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*** OFFICIAL WIS XVI Draft Thread *** (4 Viewers)

21.9 (489): pumpnick - Skipped as of xx:1121.10 (490): Hoos First - OTC we will give him full clock unless I'm told otherwise. xx:4121.11 (491): Doug B - Avoiding setting up Sim Live21.12 (492): Doctor Detroit - Beginning a congressional investigation into why Doug's avoiding Sim Live21.13 (493): Brady Marino - Praying for hitting to overcome the pitching21.14 (494): oso diablo - Real name is Jeff. Or is it William.ETA: Posted before Doug's comment on Sim Live. Hope everything is ok.

 
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DD says skip.21.12 (492): Doctor Detroit - Skip by request21.13 (493): Brady Marino - OTC and Lamenting the fact that BM is not as good an acronym as DD21.14 (494): oso diablo - Real name is Brett. Or is it George.

 
BM (won't draw the diagram) is up until xx:19 and depending on time zone, may be the last clock of the day.

 
21.13- 1B Don Hurst, Philadelphia Phillies

In June 1934, Hurst was traded to the Cubs for first baseman Dolph Camilli. The deal proved to be a disaster for Chicago because, while Camilli went on to become one of the best sluggers in baseball, Hurst had nothing left in the tank. In 51 games for the Cubs, he batted .199 and never played in the majors again.

Hurst spent the next few years in the minor leagues. He managed the Hamilton Red Wings in 1939[1] and then retired from baseball. In his later years, he worked at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Culver City, California.[3]
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Some lefty sock off the bench and a guy that can give Fonseca an occasional breather.
 
21.16 Hank Thompson 3B Giants
Hank Thompson’s rap sheet is as long as his list of baseball accomplishments. He was arrested twice as a teenager: once for jewelry theft (acquitted), and later for truancy. The second charge stuck, and young Hank spent six months at Gatesville Reform School, outside Dallas, Texas. In 1948, he shot and killed a man named Buddy Crow in a Dallas bar. That time he got off on the grounds of justifiable homicide. November 1958 brought a felony arrest for auto theft (it was a friend’s car—Hank was in a hurry to get to a party in Brooklyn and his own ride was “all the way in the back” of the garage, and blocked in-- the charges were dropped). Six months later, Thompson was picked up for striking a woman named Ruth Bowen (and accused of taking three dollars from her purse); a press agent for Dinah Washington, and wife of Ink Spots singer Billy Bowen. Again, he got off, this time the judge commenting on his “charmed life.On February 26, 1961 at 1:30 AM, a drunk and depressed Thompson walked into a bar called Bill’s Place, at 2787 Amsterdam Avenue in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan (a bar where he once hocked his 1954 World Series ring, for $250, when he was short of cash). “Do you know who I am?” he asked the bartender, Nathan Goodwin, while holding a .22 caliber revolver to Goodwin’s head. (During Thompson’s three seasons of winter ball in Cuba, his nickname was “Ametralladora,” or “Machine Gun.”) When the barkeep replied in the negative, Thompson said, “Good. This is a stickup. Put the money on the bar.” The bartender handed over $37. Thompson was captured almost immediately after leaving the tavern. Despite pleading guilty to armed robbery, Thompson’s “luck” held out again. Letters of recommendation from Giants owner Horace Stoneham and baseball commissioner Ford Frick convinced Judge George Postel to hand down a sentence of probation, but with the stipulation that he leave town.Thompson’s “luck” finally ended in 1963, in Houston. (He had intended to settle in Los Angeles, but woman problems led him to the land of Lightnin’ Hopkins.) On Saturday afternoon, July 13, Hank stole two pistols from a friend’s print shop. (“The friend called and asked me to get him a telephone number out of his desk drawer. I saw a pistol in there. I was short of money and half drunk.”) He then walked into a nearby liquor store and ordered a fifth of scotch. With the clerk’s back turned, Hank pulled out his pistol, put it to the counterman’s head, and emptied the register. Thompson then stupidly waltzed over to the nearby Matinee Club, where he began throwing around money, drinking, and talking too much. Hours later, he was apprehended by a detective. Both Thompson and the detective returned to Hank’s room at the Midtown Hotel, where both the stolen scotch and gun were in plain sight. He was then identified as the holdup man in a police lineup. This time, Judge John Barron sentenced Thompson to ten years in prison. At the sentencing, Barron claimed, “This is one of the toughest sentences I have ever had to pass on anyone….Keep your prison record clean and I’ll give you all the help I can.”
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Fo' reals, can't imagine Doug would have a problem if someone took the responsibility of setting up and dealing with league management.I'm just here for shtick and uneven participation (heavy now, random hellos once my team starts sucking), so its best left to those more responsible.

