BillySmith
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<p><p><p>I'm also a Milford guy. Just probably a lot older than you. I'm 50. Do you know Lakelawn Drive near Kings Highway?</p></p></p>
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I was sitting in the backseat of my folks car, my Dad agreeing to put on the game, and I remember runners on in the ninth, Elliot Maddox up to bat, and he makes an out. I'm not sure who else didn't pull of the game, but it was a killer. I was 13.
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<p><p><p>Any remote chance that you are the guy walking in south philly with a philly and some dude in a car drives by and comments on your O's hat, something like, "No O's fans around here". Shot in the dark, but the dude kinda looks like your picture.,</p></p></p>
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Dude, I will buy you and yours some tickets for a color copy of that. I'm serious. I have a picture of me in Jimmy Page's Mercedes. Billy Smith would go right next to it. That's awesome. He had one of those really nice, smooth lefty swings. He apparently is still in Texas and owns a company, damn if I remember what the company is. Something with farming, I think. I digress. Amazing that Stanhouse was so bad.
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Were you following the games back then as closely as I was? Radio or TV? Great, great times.
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Happy birthday to Don Stanhouse, who turns 58 today. Stanhouse was a RHP who was a first round pick of the A's, and was sent to the Rangers with Jim Panther in exchange for Denny McLain prior to the 1972 season. Stanhouse pitched poorly over three seasons for the Rangers before being shipped off following the 1974 campaign in a deal for Willie Davis. He hung around for a few more seasons, and actually was an All Star in 1979, despite walking 51 batters and striking out just 34 while pitching 72 2/3 innings out of the bullpen for the Orioles. In fact, his K/BB ratios throughout his career are astonishing...in a 10 year career, only three times did he strike out more batters than he walked, and he walked 455 batters against 408 Ks as a major leaguer. I don't know of too many major leaguers in history who have walked almost 50 more batters than they've struck out. I remember those days, and how he walked the bases loaded with virtually every save opportunity, but I had no idea the numbers were this glaringly bad. What was Stanhouse's nickname? "Full pack" because that was what Earl would smoke while he was on the mound? Another great part of our history.
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<p><p><p>Mike, you have a UD shirt and some Office of.... there. UD grad? UD employed? I'm a Delaware boy.</p></p></p>
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<p><p><p>Cindy, you sent me flying over the 500 rep points plateu. I love you, more than you love BRob.</p></p></p>
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<p><p><p>Thanks, man. What a great freakin' place to post stuff. Favorite drinks is a good one, too. Everyone loves their special concoction.</p></p></p>
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<p><p><p>Hey Vivian. I'm bored, even though it's game time. I'm intrigued by your user name and the picture of Nadia. You said you write a little. Any web stuff I could check out. I'm not a freak. Don't worry. Billy.</p></p></p>
