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09-03-2006, 05:59 PM
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Most Arcane Trivia Ever Who was Mike Oates
even west of you will have to do heavy lucubration to uncover this one
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09-03-2006, 07:04 PM
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Re: Most Arcane Trivia Ever Who was Mike Oates
Google told me he was the Reds' 3rd round draft in '66, but that's it.
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09-03-2006, 07:07 PM
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Re: Most Arcane Trivia Ever Who was Mike Oates
He was drafted ahead of Steve Garvey.
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09-03-2006, 07:07 PM
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So Long Uncle Joe
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Re: Most Arcane Trivia Ever Who was Mike Oates
lucubration \loo-kyoo-BRAY-shun; loo-kuh-\, noun:
1. The act of studying by candlelight; nocturnal study; meditation. 2. That which is composed by night; that which is produced by meditation in retirement; hence (loosely) any literary composition. Since I'm not FCB, I had to look that one up.
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09-03-2006, 07:16 PM
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Re: Most Arcane Trivia Ever Who was Mike Oates
Well, 3 games started and 6 IP at Class A Wythville in 1967 gave him a 16.50 ERA.
So, I guess the answer to the question is...Mike Oates was .....nobody. |
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09-03-2006, 07:32 PM
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Re: Most Arcane Trivia Ever Who was Mike Oates
In my 1967 edition of Street and Smith magazine, in the rookies to watch section, Dave bristol was quoted as saying that Oates reminded him of Jim Maloney, very good prognostication
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09-03-2006, 07:39 PM
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Re: Most Arcane Trivia Ever Who was Mike Oates
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09-03-2006, 07:41 PM
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Re: Most Arcane Trivia Ever Who was Mike Oates
The next paragraph was about the relative merits of Stan Swanson
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09-03-2006, 08:25 PM
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This one's for you Edd
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Re: Most Arcane Trivia Ever Who was Mike Oates
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I've been to Wytheville. There was baseball there? There are a ton of motor hotels as the halfway point to Disney World.
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09-03-2006, 08:52 PM
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09-03-2006, 09:01 PM
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Re: Most Arcane Trivia Ever Who was Mike Oates
I wonder if he ever played on the same team with Tom Hall?
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09-03-2006, 09:11 PM
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Re: Most Arcane Trivia Ever Who was Mike Oates
I can see redsupport in a cave in the desert, sitting on a wooden chair, typing, half-dressed, by candlelight.
woy, I see more as a St. Thomas Aquinas type. 
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09-03-2006, 09:17 PM
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09-03-2006, 11:26 PM
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Re: Most Arcane Trivia Ever Who was Mike Oates
Jorge Rubio was always one of my favorites, I am amazed there are not more hagiographric depictions of the great Rubio.
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09-04-2006, 07:11 PM
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