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Hey JO'Co was it a Dodger/Giant game where the batter karate' kicked the catcher to make sure he was out of the way then went after the pitcher?
:idea: :!: No, I don't remember that. Batters charging the mound against Dodger pitchers has been a rare event, which makes the Juan Marichal incident even more unique. He was charging Koufax, a nice Jewish boy from Brooklyn. I don't remember anyone ever charging Drysdale...not even with a chainsaw. The Dodgers have a history of tough pitchers who stand their ground; guys like Leary and Belcher in the 80's; juvenile delinquents like Steve Howe; even the current staff has guys like Kershaw, Harang, Lilly and voodoo-master Belisario who've been known to engage in beanball wars with a smile on their face...
Count Basie... <object><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/r-7Ac2LVVYU?version=3&feature=player_detailpage"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/r-7Ac2LVVYU?version=3&feature=player_detailpage" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="360"></object>
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1940 World Series The winning manager for the Cincinnati Reds, Bill McKechnie, is the grandfather of a history teacher that I used to work with... <object><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6M-CdVgQWds?version=3&feature=player_detailpage"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6M-CdVgQWds?version=3&feature=player_detailpage" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="360"></object>
Jean Shepherd talks about the Black Sox... <object><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LJWjzpmHTJg?version=3&feature=player_embedded"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LJWjzpmHTJg?version=3&feature=player_embedded" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="360"></object>
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