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05-08-2005, 11:21 AM
Posted By: <b>dennis</b><p><a href="http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6530557173&category=28270&sspagename=WDVW" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6530557173&category=28270&sspagename=WDVW</a> A)i didn't know that the babe would loan out his legs? or is this B)just a nickname i was unaware of,or C) an attempt by the seller to get more money for a beat up card?

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05-08-2005, 12:59 PM
Posted By: <b>jay behrens</b><p>That was actually his nickname. <br /><br />Jay<br><br>I like to sit outside drink beer and yell at people. If I did this at home I would be arrested, so I go to baseball games and fit right in.

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05-08-2005, 01:16 PM
Posted By: <b>Bob Lemke</b><p>Byrd's nickname was actually "Babe Ruth's Legs." Late in the Babe's career, Byrd often pinch-ran for Ruth in the late innings.