 
My wife just had a Yogi Berra moment. She surprisingly knew (mostly) who he was."you get drunker when you're sober"

 
'Koya said:
My wife just had a Yogi Berra moment. She surprisingly knew (mostly) who he was."you get drunker when you're sober"
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Hmmm...interestingI'm not sure she's wrong...Does the marginal drunkenness value decrease as you become more inebriated, or is it linear?It seems like a shot when you're a couple of drinks in potentially does more damage to your sobriety than one when you're 7 drinks in...I think we're going to need to commission a governmental study on this...Doc Detroit, please bring this up next time you are in front of a congressional subcommittee
 
'Eephus said:
21.16 Hank Thompson 3B Giants

Hank Thompson’s rap sheet is as long as his list of baseball accomplishments. He was arrested twice as a teenager: once for jewelry theft (acquitted), and later for truancy. The second charge stuck, and young Hank spent six months at Gatesville Reform School, outside Dallas, Texas. In 1948, he shot and killed a man named Buddy Crow in a Dallas bar. That time he got off on the grounds of justifiable homicide. November 1958 brought a felony arrest for auto theft (it was a friend’s car—Hank was in a hurry to get to a party in Brooklyn and his own ride was “all the way in the back” of the garage, and blocked in-- the charges were dropped). Six months later, Thompson was picked up for striking a woman named Ruth Bowen (and accused of taking three dollars from her purse); a press agent for Dinah Washington, and wife of Ink Spots singer Billy Bowen. Again, he got off, this time the judge commenting on his “charmed life.On February 26, 1961 at 1:30 AM, a drunk and depressed Thompson walked into a bar called Bill’s Place, at 2787 Amsterdam Avenue in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan (a bar where he once hocked his 1954 World Series ring, for $250, when he was short of cash). “Do you know who I am?” he asked the bartender, Nathan Goodwin, while holding a .22 caliber revolver to Goodwin’s head. (During Thompson’s three seasons of winter ball in Cuba, his nickname was “Ametralladora,” or “Machine Gun.”) When the barkeep replied in the negative, Thompson said, “Good. This is a stickup. Put the money on the bar.” The bartender handed over $37. Thompson was captured almost immediately after leaving the tavern. Despite pleading guilty to armed robbery, Thompson’s “luck” held out again. Letters of recommendation from Giants owner Horace Stoneham and baseball commissioner Ford Frick convinced Judge George Postel to hand down a sentence of probation, but with the stipulation that he leave town.Thompson’s “luck” finally ended in 1963, in Houston. (He had intended to settle in Los Angeles, but woman problems led him to the land of Lightnin’ Hopkins.) On Saturday afternoon, July 13, Hank stole two pistols from a friend’s print shop. (“The friend called and asked me to get him a telephone number out of his desk drawer. I saw a pistol in there. I was short of money and half drunk.”) He then walked into a nearby liquor store and ordered a fifth of scotch. With the clerk’s back turned, Hank pulled out his pistol, put it to the counterman’s head, and emptied the register. Thompson then stupidly waltzed over to the nearby Matinee Club, where he began throwing around money, drinking, and talking too much. Hours later, he was apprehended by a detective. Both Thompson and the detective returned to Hank’s room at the Midtown Hotel, where both the stolen scotch and gun were in plain sight. He was then identified as the holdup man in a police lineup. This time, Judge John Barron sentenced Thompson to ten years in prison. At the sentencing, Barron claimed, “This is one of the toughest sentences I have ever had to pass on anyone….Keep your prison record clean and I’ll give you all the help I can.”
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Hank is kind of a dickmitten.
 
