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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Uni Watch: Lukas: Hooked up

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posted on January 15, 2013 at 05:51 PM by Greg Franklin to history, memorabilia, orioles, special topics, uniforms | 1 comment(s)

These pics of the greatest Mazzone in Oriole history should hook you.

Reader Bruce Menard recently clued me in regarding a chapter from fairly recent MLB history that I hadn’t been aware of. It involves a guy named Jay Mazzone, who worked as a batboy for the Orioles in the late 1960s. The unusual thing about Mazzone is that he’d lost his hands when he was two years old after his snow suit caught on fire, so he used metal hooks in lieu of fingers. This certainly made him an unusual sight on ...

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1. Sebastian

posted on January 22, 2012 at 03:07 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I hope that the artist behind the bizarre injuries baseball cards is aware of this.

2. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Griffin (Vlad) posted on January 22, 2012 at 03:34 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Now I want a Shenandoah Hungarian Rioters retro cap.

3. Pasta-diving Jeter (jmac66) posted on January 22, 2012 at 04:42 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Now I want a Shenandoah Hungarian Rioters retro cap.

you'll have to settle for a T-shirt (at least we now know where the name comes from)

4. Crispix Attacks 2: Swag Airlines posted on January 22, 2012 at 05:06 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I've been to Shenandoah, Pennsylvania. I had no idea it had more than 30,000 people at one point. That's more than Hazleton has now!

The Hungarians, Slovaks, and Polish miners started showing up later than the German and Irish ones. 1889 would have been a high point of Eastern European influx into that area.

Looks like the Shenandoah Hungarian Rioters (nickname later shortened to "Huns") were mostly Irishmen with some Germans, much like the Pottsville and Hazleton teams of that era. Plus Shagowash Graves.

5. Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Griffin (Vlad) posted on January 22, 2012 at 05:22 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Plus Shagowash Graves.

Watch out for Richie Hebner!

Is this a typo, or is a "pugilisit" a real thing?

6. vortex of dissipation posted on January 22, 2012 at 05:29 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Is this a typo, or is a "pugilisit" a real thing?

They were managed by James McCartney, whose middle name is presumably Paul.

7. Howie Menckel posted on January 22, 2012 at 05:36 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Ten Million played for the Moose Jaw (Saskatchewan) Robin Hoods of the Western Canada League in 1914.

I wonder how the owner felt about revenue-sharing.

8. The District Attorney posted on January 22, 2012 at 05:53 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Not to mention Ten Million's own 15% effective tax rate.

9. Mike Webber posted on January 22, 2012 at 07:32 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

funny article, well played

10. Jarrod HypnerotomachiaPoliphili(Teddy F. Ballgame) posted on January 22, 2012 at 09:39 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Ten Million later became a Ford salesman and the company arranged a promotion that included him selling the ten millionth car off their production line. He named his daughter Decillian. True facts.

11. AndrewJ posted on January 22, 2012 at 11:18 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Scientific Mapp laughs from the basketball court.

12. Devin has a deep burning passion for fuzzy socks posted on January 23, 2012 at 02:10 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

The Only Nolan got left out again? It's a travesty! This hall is a sham and mockery. I don't know why anybody pays attention to it anymore.

13. AJM posted on January 23, 2012 at 08:19 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

The Only Nolan got left out again? It's a travesty! This hall is a sham and mockery. I don't know why anybody pays attention to it anymore.

Even worse for Mr. Nolan, if you search for "the Nolan" at B-Ref Andre Dawson comes up. Which is surprising, I was expecting Nolan Ryan.

14. The District Attorney posted on January 23, 2012 at 11:35 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

BTW, thanks for posting this, I was wondering where the heck it went ;)

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Uni Watch: Lukas: Hooked up

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