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Old 07-12-2017, 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by brianp-beme View Post
An interesting little tidbit I found out about Dunn on the web that might pertain to this orientation discussion:

When he (Dunn) was nine, a boxcar ran over his left arm while playing at a local railway. He was told by doctors that his arm had to be either amputated or risk death. He declined an amputation, but his arm was left crippled from above the elbow and couldn't lift the arm above his neck.

Does this make the fielding position on his T206 more vertical or horizontal? I have no idea, but maybe someone here has some ideas.

Brian
Wow... A boxcar ran over his arm, and his arm wasn't immediately severed? That's crazy!

To me, this would suggest it is a vertical orientation.
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