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Posted By: Ray Piskadlo

Just finished reading "Three Finger: The Mordecai Brown Story"... what a great book! Even though I usually focus on the Highlanders and Giants, this was one of my favorite books ever about the Dead Ball Era.



Secondly, Mitchell & Ness recently put their 1908 Cubs jersey on sale.

http://www.mitchellandness.com/VipDetail.aspx?ID=5876

If you need a password to view the jersey, the password is ALLACCESS

Enjoy!
Ray Piskadlo

PS.. Leon, my apologies if you think this is off-topic. I enjoy the books and jerseys from the time period as much as the cards. Feel free to delete.

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

Isn't Mordecai Peter Centennial "Three Finger" Brown the greatest baseball name ever?

I would have named my kid that if my wife had let me.

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Posted By: Ray Piskadlo

haha! my girlfriend won't even consider it as a dog/cat name.

Quick trivia: Why is his second middle name "Centennial"?

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

Born in 1876.

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Posted By: Ray Piskadlo

Nice stuff... Now, here's one that might be tougher. What job did Rube Waddell have during baseball's offseason?

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

Not sure. I know he liked to chase firetrucks. I'd be cheating if I answered this one because I'd have to look it up.

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Posted By: Ray Piskadlo

Hint: He did it in Florida.

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Posted By: Clint

Did he wrestle alligators?

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Posted By: Ray Piskadlo

Correct!

One more...

What was Art Devlin's offseason occupation?

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Posted By: Pcelli60

Is the book a recent release?

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Posted By: Ray Piskadlo

It was released in August 2006, so about 4-5 months ago.

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

Hardbound, paperback, both? How was it released??

Frank.