zoneranger Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 Whozis and whatzis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaolinaJoe Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 Charlie Finley. and the Orange baseballs they tried to use in Oakland. "It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of thepress. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom ofspeech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given usthe freedom to demonstrate. And it is the soldier who salutes theflag, serves beneath the flag, whose coffin is draped by the flag, andwho allows the protester to burn the flag."Marine Chaplain Dennis Edward O' Brien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampman Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 Fits in with his crazy Seals schemes in the NHL... Comic Sans walks into a bar, and the bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve your type here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 Those balls would have been useful when the Jays played their opening game in 1977. I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheateater Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 Those balls would have been useful when the Jays played their opening game in 1977. That's what they say about yellow golf balls up here when winter rolls around. Always good to have... Wagner Athletic Group11-2 Saskatoon Steeds (WAFL)-NFL-2014 Western Conference Champions / 8-5 Calgary Pronghorns (TNFF)-CFL-2014 Confederation Cup XI Champions14-6-2 Saskatoon Yellowheads (XHL)-NHL-1st, Gretzky Conference / 5-4-0 Saskatoon Czars (MLH)-AHL-T2nd, Calder Conference7-1-6 VfL Dortmund (Weltliga)-Bundesliga-3rd, League / 5-1-5 West End AFC (WFL)-EPL-T5th, League14-7 Saskatoon Sheiks (AA)-MLB-2014 Founder's Cup Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoneranger Posted December 31, 2004 Author Share Posted December 31, 2004 Joe gets it.Blowhard, innovator, tyrant, and miser, Charlie Finley owned the Kansas City and Oakland Athletics from 1961-1980, a two-decade run that marked one of the most controversial and flamboyant administrations in baseball history. Columnist Jim Murray described Finley as ?a self-made man who worshipped his creator.? Among other things, Finley dressed his players in gaudy Kelly green and gold uniforms, sodded an area behind the outfield fences for grazing sheep, and installed a mechanical rabbit behind home plate that popped up from the ground to give balls to umpires. Another of his ?innovations? was the ?Alert Orange Baseball.? Finley contended the ball, painted the color of a construction worker?s hat, would be easier for both players and fans to see. Pitchers complained that the ball, which was used in two spring training games in 1973, was slippery and hard to grip, while batters couldn?t pick up the spin of the ball without seeing the seams, which on a normal white ball would stand out in red. Finley laid his experiment gracefully to rest, but would occasionally give the balls out as gifts. One of the recipients was Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who accepted the ball with a smile after having it inspected for possible explosives by Secret Service agents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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