The Tortured Fan Base Salutes Andre Dawson
I haven't been around too much on BCB but I thought I'd share a recent post I put up in honor of the Hawks induction...
It starts out like this:
1987 must really have been a more innocent time. Before steroids, when ball girls could wear shorts, when cigars could be smoked in the stands, when 47 home runs in a season was a remarkable achievement, before upwardly spiraling salaries created a gulf of money separating the fans from the stars they adored.
Before there was an internet, there was a man named Andre.
Read the rest here....
over 2 years ago
Andre Fonseca
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Excellent read
I take it this is your website? I’ll be back to frequent it
For someone who grew up without Hawk, this was a great read and I felt like I learned a lot
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
Thanks man!
Really appreciate the feedback- I’m keeping it Tweety on the Twitterbox @torturedfanbase if you are into that sort of thing.
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by Andre Fonseca on Jan 8, 2010 12:53 PM CST up reply actions
Nah, not into the whole twitter thing
How often do you update? Like I said, I’ll keep checking out the site
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
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