Sunday Afternoon Name That Cub
by Al Yellon on Jan 11, 2009 11:44 AM CST
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PrintThis one came from BCB reader rlpete. It's a good one. I had never heard of this guy before, and I'll bet you haven't either. Once again, the photo itself gives a clue.
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Name That Cub
Robert DeNiro – during his GodFather II years
DeNiro could have played him in a movie.
If they had ever made one about this guy.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
haha I like the caption
“Hey look, I’m in black and white!”
Erm, well if we are going to call Milton Bradley nicknames, mine is Fischer Price: yes, you heard it here first..
Hack Miller?
That photo dates from from the early 1920s.
"Some people will look at a glass of water and say it's half-empty, while another guy will look at it and say it's half-full. A Cubs fan looks at the same glass and asks, "When's it gonna spill?" - Mike Royko
Virgil Cheeves
My first answer is a winner!
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Wow.
How did you guess that one?
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
I did a little research to get it.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
What kind of research?
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Well I didn't want to give away my secret, but...
The bleached white uni with the block “CUBS” was worn in 1922 only. (And I appreciated the hint in the original post.)
So after narrowing it down to one roster, I google image searched the starting fielders first, then I moved to the SP’s.
I shoulda known it was Virgil since 1922 was his only decent year.
"This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell outta here." --Michael Scott
Actually, that's pretty good research.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Definitely Virgil Cheeves
Red Devil is right, I distinctly remember nicknaming him “The Giant Killer” back in 1922 or so….
Right Al?
When I hit a home run over the fence at Wrigley Field, I hit it over a Tru Link Fence. -Andre Dawson-
Looks like
maybe Reddevil has it. Darn, and just when I was going to guess George “Chippy” Gaw or Sweetbreads Bailey. They don’t name ’em like they used to.
Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana
The right answer is above.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
awkward...
Erm, well if we are going to call Milton Bradley nicknames, mine is Fischer Price: yes, you heard it here first..
reply is your friend
when responding to comments. It makes it easier on us all.
"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.
Name that Cub Haiku
I never know
Who all these guys are
Ah, screw it
"I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts, it's a vicious circle." Andy Bernard
Dummy Taylor
Reserve outfielder who played in the twenties. He was deaf – the reason for the first name. Not a very enlightened time to live with a disability.
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