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To: Labyrinthos

Three of Tiant’s most similar pitchers are in the Hall of Fame.

Another is a guy with a Hall of Fame name, Hooks Dauss. Born in 1889, he apparently hasn’t died, 135 years later Hope he’s still spinning the curveball somewhere.


64 posted on 10/08/2024 8:13:06 PM PDT by Tymesup (O )
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To: Tymesup

“Hooks Dauss”.

What an awesomely great name!

“Hey! Hooks!”


66 posted on 10/08/2024 8:15:46 PM PDT by rlmorel ("A people that elect corrupt politicians are not victims...but accomplices." George Orwell)
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To: Tymesup

LOL, thanks for the MLB history lesson.

El Tiante: If I call correctly, during the politically incorrect days of SNL, Garrett Morris had a skit where he played LT during an interview. LT answered every convoluted, in comprehensible question with the same answer: “Baseball has been very, very good to me.


70 posted on 10/08/2024 9:15:31 PM PDT by Labyrinthos
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