Name That Cub... With A Twist

by Al on Feb 6, 2009 8:07 AM CST in Name That Cub Comment 61 comments

BCB reader Al Spangler sent me this photo... yes, there is a Cub pictured in it. Name both of these people and win a $10 gift card from Distant Replays.

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hmmmm....welll....

Erm, well if we are going to call Milton Bradley nicknames, mine is Fischer Price: yes, you heard it here first..

by Chanman25 on Feb 6, 2009 8:10 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Mr. and Mrs. Mark DeRosa?

in a black-and-white photo?

"The finish line is just the start of the next race."

by Sobenergy on Feb 6, 2009 8:14 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

LOL

But no.

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

by Al on Feb 6, 2009 8:17 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Back to my favorite non-cub...

Mark & Mrs. Kotsay?

by N Oakley on Feb 6, 2009 11:54 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

The kising bandit

"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic

by Cubbie-Tim on Feb 6, 2009 8:16 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Glen Beckert and Charo?

Ya gotta love a team with a shortstop named TheRiot ...

by StampMe on Feb 6, 2009 8:19 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Could it be?

Lee Meyers and Mamie Van Doren?

Who needs a stinkin' tag line? What are they for anyway?

by krummy12 on Feb 6, 2009 8:19 AM CST reply actions 1 recs

DINGDINGDING!!!

Winner.

Lee Meyers was a Cub minor leaguer when he married Mamie Van Doren, a sort-of actress and sex symbol, on May 4, 1966, after she broke up with Angels pitcher Bo Belinsky.

They were divorced on January 3, 1969. Here is Meyers’ playing record. He never really came close to making the major leagues.

He supposedly had inherited $2 million from his grandfather, the publisher of McCall’s magazine, but his father denied that. On April 27, 1972, Lee Meyers died in a car accident in Huntington Beach, California.

Mamie Van Doren turns 78 years old today.

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

by Al on Feb 6, 2009 8:22 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Meyers was 19 when he married the 33-year-old Van Doren

She was married 5 times. Meyers being husband #3.

She also dated Howard Hughes, who supposedly discovered her and cast her in some of his movies for RKO.

"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 Feb 6, 2009 8:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

WOW

She was a hottie back in her day

At one point was still very MILFY

http://pro.corbis.com/images/42-16505010.jpg?size=67&uid={b8ac9dc0-a63f-4ebb-8a2d-4e3310c4a373}

http://pro.corbis.com/images/0000279409-002.jpg?size=67&uid={f2ba8ede-32ac-4f66-9e35-56e605bd20bc}

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by tony412 on Feb 6, 2009 8:58 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

According to...

… her Wikipedia page, she was born Joan Lucille Olander and named “Mamie” after President Eisenhower’s wife.

Among men she was purported to be involved with were Clark Gable, Howard Hughes, Johnny Carson, Elvis Presley, Burt Reynolds, Jack Dempsey, Steve McQueen, Johnny Rivers, Robert Evans, Eddie Fisher, Warren Beatty, Tony Curtis, Steve Cochran, and Joe Namath.

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

by Al on Feb 6, 2009 9:37 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Steve Cochran?

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Feb 6, 2009 10:01 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

That list is from the Wikipedia entry.

I don’t think it’s the Steve Cochran you’re thinking of.

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

by Al on Feb 6, 2009 10:09 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I didn't really think it was

I should have posted a pic just to be silly.

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Feb 6, 2009 12:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

American actor from 50s & 60s

Best film IL GRIDO by Antonioni. Also in WHITE HEAT.

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by Doggie Stalker on Feb 6, 2009 12:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks.

I had never heard of him before.

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

by Al on Feb 6, 2009 12:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I almost had a "beverage thru the nose" moment

when I read the above quickly and thought it read Joan Rivers instead of Johnny Rivers.

That was close. Still it was a modest gag (as in choke). Thanks, Al.

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by LAcarl519 on Feb 6, 2009 3:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

now that I looked at her Wikipedia page, I think

Joan Rivers might be attracted to Mamie in her current state (that picture of her marketing the whine, err…wine) is a bit rough.

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by LAcarl519 on Feb 6, 2009 3:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

This is weird

Supposedly the pic is from 2007 she would have been like 76 years old? Does not look my grandma or anyone else I know. Suspect she has alot of bondo on…

by StevenABQ on Feb 6, 2009 4:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, that's just wrong.

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

by Al on Feb 6, 2009 5:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Talk about a Cub can of Worms

Your fault boss.

by StevenABQ on Feb 6, 2009 5:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

True.

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

by Al on Feb 6, 2009 5:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

save the children

Well, Next Year is here .. and Jack's century's gotta end some time .. GO CUBBIES!

by cubnational on Feb 6, 2009 7:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

some just can't give it up

<<<>>>

"Truth does not do as much good in the world as the semblance of truth does evil," - Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 64.

by Emelie on Feb 6, 2009 6:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Now THAT"S scary...

But it does have it’s uses……we could use it to “interrogate” all the insurgents we capture over here, just keep showing them that pic till they talk. I imagine it wouldn’t take long!

by nmcubsfan on Feb 7, 2009 4:17 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Hmmm

MILFY — really? Maybe in the pic Al posted…but geez she looks like a dolled up grandma in the other pics. Dolled-up Grandma ≠ MILF. Well wait…maybe this is a generational thing.

