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ProfessorGAC

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8. Just Because I Should...
Wed Dec 11, 2024, 03:59 PM
Wednesday

...I need to mention a couple cannon arm guys that I never saw live.
Ichiro & Dave Parker.
I just thought they deserved to be in the discussion along with Roberto & Rocky.
Funny side note: when in HS, I played softball with guys from my dad's club's youth group.
We had one guy who was ridiculous with how far he could throw a softball. I had a good arm; nothing like this kid. He could throw it 70 feet farther than me!
BUT: it was anybody's guess where the ball would land! One time, he threw from right field to 3rd base. My cousin took 2 steps to his left & caught the ball. My cousin was the catcher covering home!
He missed the runner by a qhole base!

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Wow! That's a blast from the past. Sneederbunk Dec 10 #1
Saw him play when I was a schoolgirl. blm Dec 10 #2
Now Ya tell me. BOSSHOG Dec 10 #4
A memorable player BOSSHOG Dec 10 #3
And Detroit Tiger! bif Dec 10 #5
He Had A Hellacious Throwing Arm ProfessorGAC Wednesday #6
A cannon for an arm Diamond_Dog Wednesday #7
Just Because I Should... ProfessorGAC Wednesday #8
How funny! Diamond_Dog Wednesday #9
Going From 1st To Third ProfessorGAC Wednesday #10
He was a hell of a player. Diamond_Dog Wednesday #11
Great player and one of the great kairos12 Monday #12
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