Four Finger Brown

[frankbmd]

I think we would all consider Mordecai Brown as the three finger Goat in MLB.

Agreed? If so, who is the four finger goat in baseball. Not five, just four.

[Casey2296]

Except for Brown, don't they all have 4 fingers...

And a thumb...

[frankbmd]

Phil,

Mordecai lost the majority of two fingers in a farm machine accident. According to your logic, he should be known as “Two Finger” Brown then.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Mr. Met.

[Casey2296]

2 good fingers + 2 half fingers = 3 fingers.

I'm guessing you were playing hooky from anatomy class that day in Medical school and out chasing girls or a little white ball.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Antonio Alfonseca has to be the 6 fingered GOAT.

[EddieP]

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

Antonio Alfonseca has to be the 6 fingered GOAT.

Sixto Lezcano is the 6 toe GOAT.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

2 good fingers + 2 half fingers = 3 fingers.

I'm guessing you were playing hooky from anatomy class that day in Medical school and out chasing girls or a little white ball.

I thought you were in the music business

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVsW_6AomOQ

The song title is not "Don't Mess with Phil"

You are fair game.

I was a math major. So a pitcher with an ERA of 10.67 has 0 fingers, because none of the ones he claims are "good" fingers.

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

I thought you were in the music business

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVsW_6AomOQ

The song title is not "Don't Mess with Phil"

You are fair game.

I was a math major. So a pitcher with an ERA of 10.67 has 0 fingers, because none of the ones he claims are "good" fingers.

Well played sir…

[RUKen]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Mordecai lost the majority of two fingers in a farm machine accident. According to your logic, he should be known as “Two Finger” Brown then.

Actually, Brown lost one finger entirely, and two others were permanently deformed. See below--

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by RUKen

Actually, Brown lost one finger entirely, and two others were permanently deformed. See below--

One might conclude that the title of thread is correct then, if you consider the thumb a finger rather than just an opposing digit. Furthermore if the thumb is not a finger, then the “big toe” is a misnomer.

QED

[vansaad]

[egri]

On the topic of mutilated digits, one of my neighbors growing up was a destroyer commander during World War II who survived a kamikaze hit that killed everyone else on the bridge because he was wearing his flak vest and helmet. Talking to him a while ago, I noticed he was missing part of a finger. I asked him if that was related to the attack, and he said no, that was from the Battle of the Yamaha; Yamaha being the company that manufactured his lawnmower. He'll be 104 this summer; perhaps the good doctor can comment on the link between missing fingers and longevity.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by egri

On the topic of mutilated digits, one of my neighbors growing up was a destroyer commander during World War II who survived a kamikaze hit that killed everyone else on the bridge because he was wearing his flak vest and helmet. Talking to him a while ago, I noticed he was missing part of a finger. I asked him if that was related to the attack, and he said no, that was from the Battle of the Yamaha; Yamaha being the company that manufactured his lawnmower. He'll be 104 this summer; perhaps the good doctor can comment on the link between missing fingers and longevity.

An amputee would be quite optimistic to expect to live until 104.

I have learned though that there are actually amputation injury lawyers and I’ll bet their statistics claim decreased longevity in the long run.

[vansaad]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

An amputee would be quite optimistic to expect to live until 104.

I have learned though that there are actually amputation injury lawyers and I’ll bet their statistics claim decreased longevity in the long run.

Apparently we're all at risk of amputation unless we call this guy.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by vansaad

Apparently we're all at risk of amputation unless we call this guy.

It works. I called him and no amputations since.

[brianp-beme]

All I know is we should all make that call or else suffer inevitable amputation.

Brian (note that there are 10 digits in his phone number...coincidence?)

Originally Posted by vansaad

Apparently we're all at risk of amputation unless we call this guy.

[vansaad]

Originally Posted by egri

On the topic of mutilated digits, one of my neighbors growing up was a destroyer commander during World War II who survived a kamikaze hit that killed everyone else on the bridge because he was wearing his flak vest and helmet. Talking to him a while ago, I noticed he was missing part of a finger. I asked him if that was related to the attack, and he said no, that was from the Battle of the Yamaha; Yamaha being the company that manufactured his lawnmower. He'll be 104 this summer; perhaps the good doctor can comment on the link between missing fingers and longevity.

Sounds like an amazing fellow with stories for days.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by vansaad

Well played.

[3finger1908]

I'm a dead ball guy through and through...

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