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Old 08-10-2005, 07:16 AM
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Posted By: warshawlaw

Found this gem at the National and had to share it with those of you who were not there to see it in person:

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Posted By: Scott Forrest

"Merkle's Boner" was on Sept. 23, 1908, not 1928. Also, the teams involved were the Giants and Cubs - this is a more modern picture of a different play.

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Old 08-10-2005, 09:49 AM
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Posted By: warshawlaw

read the headline, think, LOL

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Old 08-10-2005, 10:24 AM
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Posted By: Scott Forrest

I just don't get the date change and modern photo - I guess there's a laugh in there that I'm missing.

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Old 08-10-2005, 10:26 AM
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Posted By: identify7

I think that perhaps the pulling of a boner currently has connotations which may not have been applicable then.

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Old 08-10-2005, 10:32 AM
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Posted By: Scott Forrest

but what does 1928 and a circa-1960 photo have to do with it?

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Posted By: warshawlaw

That's what I get for trying to liven up everyone's day with a little funny.

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Posted By: jay behrens

Adam, thanks for the chuckle. Gotta remember, sometimes subtle humor slides by unnoticed. It is odd that the card would have so many errors in it.

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Posted By: Kevin Cummings

Adam:

I found it funny, too. That surely supports my wife's opinion about my sense of humor.

I'm not familiar with this series of cards (I assume it is a series). I wonder - are other cards similarly error laden?

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Posted By: Glen V

I don't think that card is too different than cards of today. For instance, just after Palmeiro got busted, Viagra came out with a "Palmeiro Pulls Boner" card.

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Posted By: Scott Forrest

Please guys - I think "Merkle Pulls Boner" is funny - EVERYONE does. It's all the stupid mistakes on the card that I question - were the mistakes meant to be part of the humor? If so, they just seem stupid - sorry, just my opinion.

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Posted By: brian p

The subtitle nails the heartache felt by true fans of the game, as well as those of other persuasions: "MERKLE PULLS BONER--Fails to touch 2nd (boner)in key game."

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Posted By: Max Weder

I'm with Scott on this. Merkle pulling whatever he pulled is always funny; is there anything with the 1928 date and the circa 1960 photo anachronisms that add to the humour?

An explanation is required for those of us comedically challenged, or I will start telling tax jokes.

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Posted By: Howard W. Rosenberg

In my newest book, I cite the following from a Baltimore spring training game at Savannah, Ga.

Baltimore's John McGraw said something to Savannah’s Punch Devinney that caused Devinney to hit him. They exchanged light blows, ``but the players were separated before any harm had been done by either man,’’ the Savannah News said. The Savannah Press said McGraw is known as a ``scrapper’’ and that his ``linguistic eccentricity wasn’t noticeable’’ during the game. ``The fans expected something spicy from him, but, for unaccountable reasons, he didn’t ejaculate once during the game. This [self-restraint] must be exceedingly distressing to the brilliant third baseman.’’

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Posted By: Scott Forrest

obviously the blows were too light.

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