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Post by inger on Apr 17, 2023 9:23:17 GMT -5
Mel Ott once said, “Every time I sign a ball, I am glad my name is not Coveleski, Wambsganss or Peckinpaugh.”
Ott, with 110.8 has the highest career war for a player who never win an MVP award. He held the NL home run record until
Willie Mays hit #512 on May 4, 1966 in LA versus Claude Ostern. Vin Scully spread the joyous news to all would listen…
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Post by inger on Apr 17, 2023 12:08:49 GMT -5
# 2 on the list of players with the highest WAR and no MVP awards is the great Eddie Matthews. He had on more career HR than Ott at 512.
As has been previously mentioned on the forum, Mathews played for all three cities in the history of the Braves, with whom he won a WS in 1957. He won another in 1968 with the Tigers.
Matthews was the second batter to K against a young Nolan Ryan. It was a called strike…
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Post by inger on Apr 17, 2023 13:18:09 GMT -5
Hall of Famer Cap Anson was born on this day in 1852…
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Post by domeplease on Apr 17, 2023 17:28:52 GMT -5
Wish I could have been at Coachella. Some of the iutfits these Gals were wearing were unbelievable sexy. But my health, for now, prevents me from attending.
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Post by rizzuto on Apr 17, 2023 18:04:51 GMT -5
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Post by kaybli on Apr 17, 2023 18:09:11 GMT -5
Wish I could have been at Coachella. Some of the iutfits these Gals were wearing were unbelievable sexy. But my health, for now, prevents me from attending. Sorry about your health dome.
My brother went this past weekend. This was one of his outfits. I got him the "Narcos" shirt  :
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Post by rizzuto on Apr 17, 2023 18:30:41 GMT -5
Wish I could have been at Coachella. Some of the iutfits these Gals were wearing were unbelievable sexy. But my health, for now, prevents me from attending. Sorry about your health dome.
My brother went this past weekend. This was one of his outfits. I got him the "Narcos" shirt :
Are those Bombas socks? |
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Post by kaybli on Apr 17, 2023 18:37:37 GMT -5
Sorry about your health dome.
My brother went this past weekend. This was one of his outfits. I got him the "Narcos" shirt :
Are those Bombas socks? I think so. 😆 |
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Post by rizzuto on Apr 17, 2023 18:55:26 GMT -5
I have a few pair. Very comfy! |
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Post by inger on Apr 17, 2023 18:57:12 GMT -5
You have to wonder. I don’t think he was ever named, and to be fair he had put up nearly as good numbers for a half dozen years or so before that. Once again, those that partook cause suspicion for all. If I had to guess… I’m thinking he used PEDS and had been for all or most of his career. It was going on quite a while before any action was taken… |
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Post by inger on Apr 17, 2023 19:01:23 GMT -5
Wish I could have been at Coachella. Some of the iutfits these Gals were wearing were unbelievable sexy. But my health, for now, prevents me from attending. My sympathies, Dome. I hope you can turn your health back around. It’s a better world with you in it… |
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Post by inger on Apr 17, 2023 19:04:43 GMT -5
By the way, that’s it for this little series of players with that 150/RBI combo… moving on… I have a few more high WAR guys that never win the MVP coming up over the next few days. |
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Post by inger on Apr 17, 2023 19:06:32 GMT -5
I have a few pair. Very comfy! Hmm. With my feet being what they are, neuropathy, tingles, numbness, it would interesting to see if good socks could make a difference… |
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Post by domeplease on Apr 17, 2023 19:46:38 GMT -5
Wish I could have been at Coachella. Some of the iutfits these Gals were wearing were unbelievable sexy. But my health, for now, prevents me from attending. My sympathies, Dome. I hope you can turn your health back around. It’s a better world with you in it… Thanks Inger...please pass the mushroom bowl. K: YES, The shirt makes him look like a NARCO.
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Post by desousa on Apr 18, 2023 10:05:23 GMT -5
Inger was tired. He was tired of fighting windmills and chasing the ghosts of his past, but he had one more place to search in the two bit Mexican town known as Media de la Nada.
Walking all day, he was hungry, thirsty and dead tired. After this next place, he thought he would check into the flea bag motel he had seen earlier and break out the Mister Bubble for a long soothing bath. His feet were raw, his translucent skin was scorched and his head was throbbing, but the latter may have been from Pete Reisering too many outfield walls when he was once the worlds fastest center fielder.
The next place was the last joint on the southern end of town. The sign read "Cabeza de Loro de Jimmy Buffet". "Great. I'm starved and could go for all you can eat eggless omelets and diet cream sodas", he mumbled to no one.
He entered the darkened saloon and quickly realized he needed to take off his Steve McQueen Ray Bans before he could see anything. In time, his eyes adjusted and saw that all eyes of the bar patrons were on him like he as a side dish they hadn't ordered. All except the lone woman who sat at the end of the bar. She was giving Inger the "glad eye". In an earlier life, he would have given the woman the "glad eye" back, but he had his beloved Ruthie back in Colorado and if he came home smelling like cheap perfume and Pall Malls she would whomp him up side the head with her #4 frying pan.
He took off his sombrero and set it on the bar. Just then, a man slowly appeared out of the back room. At first, Inger was startled because the man's eyes looked like he had eaten a bowl of mushrooms and finished them off with a dozen Mountain Dews. The Ojos del Diablo was Inger's first reaction. "The Eyes of the Devil".
A sudden movement to the right of the man's head caught Inger's attention. It quickly dawned on him there was parrot sitting on the man's shoulder. The parrot and Inger eyes locked for what seemed like eternity and then the parrot broke the awkward silence.
"Senor Inger, what took you so long? We've been waiting for you"
Inger knew at that moment, "This must be the place".
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