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View Poll Results: Should Cy change his hat?
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Old 09-24-2015, 01:40 PM
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It wasn't Alex Torres of the Mets who wore the first padded pitcher's cap. Nope, it was ole' Cy...
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It wasn't Alex Torres of the Mets who wore the first padded pitcher's cap. Nope, it was ole' Cy...
So that is the kind of visual I am hoping to judge. Very nice....
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I'm sure this will win
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I'm pretty sure Cy was a pretty smart guy and would have been a helluva engineer.

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Yes.

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a less formal example than my prior post
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I particularly fond of the Helga Hat
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Or the Chaplin Hat:
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I'd definitely go with the Carmen Miranda hat.

I believe, at his advanced age, Cy may need some way to distract hitters away from his 'gottabe-hittable-by-now' pitches.
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i liked your original avatar😀😀😀😀😀😀
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I vote for the Carmen Miranda. I think Cy is confident enough to pull off anything...

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I vote for the Carmen Miranda. I think Cy is confident enough to pull off anything...

If the avatar space would support that kind of file we would have a winner. Very well done!!

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If the avatar space would support that kind of file we would have a winner. Very well done!!
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Hell yeah, Justin! Love the afro!
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I vote for the Carmen Miranda. I think Cy is confident enough to pull off anything...

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Add another vote for Carmen Miranda...but, if someone want's to give him the full Bozo makeover I would love to see it. Lol.
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The Cy Young with leather football helmet created by Justin is also a perfect fit...
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We should do this with Cobb, he'd hate it!
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The Cy Young with leather football helmet created by Justin is also a perfect fit...
Cy has decided to go "football" now....
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