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RIP Bobby Thomson

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Starman, Aug 17, 2010.

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  1. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

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    Probably the most famous single home run in baseball history.

    http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/2010/08/17/2010-08-17_bobby_thomson_dies_after_long_illness.html#ixzz0wsuX8eLn
     
    Starman, Aug 17, 2010
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  2. Double J

    Double J Active Member

    Not probably. I don't even think 715 or 61 had the impact of Thomson's homer.

    RIP.
     
    Double J, Aug 17, 2010
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  3. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    Here it is....

     
    Flying Headbutt, Aug 17, 2010
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  4. Piotr Rasputin

    Piotr Rasputin New Member

    Heaven needed an SOB whose team cheated through sign stealing.

    Oh, I mean . . . RIP.

    ;D :D ;)

    One of the seminal moments in baseball history.
     
    Piotr Rasputin, Aug 17, 2010
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  5. Killick

    Killick Well-Known Member

    Holy hell! I thought he had died years ago.
     
    Killick, Aug 17, 2010
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  6. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    RIP.
    There, now that that's said I can get tasteless :D

    "Branca delivers the eulogy ... THE CORPSE IS IN THE CASKET! THE CORPSE IS IN THE CASKET! THE CORPSE IS IN THE CASKET! THE CORPSE IS IN THE CASKET!"
     
    Batman, Aug 17, 2010
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  7. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member


    He was a truly classy, classy guy . . . you don't see many, anymore. He had a helluva run, with one of the greatest stories ever told.
     
    Ben_Hecht, Aug 17, 2010
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  8. Double J

    Double J Active Member

    "Bobby was a really good guy. He was just doing (his) job and I was just doing mine. I don't condemn him for knowing what pitch was coming. I condemn the leaders of the Giants - (manager Leo) Durocher, (coach) Herman Franks (team captain) Alvin Dark. Bobby was always a class act and I'll miss him." -- Ralph Branca.
     
    Double J, Aug 17, 2010
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  9. Liut

    Liut Well-Known Member

    Me, too. R.I.P.
     
    Liut, Aug 17, 2010
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  10. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    I'd never heard the sign-stealing allegation before.

    And Bat, damn that's wrong. But I laughed.
     
    Armchair_QB, Aug 17, 2010
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  11. D-3 Fan

    D-3 Fan Well-Known Member

    The sign-stealing allegations were brought up several years ago. Thomson and Branca would travel across the country and talk about that pitch and home run.
     
    D-3 Fan, Aug 17, 2010
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  12. nattering nabob

    nattering nabob Member

    Ben: Buzzie Bavasi died in 2008. Perhaps you're thinking of former Pirates GM Joe L. Brown, who died Sunday.
     
    nattering nabob, Aug 17, 2010
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