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Yachtzee · 07-15-2006, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by dabvu2498

Fletch: Hey, you and Tommy LaSorda!
Chief Karlin: Yeah.
Fletch: I hate Tommy LaSorda!

Records Nurse: Can I get you something?
Fletch: Yeah, do you have the Beatles' White Album? Never mind, just get me a glass of hot fat. And bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia while you're out there.

Yachtzee · 07-15-2006, 08:42 PM

Look up Arlie Latham some time. Nicknamed "The Freshest Man on Earth," he is definitely one of the more interesting characters of early professional baseball.

Reds4Life · 07-15-2006, 09:39 PM

Mine is Carl from Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

paintmered · 07-15-2006, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Reds4Life

Mine is Carl from Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

Which is just a great cartoon BTW.

MrCinatit · 07-15-2006, 10:45 PM

Ernie Lombardi, one of the greatest hitting catchers of all time.

Falls City Beer · 07-15-2006, 10:54 PM

Wallace Stevens: sold insurance and wrote poetry.

Plunge on.

macro · 07-15-2006, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by GAC

Ahem!

Hey I wondered if my comment would get a rise out of anyone!

There are some sites on the Web where the "American-made" jab would've gotten me pounded.

You're not going to get any argument out of me on Hondas, GAC. My first car was a 1985 Prelude and will always be my all-time favorite car. Drove that thing 140,000 miles and got full retail book for it at an auto auction from a dealer buying it for his daughter!

We bought a new Sienna minivan a couple of weeks ago, but that and the Odyssey were the only two in contention. We looked long and hard at the Odyssey before deciding on the Sienna, mainly because we thought it looked more youthful and sleek.

Anyway, back to the original point of the thread.

Crash Davis · 07-16-2006, 02:14 AM

Was Jose Rijo ever anything less than entertaining?

Great quotes, fantastic teammate, fun with mascots and fans, dominant World Series, one the most impressive comebacks in baseball history.

I couldn't find a picture of Tom Browning sitting on the rooftop outside Wrigley dangling his legs and drinking a beer. When I saw this one with Rijo and the cigar, it was the next best thing.

Caveat Emperor · 07-16-2006, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Crash Davis

Was Jose Rijo ever anything less than entertaining?

Great quotes, fantastic teammate, fun with mascots and fans, dominant World Series, one the most impressive comebacks in baseball history.

I couldn't find a picture of Tom Browning sitting on the rooftop outside Wrigley dangling his legs and drinking a beer. When I saw this one with Rijo and the cigar, it was the next best thing.

That picture of Browning is priceless, almost as good as the one of Rijo shooting fans in the front row with the giant Super Soaker squirt gun.

What I really want to find are some old Lou Pinella blow up video clips. Those were just priceless. Nothing brings a smile to the face quite like watching ol' Sweet Lou standing there kicking dirt on the umpire's shoes.

Danny Serafini · 07-17-2006, 09:29 AM

This thread is going to look real funny 6 months from now then all of the avatars have changed!

Tommyjohn25 · 07-17-2006, 10:20 AM

One of the coolest pictures from one of the best baseball movies ever.

macro · 07-17-2006, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Danny Serafini

This thread is going to look real funny 6 months from now then all of the avatars have changed!

I thought about that, too!

RichRed · 07-17-2006, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Dom Heffner

Mitch Hedberg is my favorite comedian.

RIP, buddy.

He passed away just a couple of days before I was to see him perform on or near my birthday.

The guy was just hilarious.

Quote:

I think Bigfoot is blurry, that's the problem. It's not the photographer's fault. Bigfoot is blurry. And that's extra scary to me, because there's a large, out-of-focus monster roaming the countryside. Run. He's fuzzy. Get outta here.

Sorry to get off-track.

redsmetz · 07-17-2006, 08:30 PM

I did an image search on Yahoo and found this patch that someone had sold on eBay. I copped the image because it was a nice vintage Reds patch.

StillFunkyB · 07-18-2006, 12:07 AM

I think someone commented on Phillips looking like Bip Roberts, or reminding them of him or something along those lines, so I found a pic and yada, yada, yada...

I could be smoking crack though, I don't know.

07-15-2006, 08:42 PM	#47
Yachtzee Hisssssssss Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Land of the Lost Posts: 6,996	Re: What inspired your avatar? Look up Arlie Latham some time. Nicknamed "The Freshest Man on Earth," he is definitely one of the more interesting characters of early professional baseball. __________________ "I don't classify 'em, I just pacify 'em." - George Foster.

07-15-2006, 09:39 PM	#48
Reds4Life Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 3,918	Re: What inspired your avatar? Mine is Carl from Aqua Teen Hunger Force. __________________ Pessimists are well informed optimists

07-15-2006, 10:45 PM	#50
MrCinatit Baseball card addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Piqua Posts: 4,428	Re: What inspired your avatar? Ernie Lombardi, one of the greatest hitting catchers of all time. __________________ whisper words of wisdom I wrote a book! My AmazonShort My other AmazonShort

07-15-2006, 10:54 PM	#51
Falls City Beer Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 24,098	Re: What inspired your avatar? Wallace Stevens: sold insurance and wrote poetry. Plunge on.

07-16-2006, 02:14 AM	#53
Crash Davis White Castle to the Nile Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Tybee Island, GA Posts: 1,943	Re: What inspired your avatar? Was Jose Rijo ever anything less than entertaining? Great quotes, fantastic teammate, fun with mascots and fans, dominant World Series, one the most impressive comebacks in baseball history. I couldn't find a picture of Tom Browning sitting on the rooftop outside Wrigley dangling his legs and drinking a beer. When I saw this one with Rijo and the cigar, it was the next best thing. __________________ "I fought because I understood and could not bear to understand, that it was my destiny -- unlike that of my father, whose fate it was to hear the roar of the crowd -- to sit in the stands with most men and acclaim others. It was my fate, my destiny, my end, to be a fan."

07-17-2006, 09:29 AM	#55
Danny Serafini 15 game winner Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sultanes de Monterrey Posts: 4,174	Re: What inspired your avatar? This thread is going to look real funny 6 months from now then all of the avatars have changed!

07-17-2006, 10:20 AM	#56
Tommyjohn25 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Fairborn, OH Posts: 1,842	Re: What inspired your avatar? One of the coolest pictures from one of the best baseball movies ever. __________________ Benzinger backing and calling! And the 1990 world championship series belongs to the Cincinnati Reds!

07-17-2006, 08:30 PM	#59
redsmetz Redsmetz Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Winton Place Posts: 10,526	Re: What inspired your avatar? I did an image search on Yahoo and found this patch that someone had sold on eBay. I copped the image because it was a nice vintage Reds patch.

07-18-2006, 12:07 AM	#60
StillFunkyB Your killin' me Smalls! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Florence, KY Posts: 3,098	Re: What inspired your avatar? I think someone commented on Phillips looking like Bip Roberts, or reminding them of him or something along those lines, so I found a pic and yada, yada, yada... I could be smoking crack though, I don't know. __________________ "And the fact that watching him pitch is like having someone poop on your soul." FCB on Gary Majewski

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