Red Mosquito

Lament wrote:

Kaius wrote:This is great. Bob "Parisian Bob" Caruthers was 5'7" 138lbs and was also a league top-5 hitter. He led the the league with 40 wins and 2.07 era in 1885.

138lbs!

Haha. I was just looking at his page on baseball-reference.com when I was looking up how far back the Cardinals franchise goes.

Check this..."though smaller than his teammates...(no shit!)...he developed a muscular physique and compensated with his brain for what he lacked in brawn." Apparently so!

Does it say where he got the nickname "Parisian Bob"?

Lament wrote:You want to step into the box and face a pitcher that looks like that, Kaius?

He's actually pretty handsome in that picture, but to answer you, hell no. I thought my captions made it pretty clear he looked like a guy you didn't want to fuck with.

Lament wrote:Does it say where he got the nickname "Parisian Bob"?

Yeah lol. After the 1885 championship series he haggled contract negotiations via trans Atlantic cable from Paris, France.

True story:

While many remember his 1908 season for his 40 wins, others remember it for the 40 drifters he strangled to death.

Kaius wrote:Yeah lol. After the 1885 championship series he haggled contract negotiations via trans Atlantic cable from Paris, France.

That's actually incredibly cool.

"I'm in Paris partying with French women. Pay me more."

A lot of scouts said in his prime Ichiro could have hit 30 homers and drove in 100 plus RBI if he wanted to and that was his role and he was what 160? I don't care what he was billed at. In HS when I played sports I was billed as 6'0 and I was 5'9/10.

Don't get me wrong, Ichiro is great. But he's no Parisian Bob.

There's a pitcher from the early 1900s known as "Slow" Joe Wilson.

How about Rogers Hornsby hitting .424 in 1924 and finishing 2nd in MVP voting.

I'm just waiting to find out the ol' Philadelphia Railsmen of 1887 were led by a handsomely mustachioed shortstop who went by the name of Whitey McTeeth.

Lament wrote:Don't get me wrong, Ichiro is great. But he's no Parisian Bob.

AL

Kaius wrote:How about Rogers Hornsby hitting .424 in 1924 and finishing 2nd in MVP voting.

East coast bias.

Lament wrote:Don't get me wrong, Ichiro is great. But he's no Parisian Bob.

How do I make someone's quote my sig? Asking for a friend.

Oh man this is just the best.

Is Argo going to put together a Yankees squad? We should probably wait and see for sure.

BigRedLedbetter wrote:

Lament wrote:Don't get me wrong, Ichiro is great. But he's no Parisian Bob.

How do I make someone's quote my sig? Asking for a friend.

It's one of the tabs when you edit your profile, I think.

Lament wrote:

Kaius wrote:How about Rogers Hornsby hitting .424 in 1924 and finishing 2nd in MVP voting.

East coast bias.

Actually, picking just one of his seasons is a challenge.

Fuck.



Ice Box Chamberlain of the St. Louis Browns (Cardinals).


From his b-r.com page, "Chamberlain alternated arms during at least one game."

With that collar popped

Lament wrote:Fuck.



Ice Box Chamberlain of the St. Louis Browns (Cardinals).


From his b-r.com page, "Chamberlain alternated arms during at least one game."

I have a buddy who played against this kid in HS. Even though I should hate him for being an A. Creighton guy and B. Yankee I'd love to see him get a cup of coffee.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minor ... ndit001pat