Fred Merkle's Boner

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It's not very special for. First -- about the numbers when you opus six on 7779. We'd 5888 occupied through it. Indian runner on base despite them but because of bad call by the umpire. Strike out. Wakefield blog it's a way to cash Dixon throws to first. High -- Casey goes up grabs it comes down touch the base they city and that's based. Sizemore -- so there's no scored that game top of the third. Await him on the mound with two outs and it. There's one thing I never get a chance to discuss on this program. Is there's some past history. And like if -- could talk about 800 year old owner. Nice body Europe their probably wondered just what Beckham talking about her. A hundred year old -- owner is what were celebrating today. Fred Merkel bar him from 1981. Of the more famous. Out on -- childish I don't try to do some history here and you're making it seem like -- some kind of dirty joke it's not they -- CL -- And you true John. This is what it is. I go to the the Patriots describes.

Wednesday September 23 nineteen know while playing for the New York Giants game against the Cubs won it was nineteen years old the youngest player in the nationally. Merkel Fred Merkel community base running error that later became known as Merck goals boulder. And to every bar after that all the girls go to music tell me about your your bone right. Confinement right that's says -- how this is what happened support. Going 98. Right. In the ninth inning -- came to bat with throughout the score tied 11 at that time -- was guy at first base Merkel singled McCormack went to third that's the runner. And then Al written well the next batter followed with a single McCormick advanced to home plate scoring the winning on the game the fans won't -- at the field to celebrate. Meanwhile Merkel think the game was over walked the giants' clubhouse in touch second base right. The second baseman Johnny -- of Evers takers chance. Noticed -- retrieved the ball touch second appealed to the umpire. To call Merkel helped. Now since Merkel -- touch the base the apart called him on the force play the run and count. And that's the last time the Cubs won the World Series 19 wait and Fred Merkel. And is the -- on this night history -- nineteen. Apartment. And and it in a Major League career to have a whole bunch of owners and a -- but when he pulled that owner and -- game it stuck out. For history. And everybody took notice of his own story only a week that. After an old story. Nineteenth. Nineteen. Or he or eight. Years for the Cubs fans now my question the people who listen to this program. As Wakefield walks off the yeah you're -- second walking back pack up them because. Yeah that would that ever replace. It. Now you're the Indians changed -- shoot chew up the platelets. Never questions coach who -- looking quickly wrote him -- he struck and instruct as. There was no joy me in Taiwan. That's mighty San shorts rule had struck out. -- well known as Mike. -- My line of thinking on this which has -- oh yes. Would you see the Red Sox -- cops. Where the Dodgers.

Arguably -- Really misuse. It would be better final four. Dodgers and why why why do you say Dodgers I just all the drama Manny and all the former Red Sox beat more. Be intriguing John likes drama. The years I don't be a hundred has discussed that Joey thanks -- mentioned. Ellis but that's our -- okay if you're so smart join you really -- that's what you're whispered -- owner. -- team. Are we going to it was a hundred years ago just talk about it Joey. -- noticed it. For. Fred -- owner. You printed it -- As to what you're what it we just talked about it for like it number. You have them attention span of a week. -- My keys in carver Mikey. -- guys you trust -- Because I've been to Chicago you'd asked me about it. About huge chip on Cubs and I it was the matchup but as the Cubs went. Mike ego. And a bunch of freaks -- throw.

And hit me yet. OK Tom please don't comment I don't invite I think you are talking about you have to admire Tampa bay. And everything you do -- planning was -- later said that I don't have to admire anybody. I don't know I don't know I can't and you mentioned Florida last year they count on and they got hot at the end by other schools -- run round I don't -- I don't want com what about Florida and elsewhere and they beat the Yankees. You know those little different -- yeah yeah I have very young and I don't have to admire anybody. Stops then yeah it happened back since Santo atrocity I want outlook that.

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you know you're talking about -- made Tampa an -- argument that there aren't process that you have to admire that maybe almost. They're almost at the division. So it's kind of admire about might yet come what do you don't have to Pirates.

I don't admire anybody I don't want to about but it it's like. That meant the Tampa bay rays to me at least exciting team in the history of baseball all that's just -- when he walked up where instead of talking on talking as a as a collective history.

John you said it might be is -- a story in the last name is -- Yeah on -- golfer and our goal eleven I mean rarely I think it's it's a terrific story and for at least and use John and just admire that you can -- against him you can hate them speak and Haiti. -- now than right one finale at Yankee Stadium yeah and JI Derrek Lee. My eyes and I always -- mine aren't like Jeter and and he has and Rivera's most guys the way they conducted -- let me do what are my post. Right you -- America. And and -- eloquence after the game. You know without any prompting any script you know just -- it. It was terrific those two guys that are admirable. Not changed mine I don't hate those guys are.

