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Yup.

God damn it.

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Hands down the best 2B of the modern (Jackie) era according to everyone except Joe Morgan.
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I can't believe Rickey never got there.
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mister d wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:19 am I can't believe Rickey never got there.
Just checked. He missed it by one walk in 1985, and three walks in 1990.
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I am old enough to have been one of countless Cincinnati youths to mimic the Morgan elbow pump in the batters box in little league (and much more often with a wiffle ball bat). He was so damn good.
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tennbengal wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:30 am I am old enough to have been one of countless Cincinnati youths to mimic the Morgan elbow pump in the batters box in little league (and much more often with a wiffle ball bat). He was so damn good.
There are so many guys from the 70s I wish I'd been around to see, Morgan near the top.
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tennbengal wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:54 am
I disagree.
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mister d wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:01 am
tennbengal wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:30 am I am old enough to have been one of countless Cincinnati youths to mimic the Morgan elbow pump in the batters box in little league (and much more often with a wiffle ball bat). He was so damn good.
There are so many guys from the 70s I wish I'd been around to see, Morgan near the top.
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sancarlos wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:57 am
mister d wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 11:01 am
tennbengal wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:30 am I am old enough to have been one of countless Cincinnati youths to mimic the Morgan elbow pump in the batters box in little league (and much more often with a wiffle ball bat). He was so damn good.
There are so many guys from the 70s I wish I'd been around to see, Morgan near the top.
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