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Crash Course
09-16-2006, 03:07 PM
He owned major league teams from 1960 to 1980.

mainsr
09-16-2006, 03:12 PM
One of baseball's last impressarios. Had a lot of really stupid ideas and a lot of really smart ideas, but was such a horse's ass, people ignored the latter.

Fun side fact I recently learned: Once free agency had shorn the team of all of its talent and he ran his front office on a shoestring, he hired a local kid to do...well, I can't remember what, but something with the ballclub. The local kid grew up to be MC Hammer.

rc3000
09-16-2006, 09:00 PM
Funky multi colored uniforms, bonuses for mustaches,3 world champions yes from me.
Plus extra points for introducing white skates to the NHL and willing to have someone with a first name Carol be your best hockey player.

KCBOOMER
09-16-2006, 10:42 PM
Nobody from KC is going to vote for this guy.

RascalJones
09-18-2006, 03:38 PM
So, when will Bill Veeck make the list?

YankeeLinks
09-18-2006, 04:41 PM
No one can say he's not memorable

captain_napalm
09-18-2006, 04:48 PM
So, when will Bill Veeck make the list?
Don't know, but he should be in too.

crazydiamond
09-21-2006, 03:48 PM
I'd vote Veeck in

YankeeLinks
09-21-2006, 07:21 PM
I'd vote Veeck in

Ditto