'Notorious T.R.E. said:
21.03 Makeup Pick - Steve Rogers, P Expos

Thanks for the catch. :thumbup:
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Rogers is remembered as arguably the most successful pitcher in Montreal Expos history. Rogers was known for an unusual delivery, appearing to almost stumble during his follow-through. Although he never won 20 games, Rogers averaged 14 wins per season between 1974 and 1985. Rogers rarely missed a turn in the rotation until a throwing arm injury shortened his career. His most productive season came in 1982, when he collected a career-high 19 wins, pitched four shutouts, and led all National League pitchers with a 2.40 ERA.

According to the book No More Mister Nice Guy by former Expos manager **** Williams, who was Rogers' manager from 1977 to part of 1981, Williams was not a fan of Rogers. Williams accused Rogers of being unwilling to step up when his team needed him in big games once the Expos became contenders. According to Williams, Rogers was at his best when the Expos were bad because he had no pressure. Williams called Rogers "a fraud", claiming that he had "king of the mountain syndrome".

Rogers now resides in Princeton Junction, New Jersey and works for the Major League Baseball Players Association.
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Here's the funky motion:
 
Koya,Notorious T.R.E.,Tremendous UpsideHow I haven't met TRE yet I don't know. TU just let's me hang out with that Detroit guy.

 
Tre: local liquor store showed up with one bottle of Pappy 20 yr today...$150But it was already sold:(But boy was I excited when I saw it behind the counterOwner says he might be getting more in next month:fingerscrossed:

 
'Tremendous Upside said:
'Notorious T.R.E. said:
'Tremendous Upside said:
Tre: local liquor store showed up with one bottle of Pappy 20 yr today...$150But it was already sold:(But boy was I excited when I saw it behind the counterOwner says he might be getting more in next month:fingerscrossed:
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Weird. I wonder how that's possible?
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What part?
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The deeply coveted Kentucky bourbon Pappy Van Winkle is released to stores only twice a year, and one of those times is coming up soon. The fall allocation of roughly 7,000 cases is expected to start showing up in—and disappearing from—stores in October.
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I would assume the nevxt availability would be late spring at the earliest...I don't know though I guess.
 
'Notorious T.R.E. said:
'Tremendous Upside said:
'Notorious T.R.E. said:
'Tremendous Upside said:
Tre: local liquor store showed up with one bottle of Pappy 20 yr today...$150But it was already sold:(But boy was I excited when I saw it behind the counterOwner says he might be getting more in next month:fingerscrossed:
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Weird. I wonder how that's possible?
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What part?
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The deeply coveted Kentucky bourbon Pappy Van Winkle is released to stores only twice a year, and one of those times is coming up soon. The fall allocation of roughly 7,000 cases is expected to start showing up in—and disappearing from—stores in October.
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I would assume the nevxt availability would be late spring at the earliest...I don't know though I guess.
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Well the owner is a wheeler/dealer type...I got the sense that he wrangled it from a distributor somewhere and already had a buyer lined up...He smartly put it on the shelf behind the counter for advertising purposes, a "hey, look, we can get Pappy" neon sign for those who know how rare it is....He could totally be shining me on about getting more, but we spoke for a while about it and I told him about trying the 23 yr at your wedding, and he seemed genuine when he told me he'd have more relatively soon...Could that mean Spring? Sure...Could he be making himself look important? Of course...But all I know is it is the closest I have been to finding/buying a bottle
 
'Tremendous Upside said:
'Notorious T.R.E. said:
'Tremendous Upside said:
'Notorious T.R.E. said:
'Tremendous Upside said:
Tre: local liquor store showed up with one bottle of Pappy 20 yr today...$150But it was already sold:(But boy was I excited when I saw it behind the counterOwner says he might be getting more in next month:fingerscrossed:
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Weird. I wonder how that's possible?
Click to expand...
What part?
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The deeply coveted Kentucky bourbon Pappy Van Winkle is released to stores only twice a year, and one of those times is coming up soon. The fall allocation of roughly 7,000 cases is expected to start showing up in—and disappearing from—stores in October.
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I would assume the nevxt availability would be late spring at the earliest...I don't know though I guess.
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Well the owner is a wheeler/dealer type...I got the sense that he wrangled it from a distributor somewhere and already had a buyer lined up...He smartly put it on the shelf behind the counter for advertising purposes, a "hey, look, we can get Pappy" neon sign for those who know how rare it is....He could totally be shining me on about getting more, but we spoke for a while about it and I told him about trying the 23 yr at your wedding, and he seemed genuine when he told me he'd have more relatively soon...Could that mean Spring? Sure...Could he be making himself look important? Of course...But all I know is it is the closest I have been to finding/buying a bottle
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Just confirmed on the Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery facebook page that they only do once a year now and it's in the fall. 2012 was the first year they stopped doing two allocations. :(So, your guy is gobbling them up from someone that already bought them or he's shining on your crazy diamond.
 
