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12-11-2011, 12:20 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Indianapolis
Posts: 1,666
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Birthdays: 12/11
Reds:
Willie Canate (40) -Venezuelan OF the Reds claimed in the 1992 Rule 5 draft, then traded to Toronto a few weeks later. Appeared only briefly for Toronto. Thomas Howard (47) -Here's a trivia quiz for those of you who are also Bengal fans: How many Reds and Bengals have shared the same name? Off the top of my head, the Thomas Howards are the only ones, but I bet there's more. Fred Toney -Famous for his 1917 no-hit duel with Hippo Vaughn. 1918 wasn't so kind to him; he was arrested for draft evasion, and later for violation of the Mann Act. Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn -Legendary ironman pitcher with somewhere between 58 and 60 wins in 1884, depending on what source you use. Bothered through his career by leg cramps; the term "charley horse" may have been created in reference to his problem. Finished his career with the 1891 Reds. Others: Derek Bell (43) -I don't know quite what to say about Derek; he was a good player, but everything I read about him seems to indicate that he was just not a very nice person. Jay Bell (46) -Scored the winning run in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series. Broke Ozzie Smith's 13-year run of Gold Glove victories. Also an excellent bunter.
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12-11-2011, 12:52 PM
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Danger is my business!
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Back in Florida
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Re: Birthdays: 12/11
Jay Bell was one of several players who managed to get their money out of Allen Stanford's bank in Antigua before it collapsed.
Others included Greg Maddux (who withdrew $3 million three weeks before it went kaput), Bernie Williams, Andruw Jones, JD Drew and Carlos Peņa. All Scott Boras clients.
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12-13-2011, 07:44 AM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Sterling VA
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Re: Birthdays: 12/11
Next on my book reading list is 59 in 84. It's an accounting of Old Hoss Radbournes season in which he won 59 games. Even though I know baseball was totally different in those days that's still an amazing feat.
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12-11-2012, 10:31 PM
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6 months of heartbreak
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Aurora, IN
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Re: Birthdays: 12/11
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette columnist Mark Madden summarized the incident with "Derek Bell becomes the ultimate Pirate: Lives on a boat and steals money." |
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