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Post by Credo on Jun 13, 2019 8:09:39 GMT -8
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Post by Credo on Jun 14, 2019 10:12:32 GMT -8
But he only pitched for 20 more seasons after 1974, though. Wimp.
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Post by Credo on Jun 14, 2019 18:19:10 GMT -8
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Post by Credo on Jun 15, 2019 16:16:16 GMT -8
As a father of little kids, I second this statement.
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Post by Credo on Jun 18, 2019 8:57:34 GMT -8
Gordie Howe debuted for the Detroit Redwings in the 1946-1947 season.
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Post by RSM789 on Jun 18, 2019 15:15:27 GMT -8
Note the multiple lack of helmets...
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Credo
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Post by Credo on Jun 20, 2019 20:54:25 GMT -8
Loved the yellow uniform pants on those 70's Redskins.
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Post by Credo on Jun 21, 2019 9:32:34 GMT -8
If you didn't feel old enough already. And here's another one: nobody in high school today was born before 9/11.
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Post by Bick on Jun 30, 2019 19:50:17 GMT -8
They should name an award after that guy
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MDDad
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Post by MDDad on Jun 30, 2019 21:23:34 GMT -8
Young was great for his time, but have you ever seen old films of those guys pitch? Our college softball pitchers throw harder.
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Post by Bick on Jun 30, 2019 22:33:04 GMT -8
That's the cool thing about legends. They're measured against their peers in the Era.
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Post by Bick on Jul 5, 2019 6:25:59 GMT -8
Seems we had different priorities back in those days.
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Post by Credo on Jul 8, 2019 10:49:45 GMT -8
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Post by Luca on Jul 8, 2019 15:46:03 GMT -8
Ted Williams also missed almost 2 entire seasons for the Korean War, also. When you figure out the average homerun production he had during those almost 5 seasons, there is a good chance he would have passed Babe Ruth in career home runs.
He finished with 521 and averaged 37 home runs per year for his career. Because of the Korean War he had only 14 home runs in the interrupted '52 and '53 seasons. If you give him 185 home runs for those seasons and subtract the 14 he did hit (in '52 and '53) he would have wound up with 695 and may have been tempted to play one more year to set the all time record. (In his last year he still hit .316 with 29 home runs)...........................Luca
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Post by Credo on Jul 11, 2019 21:23:03 GMT -8
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