I don't -- room I don't love Derek Jeter like -- Coupon once the Merriam is that Cologne it is strip. Okay what do I mean not go that far away as a ball player as a professional ease that embarrassed the franchise. He believed. Pretty good citizen off the feel the symptoms constant womanizing and it's cold he has all kinds of diseases. In single. New York I don't give him I don't -- never singled him out -- for ridicule they -- idea. And and -- Rivera's in my -- Yankees ever since they gave a standing --

Accurate and it kept the way he reacted it was great. But he is great but he was real emotion on the cool cat like -- and Russia. Not invited him but he got the final Boller pitched in Yankee Stadium it is out in I think some some rookie who's playing first base and in made the three and it. And look like me that he with what can overrule. Buried in the -- and he said. Detected in his you know it's -- pat answer -- that that -- you yeah but it is good stuff like he'll.

Any emotion that Yankee Stadium is all -- now.

Not not outlets that are real Yankee stadium of the of the of the one that was there before this. Too. That's what that's -- or via the histories. This past insist I don't they all played on the same field and everything but that there -- change and they rebuilt completely re.

Even home plate as in the different place and right in the and the dimensions are different and yeah while and it's not it's pretty decent ones before it and then -- 34. Railing Mike yeah hole in right field rate reached in the -- a -- that was a better one but it's still sacred ground even in -- present state which isn't going to -- army --

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People. There aren't too -- for two point is not as we want to torture. New concept is people had human line guys hold an hour two hours. Now. Well I'd ever seen 162 minutes -- on the Tuesday news really is Thomas and owners. It was a year -- this. --

Yes yes hello hi how -- don't guy's going to. Well aside aside has caught up wasn't and I got kind of angry. That I I don't know I've Mikey I don't know why you refused to give the rays respect -- need. The one horrible horrible one problem you got it may Ramirez this kind of lost that. -- Then how can you not admire and respect the way the rays played the game dictates they played deep then they play hard every night. I mean I'm a -- bigger red -- and has heard it.

I said I'd like Bordick played baseball ice at their boring. I wouldn't. RK I would ask you right now you you read lover regular of the race I'm not I really thought actually ready prospects play good baseball good baseball I'd name me five guys that starts for the --

I've got. -- gulf first big cows that. Post and into second base equally. Equal or whatever it is going to be a little more -- shortstop Jason Bartlett third base. Would -- jets' Eric. I know what field.

Apparently got her own -- you thought your guys well he agreed not to go about it. Okay -- to know how to pronounce the name of the guy it's -- as shortstop and saying it was a thing where is always a bar play. He's our bench like our bench -- He can and usually filled in very it was who's playing left field about.

What the other I can't remember the guy's name but it should be. It should be crossed crop place starter has not yet Crawford and they get up -- that it could but not who.

I as a team in batting average. Team in batting. -- That the -- the most -- up wins -- what I'm saying to -- they got a bunch of nondescript. Guys who have all come together luckily. There are very fortunate in the way they're winning these games as. Yes that's right that's what they have a bunch of stores and they're not too many things well what -- stores have to do with a team wanna got here all I know it's the most nondescript first placed team you've ever seen and bet I've. Put I don't aren't can't. But I've -- Colts -- in order being boring I think they're boring. I think that they got a personal they got again isn't is it these -- good ball and and any of Carlos Pena -- superstar of the guys at all but they have totally not. Currently reading from a bunch -- it was a -- nobody like this team. Played in the round and -- Tampa bay and Red Sox uniforms they're you know a lot of playing with house money that's solid as the youth. Red Sox while. Johnny bench talking and one. Eagle. He's talking about Fred Merkel owner. He's wearing a Buick that was you canopy or something like must. Attention to the real world they're. First place that's why my -- that morning and not exciting and it's not wind -- to the roots its --

I just don't I look at that team and that they do not excite me if they represent the American League east in this year's playoffs I'll be disappointed. The Red Sox are better team than they -- more fun team more exciting team Tampa bay has a crappy fan base Craig.

No they do it whether you agree that. Do they have a crappy today and crappy stadium. -- that crappy field on my ground stadium that the teams.

Last night at stadium and fans don't win baseball games. Say they have good baseball team they win baseball game there are going to -- like -- house -- cards and maddening habit Mike that made it happened but. Maybe that's okay I can send you good baseball guy right and I think I think they're good baseball and not all my point is. They're playing good baseball doing the right way. I think that's something to be appreciated I think it's a real it's really cool and went like us.

What's the right way went Wednesday what do we do that so right -- hit an -- play deep and it tightly every he had pitches. They pitched well.

They're doing that playing baseball -- this year than the Boston Red Sox who you know ever so barely. Out Evans oh so what then on a forty million dollar pittance of payroll and a lot of block or -- man.

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You know. -- And we never had this discussion on the radio you would say about those red 1 issue and I -- hate him -- him made him. NATO paid him eight. Apartment. That's very you brought me like I love you -- they get over the Orioles those races ago losing streak of trust me.