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Old 02-23-2025, 09:58 PM
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I once got into a drinking contest with Don Larsen when I was a kid.

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Old 02-23-2025, 11:39 PM
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I once got into a drinking contest with Don Larsen when I was a kid.

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Not really a surprise, though. Even the most avid 9 year old chugging kid would have a tough time matching up against an experienced adult drinker.
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In 1894 Grand Pop Jimmy was 2nd in the majors with 13 HRs. In 1895 he batted .347 only to be cut the next season ending a 4 year run at .320. Today he'd be getting 30mm a year and kids would be gasping at the prospect of ripping a pack open with his card inside.
Instead, only 1 card ever. I was able to buy mine a few years ago, thank you Leon. And a Whitehead & Hoag pin, WHICH I NEED if anyone has one.
By comparison, my son was drafted by the KC Chiefs in 2011, stayed with the organization for barely 2 seasons, never played a regular season down and has 154 unique cards. Crazy.
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In 1894 Grand Pop Jimmy was 2nd in the majors with 13 HRs. In 1895 he batted .347 only to be cut the next season ending a 4 year run at .320. Today he'd be getting 30mm a year and kids would be gasping at the prospect of ripping a pack open with his card inside.
Instead, only 1 card ever. I was able to buy mine a few years ago, thank you Leon. And a Whitehead & Hoag pin, WHICH I NEED if anyone has one.
By comparison, my son was drafted by the KC Chiefs in 2011, stayed with the organization for barely 2 seasons, never played a regular season down and has 154 unique cards. Crazy.
Not only do you have a cool 19th century player, you also have a great-uncle as well in the majors. Is there anything out there for uncle Tom?
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Not only do you have a cool 19th century player, you also have a great-uncle as well in the majors. Is there anything out there for uncle Tom?
Uncle Jimmy, but, yes. How about an autographed 1914 College schedule?
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Uncle Jimmy, but, yes. How about an autographed 1914 College schedule?
I was talking about this guy, his brother. The autograph is the same guy on the card/pin.

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Keating and I had dinner with Larsen in Chicago when he was an old guy, and he drank us under the table. We walked him, so to speak, back to his room afterwards, and we were bouncing off the walls. He lived to 90, bottled in bond, I guess!
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Keating and I had dinner with Larsen in Chicago when he was an old guy, and he drank us under the table. We walked him, so to speak, back to his room afterwards, and we were bouncing off the walls. He lived to 90, bottled in bond, I guess!
Wasn't Larsen the Yankee who crashed his car into a light pole during spring training one year at 5 am? When reporters asked Casey Stengel to comment, he said, "Well, he was either out real late, or up real early."
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Wasn't Larsen the Yankee who crashed his car into a light pole during spring training one year at 5 am? When reporters asked Casey Stengel to comment, he said, "Well, he was either out real late, or up real early."
Those Yankees were a partying bunch!
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One of the many drinking stories about Larsen, is that he had a terrible hangover the day he pitched the the impossible I have a '57 Topps card autographed by him with the WS particulars.
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