. I looked at some of his old baseball cards to be sure. For whatever reason I was thinking in terms of former players. I wonder what Virgil thought of his nephew's band. Virgil once threw two no-hitters in a season. I can remember him late in his career with the Yankees. It's a great good old boy name for sure. I should have specified to limit the range of possibilities. Of course, this is only since Bader was traded to the Yankees and after he lost the locks. Without smiling, they are more dissimilar than watching the old video.    |
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Post by rizzuto on Mar 5, 2023 13:17:51 GMT -5
The Templeton factoid caught my fancy, so I checked his game logs. He was a robust 11 for 33 in those 9 games, including 6 for 15 on right vs. right at bats… Just enough hits to reach the 100 mark from the right side… Inger, didn't you tell me you used to have a Great Pyrenees? |
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Post by inger on Mar 5, 2023 14:05:08 GMT -5
The Templeton factoid caught my fancy, so I checked his game logs. He was a robust 11 for 33 in those 9 games, including 6 for 15 on right vs. right at bats… Just enough hits to reach the 100 mark from the right side… Inger, didn't you tell me you used to have a Great Pyrenees? Sure did. My old friend “Frostbite” left us about 4 years ago… wonderful boy… |
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Post by rizzuto on Mar 5, 2023 14:11:41 GMT -5
Inger, didn't you tell me you used to have a Great Pyrenees? Sure did. My old friend “Frostbite” left us about 4 years ago… wonderful boy… Thinking about perhaps adopting one, but not sure yet. They're supposed to be great with other animals and cats. |
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Post by inger on Mar 5, 2023 14:31:15 GMT -5
Yanks get a magic run…5-2 Braves…
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Post by kaybli on Mar 5, 2023 14:35:23 GMT -5
Yanks get a magic run…5-2 Braves…  WRONG THREAD ALERT! WRONG THREAD ALERT! |
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Post by inger on Mar 5, 2023 14:46:33 GMT -5
Once again, I’m out here on the freeway. Despite reports on the radio of one car going in the wrong direction, I’m seeing DOZENS of them… 🤓
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Post by inger on Mar 5, 2023 14:47:22 GMT -5
Yanks get a magic run…5-2 Braves… WRONG THREAD ALERT! WRONG THREAD ALERT! I was referring to a situation that happened in the ‘57 World Series… 🤓 |
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Post by inger on Mar 5, 2023 14:52:13 GMT -5
Sweet Melissa! I had no idea. Mayo reminded me facially similar to our centerfielder Harrison Bader. Perhaps, it's just the black and white images. Well now that you say it I can see a resemblance. I looked at some of his old baseball cards to be sure. For whatever reason I was thinking in terms of former players. I wonder what Virgil thought of his nephew's band. Virgil once threw two no-hitters in a season. I can remember him late in his career with the Yankees. It's a great good old boy name for sure. I’m more amazed by this: Virgil Trucks when pitching a no-hitter in 1952: 2-0. Virgil Trucks when not pitching a no-hitter in 1952: 3-19. Trucks was 20-10 in 1953… |
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Post by rizzuto on Mar 5, 2023 15:05:36 GMT -5
Inger, didn't you tell me you used to have a Great Pyrenees? Sure did. My old friend “Frostbite” left us about 4 years ago… wonderful boy… How would you say the GP differ from Mastiffs in temperament, etc.? |
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Post by inger on Mar 5, 2023 15:12:20 GMT -5
Sure did. My old friend “Frostbite” left us about 4 years ago… wonderful boy… How would you say the GP differ from Mastiffs in temperament, etc.? The Pyrenees is more likely to “take charge”, so needs a stronger master. They are a bit more physically active. Quicker to alert to strangers. When a stranger comes inside they will also take a second or two to assess them before approaching. More protective than the mastiff. Equally loving and rewarding ownership, just in a slightly different way… |
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Post by BillyBones on Mar 5, 2023 16:00:41 GMT -5
Well now that you say it I can see a resemblance. I looked at some of his old baseball cards to be sure. For whatever reason I was thinking in terms of former players. I wonder what Virgil thought of his nephew's band. Virgil once threw two no-hitters in a season. I can remember him late in his career with the Yankees. It's a great good old boy name for sure. I should have specified to limit the range of possibilities. Of course, this is only since Bader was traded to the Yankees and after he lost the locks. Without smiling, they are more dissimilar than watching the old video. Wow. I think the resemblance is very close. I enjoyed watching the 1945 World Series highlights. Those guys tried to build innings, move runners, and play baseball the way I enjoy it best. Am I alone in hating the over-reliance on the long ball that governs most scoring today? |
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Post by desousa on Mar 5, 2023 18:19:16 GMT -5
Pipps, who does Mayo remind you of on the Yankees? By the way, I love the name Virgil Trucks. Oops, just saw this question Rizz. Hmm, I'm drawing a blank on an Eddie Mayo look-alike. I'm not very good at that anyway. If you tell me, maybe I will see it. Virgil Trucks was the uncle of Butch Trucks, drummer for the Allman Brothers Band. Virgil Trucks 1959 Topps baseball card was one of my favorites. The two no-hitters are mentioned on the back. If Butch Trucks is Virgil Trucks uncle, and Butch Trucks is Derek Trucks uncle, what is Derek Trucks to Virgil Trucks? |
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