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Posted By: Gilbert Maines

Once they left NY, Ted, my old Giants became only a fond memory of my youth. Guys like Cepeda, Kirkland, and later McCovey, were players on a California team.

It was fun, but it was tuff too. Realizing that my old Giants were not even the best NL team in New York. And how the Braves were kept from the pennant for so long with players like Adcock, Crandall (did they have Post?) Burdette, Spahn, Matthews, Aaron - sheeze - they were so powerful that they often batted Matthews second in the lineup, cause everyone was a HR threat. And Adcock was unbelievable in the clutch.

But lets not take away from this terrific thread.

Joe - who is that in the center of your display?