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[johnsteed]

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Daffy

I said my favorite player played centerfield in New York...not for New York...

That leaves Willie and the Duke...last chance John Steed.

Geez, I went all in with Mickey Mantle. I have no more chips left!


Okay, well, you're calling him "The" Duke, so I'm going with Duke Snider (mortgaging the garage on this one).


What's the verdict duck, can I keep the garage?



Steed

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[spearmaster]

It's been a LONG time since having a "real" baseball discussion without having to talk about Chan Ho Park or Byung-Yun Kim.

LMFAO... that's funny Good thing you don't have to field Ichiro or Matsui(s) questions

Captain America-Roger Staubach

I never did live anywhere in Texas - in fact, only been there once in my life - but America's Team were dominant at the time and I never could manage to adopt the Jets or the Giants... Joe Namath notwithstanding... so you can imagine my disappointment when America's Team became America's toyboys... especially being led by a Bruin.

Now can you guess which university I went to... LOL...

Sorry for derailing the thread - I'm trying to find a way to split this off elsewhere, but my moderator buttons are a bit rusted and I have to figure out how to keep the original stuff intact while moving the fun sports discussion to Wild Card... maybe Vortran can lend a hand...

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Spearmaster

Need I mention who my favorite basketball player of all time is? Or team, for that matter?

Oh, it's a secret. A Phil Jackson fan.


Steed


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[spearmaster]

Can't be Willie because he did play for New York... and New York... but then again, the Duke also played for New York at one time...

[spearmaster]

Oh, it's a secret. A Phil Jackson fan.

Gotta hand it to him though, he's much better on the sidelines...

Remember "The Pearl" and "The Glide"?

All of my sporting heroes were fine, upstanding examples of society and wonderful role models. I'm not sure this was entirely by choice, but perhaps just the luck of the draw. Bradley was my dad's classmate at Princeton.

[johnsteed]

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Spearmaster

Can't be Willie because he did play for New York... and New York... but then again, the Duke also played for New York at one time...

Love how you brought-up Willie's time with the Mets. Funny how they say he sucked with the Mets, but he really didn't his first year. As far as "the Duke", he gradually became a shadow of his former-self after the team moved.


Steed

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[johnsteed]

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Spearmaster

Bradley was my dad's classmate at Princeton.

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Steed

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[spearmaster]

Love how you brought-up Willie's time with the Mets. Funny how they say he sucked with the Mets, but he really didn't his first year. As far as "the Duke", he gradually became a shadow of his former-self after the team moved.

Willie was already a legend by the time he joined the Mets - and you're right, he was still pretty good his first year there but age finally caught up with him.

The Duke actually played for Casey Stengel one year towards the end of his career.

So technically, it can't be either of them... LOL...

[Daffy]

You can keep your garage, JS...it was the Duke.

I was a big Dodger fan...even after the move. Loved Kofax and Drysdale in the 60's. Then we got the Rangers here in the 70's and I've been suffering with them ever since...lol.(Arlington is only 20 miles from Dallas)

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Spear, living in Dallas, one occassionally runs into a sports figure from time to time. It has been my good fortune to meet Mr. Staubach at several functions over the years. You will be pleased to know that he is very personable, down-to-earth and quite outgoing. As is Troy Aikman.

The "royal flush" of my all-time sports encounters was to dine with Tom Landry and his wife (Alicia) twice. He was very entertaining...he even shared some hilarious antedotes with us. We were alone at one point...and I asked "Hey Coach, mind if we talk some football???" He smiled and said "That's my favorite subject."

the dUck

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Spearmaster

The Duke actually played for Casey Stengel one year towards the end of his career.

So technically, it can't be either of them... LOL...

That's right, hahaha. You're right.


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Well, Daffy said he played in New York, and not for New York, so I guess that since:

a) The Giants were called the "New York" Giants, that means it must be...

b) The "Brooklyn" Dodgers, thus leaving us with "Duke Snider".


Now, can I get a Chuck Jones autographed photo of you now?



Steed


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