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Bob
Anyway, written on the bathroom wall in a major league ballpark (I think it was Wrigley):
First handwriting: "Jesus is the answer."
Second handwriting: "What is the question?"
Third handwriting: "Who is Matty and Felipe Alou's brother?" :lol:
Funny Baseball Story
January 20, 2004 at 04:51PM View BBCode
For some reason this popped into my head. I'm going from memory, so I may have the details wrong -- I think this was in Bill James' Historical Baseball Abstract.Anyway, written on the bathroom wall in a major league ballpark (I think it was Wrigley):
First handwriting: "Jesus is the answer."
Second handwriting: "What is the question?"
Third handwriting: "Who is Matty and Felipe Alou's brother?" :lol:
JulioF_Jr.
Here's one along those lines:
Did you know that Boog Powell is actually the FOURTH Alou brother who played in the 60's and 70's? Not many people know this!
At the beginning of his career, he decided to change his name to avoid ridicule in the U.S... did NOT want to go into the record books as Boog Alou!
:lol:
January 20, 2004 at 07:09PM View BBCode
Good one! :lol:Here's one along those lines:
Did you know that Boog Powell is actually the FOURTH Alou brother who played in the 60's and 70's? Not many people know this!
At the beginning of his career, he decided to change his name to avoid ridicule in the U.S... did NOT want to go into the record books as Boog Alou!
:lol:
ME
Felipe's son Moises plays and Felipe, Matty, and Jesus's nephew Mel Rojas made it to the majors as well.
January 21, 2004 at 04:16AM View BBCode
that family must have been doing something right.Felipe's son Moises plays and Felipe, Matty, and Jesus's nephew Mel Rojas made it to the majors as well.
happy
January 21, 2004 at 04:20AM View BBCode
you know boog wasnt really an alou right... if you have ever seen him at Boog's BBQ in baltimore, he is a big burly white dude.
FuriousGiorge
Incidentally, that first one WAS from the Bill James Abstract, you were right about that.
[Edited on 1-21-2004 by FuriousGiorge]
January 21, 2004 at 04:42AM View BBCode
(Wonders if Happy got the Boog joke).Incidentally, that first one WAS from the Bill James Abstract, you were right about that.
[Edited on 1-21-2004 by FuriousGiorge]
celamantia
--Chris
January 21, 2004 at 03:57PM View BBCode
The second one was from one of Ron Luciano's books, probably "The Umpire Strikes Back". If you haven't read it yet, get down to the library today. The three books in that series are "The Umpire Strikes Back", "Strike Two", and "The Fall Of The Roman Umpire".--Chris
happy
January 21, 2004 at 04:15PM View BBCode
oh, sorry, i was telling that to ME, because i was wondering if HE got the joke... i got the joke.
JulioF_Jr.
January 22, 2004 at 03:27PM View BBCode
Ah yes... Ron Luciano. What an entertaining speaker. He, and Art Donovan of NFL fame, are two of my favs!Pages: 1