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| Author: | jjmoney62 [ Tue May 18, 2004 11:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Was that George Altman? |
At my local cinema last night, I saw a '70s classic film featuring Jim Bouton. |
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| Author: | ADKbrown [ Tue May 18, 2004 4:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Was that George Altman? |
What's the title? |
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| Author: | jjmoney62 [ Tue May 18, 2004 11:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Was that George Altman? |
I really should teach you how to Google someday. |
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| Author: | Oeditpus Rex [ Tue May 18, 2004 11:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Was that George Altman? |
According to IMDB (Internet Movie Database), Bouton played Terry Lennox in 1973's "The Long Goodbye," directed by Robert Altman. |
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| Author: | ADKbrown [ Wed May 19, 2004 8:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Was that George Altman? |
<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by jjmoney62: I really should teach you how to Google someday.<hr></blockquote><p>That would have taken an extra 10 seconds. |
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| Author: | Bumfketeer [ Wed May 26, 2004 11:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Was that George Altman? |
Without Googling...I know Altman was an outfielder. George, that is.<p>I think he played for the Cubs and the Cardinals and may have been involved in one of the epic trades of the era. |
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| Author: | jjmoney62 [ Thu May 27, 2004 9:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Was that George Altman? |
Before 1956 Season: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent. <p>October 17, 1962: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Don Cardwell and Moe Thacker to the St. Louis Cardinals for Larry Jackson, Lindy McDaniel, and Jimmie Schaffer. <p>November 4, 1963: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Bill Wakefield to the New York Mets for Roger Craig. <p>January 15, 1965: Traded by the New York Mets to the Chicago Cubs for Billy Cowan. |
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| Author: | ADKbrown [ Thu May 27, 2004 11:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Was that George Altman? |
<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Bumfketeer: I think he played for the Cubs and the Cardinals and may have been involved in one of the epic trades of the era.<hr></blockquote><p>Are you referring to the Billy Cowan deal? |
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| Author: | jjmoney62 [ Thu May 27, 2004 2:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Was that George Altman? |
He could have confused the '62 Cubs-Cards trade with the Lou Brock fiasco. <p>Roger Craig, Larry Jackson and Don "No-Hit" Cardwell had their moments, but no, none of those trades looks like a blockbuster. |
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| Author: | Bumfketeer [ Thu May 27, 2004 9:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Was that George Altman? |
Yeah, i must've been confused. Pride kept me from going to Google over it.<p>Which brings up the classic bad deal of the era...again, sans Google....Phillies get Bob Buhl and Larry Jackson in exchange for Ferguson Jenkins and Adolfo Phillips.<p>Boring factoid: I wore Jackson's number - 46 - when I played high school ball. |
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