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9. Joe Morgan, later with the "Big, Red Machine." What a team.

Reply to kairos12 (Reply #8)

Tue May 12, 2020, 06:29 PM

May 2020

Bench, Griffey,Rose, Morgan, Perez, Foster, Geronimo and Concepcion.

All of could swing the lumber. I liked Tony Perez and always wondered how he got the nickname "Doggie"?

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ESPN conducted a poll once where they asked [View all] kairos12 May 2020 OP

Only the Mets would trade the best pitcher of a generation, never mind the face of a franchise. dem4decades May 2020 #1

They had the trio of Koosman, Seaver, and Ryan. That is Amazin. kairos12 May 2020 #2

The Orioles had a better staff with their 4 20-game winners. brush May 2020 #3

That is true. Still, the Mets beat them. kairos12 May 2020 #5

Well, you would mention that. brush May 2020 #7

As an aside. I saw Mike Cuellar pitch for the Astros when kairos12 May 2020 #8

Joe Morgan, later with the "Big, Red Machine." What a team. brush May 2020 #9

What about Koufax? Gibson had a record-low era in '67, and then there was McClain's... brush May 2020 #4

I once asked Bake McBride, the Rookie the Year in the NL in 1974, who the kairos12 May 2020 #6