I may own that bat! At least one like it that tommorrow I'll attempt to have him sign.

It took a while for Morneau to convert from the metric system. 27 is 33 in Canada:

 

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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Is his first name Kevin?

Is his first name Kevin?

 

Nope, try again.

Is his first name Kevin?

It probably should have been.

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

A trip back in the organizational time machine...

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 300^thvictory.

#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

Edited March 5, 201412 yr by Don't Feed the Greed Guy
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Nope, try again.

Does he show up on baseball references uniform numbers for 26?

Boof!!!

It took a while for Morneau to convert from the metric system. 27 is 33 in Canada:

 

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Nope, 33.3 actually.

 

Outside of baseball card pics , this is really the best shot of him.

Nope, 33.3 actually.

 

I thought it was 33.141592653589793.

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.

I thought it was 33.141592653589793.

 

Rounding my friend, rounding.

Rounding my friend, rounding.

 

I did. You want that I should go on? http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/~huberty/math5337/groupe/digits.html

I did. You want that I should go on? http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/~huberty/math5337/groupe/digits.html

 

My bad.

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

 

Taiwan this season. Last season he was in the Indians' organization

Is his first name Kevin?

 

John Paul

 

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Best cover ever.

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

 

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Juuuust missed getting that 1st career steal!

Edited March 7, 201412 yr by ashburyjohn

Juuuust missed getting that 20th career steal!

 

Interestingly enough, that would had been his first MLB career steal

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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Did he get paid a lot to go to Japan for 2 seasons?

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