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ProfessorGAC

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2. Bummer!

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun May 7, 2023, 03:53 PM

May 2023

I was a big fan of his.
Back when I was a kid, I was a Cubs fan. Although I wasn't one of those that felt they had to hate the Sox, I couldn't bring myself to have them my favorite American League team.
So as a kid, I was attracted to the flamboyant uniform of the KC A's. When they moved to Oakland, they were still my favorite AL team.
Vida, Blue Moon, Reggie, Geno, Campy, Catfish... What a cast of characters!
Vida was throwing mid 90s back in the day. Probably only Ryan & Seaver threw faster. Then, that nasty curve when hitters thought they had the timing down.
Shame he passed kind of young.

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