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ashbury Cooperstown

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It took a while for Morneau to convert from the metric system. 27 is 33 in Canada[/quotE]

 

While it's a repeat from earlier, there is nothing wrong with a little moar 'Neau.

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A trip back in the organizational time machine...

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Early Wynn pitched for the Washington Senators from 1939-1948. He arose from the cotton fields of Alabama, claiming a Scotch-Irish and American Indian lineage. Legend has it that he showed up for his try out with the Senators in coveralls and bare feet. He married Mabel Allmen during his rookie year, and she gave birth to their son, Joe Early Wynn. Tragedy struck the Wynn family on a December night in 1942 when Mabel drove their babysitter home, and was killed in a car accident, leaving a heartbroken father to raise his only son.

 

A veteran, Wynn served the Tank Corps in the Philippines during World War II. He missed the 1945 season in order to serve his country. While serving in the military, he met Lorraine Follin. They would go on to marry, raise little Joe, and their daughter, Shirley.

Wynn’s record with the Senators was a rather unspectacular 72-87, but some things get better with age. Traded to the Cleveland Indians in 1949, he would pick up a curve and a slider, helping him post a 228-157 record from ages 29-43. Wynn reeled off six consecutive All-Star appearances during his latter 30’s and early 40’s. He captured the Cy Young award at the ripe old age of 39, when he won 22 games and posted a 3.17 ERA. Only Cy Young (20 wins at age 40) and Grover Alexander (21 wins at age 41) topped 20 wins at a later age. He retired after the 1963 season, after collecting his 300thvictory.

#26 went on to coach for the Minnesota Twins and the Indians, and as a broadcaster for the Chicago White Sox and the Toronto BlueJays. He died on April 4, 1999, at the age of 79.

See also: http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/6d0d8788;http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=wynnea01

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I didn't remember him being quite that ... thick ... guess he was. Is he still playing somewhere?

 

I'm no expert on pitching but I don't see how he got anything on the ball with the back leg positioned like that.

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A 4-WAR season at age 24 raised hopes that didn't ever quite get fulfilled:

 

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1996 - although the pitching was atrocious, that was a pretty fun offense to watch. I remember watching the Twins on Television against the Tigers that season, scoring 20ish runs... fun game. I surmise that the Twins offense would have been even better if Puckett's eye didn't go the way of the Dodo that spring. Oh well, water under the bridge I guess.

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pfft. There is no try, there is only do or not do.
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