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'Notorious T.R.E. said:
'Tremendous Upside said:
'Notorious T.R.E. said:
'Tremendous Upside said:
'Notorious T.R.E. said:
'Tremendous Upside said:
Tre: local liquor store showed up with one bottle of Pappy 20 yr today...$150But it was already sold:(But boy was I excited when I saw it behind the counterOwner says he might be getting more in next month:fingerscrossed:
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Weird. I wonder how that's possible?
Click to expand...
What part?
Click to expand...
The deeply coveted Kentucky bourbon Pappy Van Winkle is released to stores only twice a year, and one of those times is coming up soon. The fall allocation of roughly 7,000 cases is expected to start showing up in—and disappearing from—stores in October.
Click to expand...
I would assume the nevxt availability would be late spring at the earliest...I don't know though I guess.
Click to expand...
Well the owner is a wheeler/dealer type...I got the sense that he wrangled it from a distributor somewhere and already had a buyer lined up...He smartly put it on the shelf behind the counter for advertising purposes, a "hey, look, we can get Pappy" neon sign for those who know how rare it is....He could totally be shining me on about getting more, but we spoke for a while about it and I told him about trying the 23 yr at your wedding, and he seemed genuine when he told me he'd have more relatively soon...Could that mean Spring? Sure...Could he be making himself look important? Of course...But all I know is it is the closest I have been to finding/buying a bottle
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Just confirmed on the Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery facebook page that they only do once a year now and it's in the fall. 2012 was the first year they stopped doing two allocations. :(So, your guy is gobbling them up from someone that already bought them or he's shining on your crazy diamond.
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It's Forest Hills...a connected Israeli can get basically anything he desires
 
'Tremendous Upside said:
'Notorious T.R.E. said:
'Tremendous Upside said:
'Notorious T.R.E. said:
'Tremendous Upside said:
'Notorious T.R.E. said:
'Tremendous Upside said:
Tre: local liquor store showed up with one bottle of Pappy 20 yr today...$150But it was already sold:(But boy was I excited when I saw it behind the counterOwner says he might be getting more in next month:fingerscrossed:
Click to expand...
Weird. I wonder how that's possible?
Click to expand...
What part?
Click to expand...
The deeply coveted Kentucky bourbon Pappy Van Winkle is released to stores only twice a year, and one of those times is coming up soon. The fall allocation of roughly 7,000 cases is expected to start showing up in—and disappearing from—stores in October.
Click to expand...
I would assume the nevxt availability would be late spring at the earliest...I don't know though I guess.
Click to expand...
Well the owner is a wheeler/dealer type...I got the sense that he wrangled it from a distributor somewhere and already had a buyer lined up...He smartly put it on the shelf behind the counter for advertising purposes, a "hey, look, we can get Pappy" neon sign for those who know how rare it is....He could totally be shining me on about getting more, but we spoke for a while about it and I told him about trying the 23 yr at your wedding, and he seemed genuine when he told me he'd have more relatively soon...Could that mean Spring? Sure...Could he be making himself look important? Of course...But all I know is it is the closest I have been to finding/buying a bottle
Click to expand...
Just confirmed on the Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery facebook page that they only do once a year now and it's in the fall. 2012 was the first year they stopped doing two allocations. :(So, your guy is gobbling them up from someone that already bought them or he's shining on your crazy diamond.
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It's Forest Hills...a connected Israeli can get basically anything he desires
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Maybe if he knows a distributor that held some back I guess. The pappy facebook is just a series of sob stories of people wanting bourbon. Kind of heartbreaking.
 
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