A couple years ago, I started a new ongoing series that I called: “Do You Have A Funny Caption For This Photo?” It didn’t go anywhere back then, but I thought I’d give it another try. Check out zany ballplayer “Frenchy” Bordagary and his pretty wife, Victoria!……
Do You Have A Funny Caption For This Photo?
I thought it might be fun to start a new ongoing series that I’m calling: “Do You Have A Caption For This Photo?” I’ll be asking you guys for help. If you stumble on to a baseball photo that we could have some fun with coming up with a humorous caption, please send the photo to me at: Livac2@aol.com…
“Mr. Baseball,” Bob Uecker, and His “Flycatcher” Tuba! plus: Uke’s Hilarious Miller Lite Commerical!
“Ueck” was trying to ‘loosen things up’ before Game Two of the 1964 World Series between the Cardinals and Yankees at Busch Stadium, so he grabbed a tuba and proceeded to catch fly balls!…
From the Lighter Side: Who Says You Can’t Steal First Base??
“They say it can’t be done, but I saw him do it. In fact, I was standing right on third base, with my eyes popping out when he did it.”…
THE “PHENOMENAL” GAME OF BASEBALL
In today’s essay, Paul Doyle returns with an interesting account of one of the true eccentrics from the nineteenth century,
Another in the Series: Baseball’s Characters and Eccentrics – The Brooklyn “Sym-Phony” Band!
“Sometimes the band sounds like a herd of elephants with whooping cough,” -Murray Schumach. New York Times, 1947…
ANOTHER EDITION OF “FROM THE LIGHTER SIDE!”: THE NEW YORK METS’ FAMOUS “SIGN MAN”
Karl Kurt Ehrhardt was born in Unterweissbach, Germany, on November 26, 1924, the son of Willie and Elsie Voight Ehrhardt…
Happy Birthday to “Mr. Baseball,” Bob Uecker!
Yesterday, January 26, 1934, was the 85th birthday of Bob Uecker. Bob may very well be the funniest man to ever laced up cleats. He’s one of those guys that no matter what he says, it just cracks you up…
Another Edition of “Baseball’s Eccentrics and Zany Characters!”: “Frenchy” Bordagaray
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The Passing of a “Baseball Original”: Jimmy Piersall, June 4, 2017
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Baseball Flakes, Eccentrics, and Odd-Ball Personalities – Babe Herman!
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Bill Veeck and Little Eddie Gaedel
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