tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post3208248606964707116..comments2024-02-17T14:57:50.954-05:00Comments on The Verdant Dude: Josh and the ToeVerdant Earlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-34702109326285340192008-07-16T15:23:00.000-04:002008-07-16T15:23:00.000-04:00Yeah, it's kind of like a lot of those Negro Leagu...Yeah, it's kind of like a lot of those Negro League stories.<BR/><BR/>Cool Papa Bell was so fast he could turn off the lights and be under the covers before the room went dark. :)<BR/><BR/>I heard he once hit a line drive up the middle that whacked him on the head sliding into second base! :DSealshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575904083933131458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-6095823945949351912008-07-16T14:21:00.000-04:002008-07-16T14:21:00.000-04:00Lotus - that time of year, I guess. If I wrote ab...Lotus - that time of year, I guess. If I wrote about baseball as much as I thought about baseball then this would be a blog entirely dedicated to baseball.<BR/><BR/>Limpy - That's okay. I blame drugs and alcohol for your failures as a baseball player. Glad to help.Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-25372935242833327162008-07-16T14:12:00.000-04:002008-07-16T14:12:00.000-04:00I wish I could blame drugs and alcohol for my fail...I wish I could blame drugs and alcohol for my failures as a baseball player, but the truth is, I just sort of suck.limpy99https://www.blogger.com/profile/06975672608204212282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-34274042895469449672008-07-16T14:04:00.000-04:002008-07-16T14:04:00.000-04:00I kept reading looking for the refernces to saucy ...I kept reading looking for the refernces to saucy ladies in bikinis or mixed drinks but there weren't any!!! This is just about baseball? What gives?Bruce Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10898228670873232050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-41293929924649346582008-07-16T11:40:00.000-04:002008-07-16T11:40:00.000-04:00Slyde - you are inadequate as a man.ajooja - Yeah,...Slyde - you are inadequate as a man.<BR/><BR/>ajooja - Yeah, I left out the part about the scout asking around for a kid named Toe and then being directed to the sugar cane field. I read another story about him that said most of what was written about him was bullshit. That his had more baby fat than lean, athletic muscle. That his 400+ foot bombs were more like 300+ foot bombs. I'd rather believe it was all true. Even if he squandered it. Some guys stories are too good to be true. Check out Lefty O'Doul on Wiki one of these days. He was a pitcher back in the 20's who developed some arm problems. He went back to the minors and worked on his hitting for 5 years! He came back and posted the 4th best career batting average of all-time in a shortened career.Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-79854601088848104432008-07-16T10:54:00.000-04:002008-07-16T10:54:00.000-04:00I love the Toe Nash story too.The scout who found ...I love the Toe Nash story too.<BR/><BR/>The scout who found him in the sugar cane field went looking for him. He remembered seeing him as a dominating little leaguer and wondered what ever happened to him.<BR/><BR/>It's amazing the scout found him. It's amazing the guy was an unknown phenom. It's amazing the guy is too stupid to take advantage of <I>any</I> of his talent.<BR/><BR/>It's a great story, but it could have been so much more.<BR/><BR/>Still, I wonder if he's hitting balls over barbed-wire fences right now. I can't help it.Sealshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575904083933131458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-27206805485200806052008-07-16T10:45:00.000-04:002008-07-16T10:45:00.000-04:00when you make sports posts like this, which i know...when you make sports posts like this, which i know nothing about, it makes me feel very inadequate as a man.<BR/><BR/>please stop.Slydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170343849186268727noreply@blogger.com