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baseball history never changes; idioms do
Posted By: <b>warshawlaw</b><p>Found this gem at the National and had to share it with those of you who were not there to see it in person:<br /><br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1123679776.JPG">
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baseball history never changes; idioms do
Posted By: <b>Scott Forrest</b><p>"Merkle's Boner" was on Sept. 23, 1908, not 1928. Also, the teams involved were the Giants and Cubs - this is a more modern picture of a different play.
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baseball history never changes; idioms do
Posted By: <b>warshawlaw</b><p>read the headline, think, LOL
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baseball history never changes; idioms do
Posted By: <b>Scott Forrest</b><p>I just don't get the date change and modern photo - I guess there's a laugh in there that I'm missing.
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baseball history never changes; idioms do
Posted By: <b>identify7</b><p>I think that perhaps the pulling of a boner currently has connotations which may not have been applicable then.
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baseball history never changes; idioms do
Posted By: <b>Scott Forrest</b><p>but what does 1928 and a circa-1960 photo have to do with it?
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baseball history never changes; idioms do
Posted By: <b>warshawlaw</b><p>That's what I get for trying to liven up everyone's day with a little funny.
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baseball history never changes; idioms do
Posted By: <b>jay behrens</b><p>Adam, thanks for the chuckle. Gotta remember, sometimes subtle humor slides by unnoticed. It is odd that the card would have so many errors in it.<br /><br />Jay<br><br>My place is full of valuable, worthless junk.
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Posted By: <b>Kevin Cummings</b><p>Adam:<br /><br />I found it funny, too. That surely supports my wife's opinion about my sense of humor.<br /><br />I'm not familiar with this series of cards (I assume it is a series). I wonder - are other cards similarly error laden?<br /><br />Kevin
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baseball history never changes; idioms do
Posted By: <b>Glen V</b><p>I don't think that card is too different than cards of today. For instance, just after Palmeiro got busted, Viagra came out with a "Palmeiro Pulls Boner" card.
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baseball history never changes; idioms do
Posted By: <b>Scott Forrest</b><p>Please guys - I think "Merkle Pulls Boner" is funny - EVERYONE does. It's all the stupid mistakes on the card that I question - were the mistakes meant to be part of the humor? If so, they just seem stupid - sorry, just my opinion.<br /><br />
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baseball history never changes; idioms do
Posted By: <b>brian p</b><p>The subtitle nails the heartache felt by true fans of the game, as well as those of other persuasions: "MERKLE PULLS BONER--Fails to touch 2nd (boner)in key game."<br /><br />Brian
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baseball history never changes; idioms do
Posted By: <b>Max Weder</b><p>I'm with Scott on this. Merkle pulling whatever he pulled is always funny; is there anything with the 1928 date and the circa 1960 photo anachronisms that add to the humour?<br /><br />An explanation is required for those of us comedically challenged, or I will start telling tax jokes.<br /><br />Max<br />
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baseball history never changes; idioms do
Posted By: <b>Howard W. Rosenberg</b><p>In my newest book, I cite the following from a Baltimore spring training game at Savannah, Ga.<br /><br />Baltimore's John McGraw said something to Savannah’s Punch Devinney that caused Devinney to hit him. They exchanged light blows, ``but the players were separated before any harm had been done by either man,’’ the Savannah News said. The Savannah Press said McGraw is known as a ``scrapper’’ and that his ``linguistic eccentricity wasn’t noticeable’’ during the game. ``The fans expected something spicy from him, but, for unaccountable reasons, he didn’t ejaculate once during the game. This [self-restraint] must be exceedingly distressing to the brilliant third baseman.’’
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baseball history never changes; idioms do
Posted By: <b>Scott Forrest</b><p>obviously the blows were too light.
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