Friday Name That Cub

by Al Yellon on Jan 16, 2009 8:47 AM CST in Name That Cub

Since you all made quick work of today's Mystery Motion, try to name this Cub with alarmingly large eyebrows.

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Rod Serling?

Old Style is the nectar of life.

by Mordecai on Jan 16, 2009 8:56 AM CST reply actions

You have now entered the Cub-light Zone.

But no.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Jan 16, 2009 8:59 AM CST up reply actions

Billy Cowan?

by bluekoolaide on Jan 16, 2009 9:02 AM CST reply actions

Damn, you're good.

Billy Cowan was the Cubs’ regular CF in 1964. He didn’t hit much and was traded to the Mets.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Jan 16, 2009 9:07 AM CST up reply actions

I needed that one-I've been in a slump lately

Cowan was several years before my time (I remember him playing briefly with the Angels in the early 70’s) but I remembered that image from a book I used to have detailing old Cubs baseball cards.

by bluekoolaide on Jan 16, 2009 9:10 AM CST up reply actions

I remember the "halo" card

1972 Topps where Cowan strategically posed in front of the Angels’ giant halo.

It appears that Cowan has a halo over his head.

"Every team will win 60 games, every team will lose 60 games, it's what the team does in the other 42 games that decides the season."

by flachimesa on Jan 16, 2009 9:15 AM CST up reply actions

That brings back memories

I think I still have the card somewhere!

by bluekoolaide on Jan 16, 2009 9:24 AM CST up reply actions

Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team

by carmen_fanzone on Jan 16, 2009 10:12 AM CST up reply actions

Still with the eyebrows, and with those stylish sideburns!

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Jan 16, 2009 10:26 AM CST up reply actions

Looks like Andy Kaufman

by Clutche on Jan 16, 2009 11:24 AM CST up reply actions

I think he looks like Lee Pace from Pushing Daisies

Old Style is the nectar of life.

by Mordecai on Jan 16, 2009 1:04 PM CST up reply actions

Yes, he does, a little.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Jan 16, 2009 1:35 PM CST up reply actions

Who was watching?

and the Cubs only drew 751,647 fans that year!

by Clutche on Jan 16, 2009 10:00 AM CST up reply actions

Interesting that he was traded back to the Cubs in '66

(for Bobby Cox!), but never saw the bigs, then traded later that same year.

His 19 homers with the Cubs was way more than he ever hit any year after that.

Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team

by carmen_fanzone on Jan 16, 2009 10:20 AM CST up reply actions

I hadn't known that about Cox.

Cox was originally signed by the Dodgers, then went to the Cubs in the minor league draft in 1964.

Eventually he became a 3B for the Yankees, played poorly for two years, then got into coaching and managing.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Jan 16, 2009 10:27 AM CST up reply actions

Andy Rooney?

His eyebrows have always been alarming…

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Jan 16, 2009 9:07 AM CST reply actions

looks a bit like Dennis Hopper, the actor.

"When you are in a hole, stop digging." - anon.

by LAcarl519 on Jan 16, 2009 9:19 AM CST reply actions

That's exactly who I thought of too

Being in Tucson, I’m certainly at a disadvantage to play this game but I do get a kick out of looking at all the guesses.

A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. ~Earl Wilson

by tucsoncubsfan on Jan 16, 2009 9:31 AM CST up reply actions

did anyone here get in on that 13 game ticket deal yesterday? Just curious what everyone ended up getting. I got two Cards, a Brewers, and a Phils game that I thought were pretty prime games and the rest were meh-ish games, but it was a good deal. Almost all of the seats I got were upperdeck reserved infield on 3rd base line, which is great to me. None of them higher than row 9 most around row 3. No sun in your eyes and close to concessions.

by love the ivy on Jan 16, 2009 12:15 PM CST reply actions