Ok nevermind.

by StevenABQ on Feb 6, 2009 10:06 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Gilf?

by N Oakley on Feb 6, 2009 11:49 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

nice.

by neifi on Feb 6, 2009 11:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Gil

Fo me anyway.

by StevenABQ on Feb 6, 2009 12:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Trick qusestion

Technically he was never a CHICAGO Cub

If you had to choose just one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.

by Clutche on Feb 6, 2009 9:06 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

That would be question

If you had to choose just one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.

by Clutche on Feb 6, 2009 9:07 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

True.

But he is wearing a Cubs cap in the photo.

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

by Al on Feb 6, 2009 9:33 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

lame excuse :)

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by Clutche on Feb 6, 2009 10:04 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

But in defense....

he is only referred to as a Cub — not a Chicago Cub. ;)

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by bobby h on Feb 6, 2009 10:23 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I thought it was Barbara Eden and Ken Holtzman

"Who's Bob Brenly? The guy that used to be the manager for Arizona?" ~ Alfonso Guilleard Soriano

by JohnM on Feb 6, 2009 9:37 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Now my goal is to find the picture of Meyers that she is holding

Meyers and Van Doren in Sacremento 1966

"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 Feb 6, 2009 9:39 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Someone in...

… the comments in this post at the Angels blog 6-4-2 mentioned that Lee Meyers was his uncle (the poster was born after Lee died). Don’t know how that would help you find that photo, but it’s interesting.

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

by Al on Feb 6, 2009 9:43 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Here you go...

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://pro.corbis.com/images/U1521006.jpg3Fsize3D6726uid3D257B5E2DBE11-F2BE-44B0-AD6C-3C81F9C4F039257D&imgrefurl=http://pro.corbis.com/search/Enlargement.aspx3FCID3Disg26mediauid3D257B5E2DBE11-F2BE-44B0-AD6C-3C81F9C4F039257D&h=480&w=312&sz=48&tbnid=BqtkI8WajoEogM::&tbnh=129&tbnw=84&prev=/images3Fq3Dmamie2Bvan2Bdoren2Blee2Bmeyers%2Bphotos&usg=DgY6OeEEoByYX3oXIy-MbZ3yMDw=&ei=I2CMScHFJ4TUMYTY4L&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=1&ct=image&cd=1

If you had to choose just one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.

by Clutche on Feb 6, 2009 10:08 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Hmmm.

That link isn’t very clickable. Can you fix it? Make it a TinyURL or something?

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

by Al on Feb 6, 2009 10:09 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Try this : use google search engine and type..

mamie van doren lee meyers photos. It should come up

If you had to choose just one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.

by Clutche on Feb 6, 2009 10:13 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm looking for the photo of Lee Meyers that is in the photo

You can search the Corbis site for the picture of Van Doren and Meyers that is posted here

"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 Feb 6, 2009 10:15 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

She probably burned it

If you had to choose just one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.

by Clutche on Feb 6, 2009 10:23 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Hmm. BCB goes "Soft Porn"?

Or is “soft porn” an oxymoron?

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by Zeke on Feb 6, 2009 11:01 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

The only thing that's soft here is Mamie.

by Flatley on Feb 6, 2009 11:42 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

That happened months ago

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by Shanghai Badger on Feb 6, 2009 12:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

A BCB Classic.

We are a fever ... we are a fever ... we ain't born typical.

by dat cubfan daver on Feb 7, 2009 9:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Holy Retro Hotness, Batman.

Interesting pic to say the least.

We are a fever ... we are a fever ... we ain't born typical.

by dat cubfan daver on Feb 6, 2009 11:24 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

I think I saw her in one of those midnight movies you see on TV

when you can’t sleep.

After I saw her, in my imagination she stayed with me that night, and I fell asleep like a baby :-)

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by zevkalman on Feb 6, 2009 1:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Today is Mamie Van Doren's 78th Birthday

I saw just the notice in my paper. Did you know that when you posted the pic, Al?

by Mike Vails Evil Twin on Feb 6, 2009 1:51 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

he already mentioned that

by Cubs and Hawks fan on Feb 6, 2009 1:55 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Just wondering

Where did he mention it? I did a word search for “birthday” in the Comments and didn’t find it.

by Mike Vails Evil Twin on Feb 6, 2009 2:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

in the same column where he said DING DING DING

by Cubs and Hawks fan on Feb 6, 2009 2:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

D'oh!

I just skimmed over the paragraph and missed it.

by Mike Vails Evil Twin on Feb 6, 2009 2:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

"Reply" is your friend . . . .

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on Feb 6, 2009 2:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I need a beer or 8....

by Cubs and Hawks fan on Feb 6, 2009 2:09 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I thought for sure the answer was

Cindy Sandberg and someone that happened to be in the clubhouse.

by lohroffc on Feb 6, 2009 3:52 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Well she did star in the classic

SEX KITTENS GO TO COLLEGE from the great Alfred Zugsmith. The scary thing is I don’t have to look that or the
Steve Cochran info up, I know it. Some people are good at baseball stats but I am better at worthless movie trivia.

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by Doggie Stalker on Feb 6, 2009 4:00 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

She might have been a hottie at one time...

Oh, this your wife, huh? A lovely lady. Hey baby, you must’ve been something before electricity.

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by Endrick on Feb 7, 2009 1:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs