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Max Power
08-07-2002, 02:15 PM
First one to figure out who this guy is, wins a black NetShrine Cap.

The city I was born in, and the city I first played in, start with the same letter. I had 4 good years in the 2nd city where I played. But, in the 3rd city where I played, two teammates would go on to have a very bad break.

Who Am I?
WiredTiger
08-07-2002, 02:58 PM
Doesn't this belong in trivia? Just kidding!:D
KCBOOMER
08-07-2002, 03:16 PM
Only if Max knows the answer!:p
Max Power
08-07-2002, 03:23 PM
:loud: Of course I know the answer!

You guys need a hint?
padresfan19
08-07-2002, 04:08 PM
I know I need a hint.
SmedIndy
08-07-2002, 04:19 PM
This could be like "What's My Line..." (That's six down and four to go, Arlene Francis...).

Can we have a hint...
Skip
08-07-2002, 04:21 PM
I hate these things. :(
CpUltravox
08-07-2002, 04:22 PM
Is the "Bad-Break team" the 93-94 Reds of Smiley and Browning?
spitball
08-07-2002, 04:24 PM
Let's see now.....wait, don,t tell me now.........
WHAT THE HELL KIND OF QUESTION IS THIS????
WHAT AM I, KRESKIN???
Max Power
08-07-2002, 04:25 PM
CP - a much worse break than those guys.

Hint: Think "Head Cells"
Max Power
08-07-2002, 04:25 PM
Originally posted by spitball
Let's see now.....wait, don,t tell me now.........
WHAT THE HELL KIND OF QUESTION IS THIS????
WHAT AM I, KRESKIN???

Hey, hats don't come cheap. ;)
ChrisCary
08-07-2002, 04:36 PM
Jeff Treadway
Max Power
08-07-2002, 04:39 PM
Originally posted by ChrisCary
Jeff Treadway?

Nope.
ChrisCary
08-07-2002, 04:41 PM
:mad:!!
CpUltravox
08-07-2002, 04:42 PM
Oooh. Chris - the 93 Indians? Ouch - that was a bad break! Technically, since Crews and Olin never played in but 2 or 3 spring games together, were they really teammates yet? I don't know....
KCBOOMER
08-07-2002, 04:56 PM
Can't be the '93 Tribe because none of the players on that team meets the other criteria and surely Steve wouldn't have a contest in such poor taste.
SmedIndy
08-07-2002, 04:58 PM
We think, at least....

does his frame of reference go back to the 60's?
Max Power
08-07-2002, 05:07 PM
Boomer - the breaks were bad - that bad - but, that's not the center of the contest, just a clue, so, I think it's not a bad taste thing..................

Smed - yes.

Last clue - - someone with the same name of this player last played 4 years before he did, and he was 10 years his senior.

Good luck to all - - I'll only ring in when I see the right answer - - so, keep firing away ya'll................
LeGrandOrange
08-07-2002, 05:12 PM
Danny Tartabull?
Skip
08-07-2002, 05:13 PM
Originally posted by Max Power
Good luck to all - - I'll only ring in when I see the right answer - - so, keep firing away ya'll................ Thwack. Damn, another blank. Uhh, did I mention earlier that I hate these things?
LeGrandOrange
08-07-2002, 05:13 PM
Obviously it wasn't him because I had not seen the last clue. :)
padresfan19
08-07-2002, 05:21 PM
Originally posted by CpUltravox
Oooh. Chris - the 93 Indians? Ouch - that was a bad break! Technically, since Crews and Olin never played in but 2 or 3 spring games together, were they really teammates yet? I don't know....

The '93 Indians were the first place I started looking, but as Boomer noted above, none of them fit the description. Man, this one is bugging me. I'm not going to be able to get any work done until I figure it out.:headwall:
hmrsf
08-07-2002, 05:37 PM
Should I be ringing a Bell?
Max Power
08-07-2002, 05:53 PM
Originally posted by hmrsf
Should I be ringing a Bell?

Huh?
hmrsf
08-07-2002, 06:23 PM
Originally posted by Max Power


Huh?


Never mind. On to next guess.
Craig S.
08-07-2002, 06:53 PM
When you talk about the first city you play in, are you talking about the first major league city?
BBapplepie
08-07-2002, 07:19 PM
Bob Johnson
Max Power
08-07-2002, 07:24 PM
Craig - yes.
BBApp - good to see you. Not the answer.
rc3000
08-07-2002, 10:29 PM
John Briggs ???
Max Power
08-07-2002, 10:34 PM
Originally posted by rc3000
John Briggs ???

A winner! And on the 1st post ever!
Way to go! And, welcome to the forum!

Drop me a note at curator@netshrine.com with your name and address and the cap will go out to you.

Which clue helped the most?
rc3000
08-07-2002, 10:38 PM
It was when you mentioned that it was as bad as what happened to the Indians. I thought Bostock.
hmrsf
08-07-2002, 10:41 PM
rc3000-

Congrats and welcome!!! Stop over to icebreaker forum and tell us about yourself!:bounce:
Max Power
08-07-2002, 10:41 PM
Originally posted by rc3000
It was when you mentioned that it was as bad as what happened to the Indians. I thought Bostock.

Lyman Bostock and Danny Thompson they were...........good job.

Now, make a post in the ICEBREAKERS forum and tell us all about yourself!
hmrsf
08-07-2002, 10:43 PM
Originally posted by Max Power


Lyman Bostock and Danny Thompson they were...........good job.

Now, make a post in the ICEBREAKERS forum and tell us all about yourself!


We have to stop this. Too freaky, check the time and check my post.:p
Max Power
08-07-2002, 10:47 PM
Great minds, Joce, great minds...........
SmedIndy
08-07-2002, 10:52 PM
Didn't Thompson die of leukemia and not a blow or shot to the head? And I was thinking of the same SEASON the guy joined the team.
nyy26wc
08-07-2002, 11:01 PM
Thompson died of leukemia.

It's not a shot to the head, but how can one not call dying of leukemia at the age of 29 a bad break?
SmedIndy
08-07-2002, 11:15 PM
I was thinking of Steve's clue about "Head Cells", but now a giant trout was slapped across my face and I get it now.

:(
sweaver
08-07-2002, 11:32 PM
Never in a million years would I have thought of Johnny Briggs, and I even remember him. Pretty good hitter for the Phillies and Brewers, here's his page at baseball-reference.com if you want a look:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/briggjo02.shtml
Max Power
08-07-2002, 11:33 PM
Smed - Head Cells............

Head = John
Cells = Briggs (sic)

Get another fish from the freezer............. ;)
SmedIndy
08-07-2002, 11:42 PM
That's even MOOOORE of a stretch.

I was thinking cells as in "white blood cells" and head, where Bostock's bullet landed. Probably not the most tasteful thing, but I was concentrating on the two players stricken by tragedy, not the player to be named.

I think I'll go meander back and complain about the Cubs some more.....
TGwynn19
08-08-2002, 11:33 AM
I thought of Bostock too but couldn't find any teammates that fit the criteria.:splat:
Craig S.
08-08-2002, 12:10 PM
Originally posted by TGwynn19
I thought of Bostock too but couldn't find any teammates that fit the criteria.:splat:

Me too.

That "Head Cells" clue threw me, but it was actually really clever. I just wasn't thinking on that level.