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We may have to rethink 'Oil Can's' nickname

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, Feb 9, 2012.

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  1. Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!

    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!! Well-Known Member

    Claims he spent two-thirds of his career high.
    He also has a book coming out ... ::)

    http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/02/08/former-red-soxoil-can-boyd-admits-to-pitching-under-influence-of-cocaine/
     
    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, Feb 9, 2012
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  2. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    The reaction of the people who covered him is: You mean a third of the time he wasn't on anything?
     
    Mizzougrad96, Feb 9, 2012
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  3. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Yeah, where's the news in this?
     
    YankeeFan, Feb 9, 2012
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  4. hondo

    hondo Well-Known Member

    Christ, is there a ballplayer from the 80s or 90s who wasn't on something?
     
    hondo, Feb 9, 2012
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  5. Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!

    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!! Well-Known Member

    The Pittsburgh Pirates say No.
     
    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, Feb 9, 2012
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  6. bigpern23

    bigpern23 Well-Known Member

    I don't get the thread title.
     
    bigpern23, Feb 9, 2012
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  7. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    We shoulda called him "Coke Spoon" Boyd
     
    Ace, Feb 9, 2012
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  8. terrier

    terrier Well-Known Member

    Oil Can's second cousin was maid of honor at my wedding, and knows his father-in-law very well. If I ever run into her again, she might have some tales...
     
    terrier, Feb 9, 2012
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  9. Pencil Dick

    Pencil Dick Member

    Don't we have Oil Can to thank for the famous "that's what you get when you build a stadium next to an ocean" quote when talking about Cleveland's Municipal Stadium? Classic.
     
    Pencil Dick, Feb 9, 2012
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  10. micropolitan guy

    micropolitan guy Well-Known Member

    Well, Rob Deer was never on base. Does that count?
     
    micropolitan guy, Feb 9, 2012
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  11. Drip

    Drip Active Member

    The Can could've made the difference in series against the Mets.
     
    Drip, Feb 9, 2012
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  12. jr/shotglass

    jr/shotglass Well-Known Member

    He was one of those guys where, when I finally got behind the plate to watch him one afternoon, I walked away saying, "So that's the difference between a major league pitcher and everyone else."

    Big-boy stuff, whether he was throwing it stoned or not.
     
    jr/shotglass, Feb 9, 2012
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