Joe Charboneau was born 40 years too late.

Did they already lock up Arozarena too?

I don't think they did.....I think he made the league minimum last year.

During Joe Charboneau's rookie year, Cleveland fans chanted, "Go go Charboneau!"

Did they already lock up Arozarena too?

They had a song that became relatively popular.

Go, Joe, Charboneau......

It's a shame about Fidrych.

The Bird could have probably been something special.

I hope him and the guy from the Braves weren't coerced into signing these ridiculously long and cheap deals by those shitbag agencies that front players money in exchange for a massive chunk of their 1st big contract. I don't see any reason why he would sign this before the whole CBA changes in the near future.

Jeez, I just Google'd what he might have done.

Didn't realize he died in a farming accident with a PTO.

My Dad and I (farm story) were walking beans and the field next to us the father (experienced guy - friend of the family) had overalls with a drawstring, got caught in the PTO, stripped every bit of clothing off his body broke every bone in his arms and legs and passed.

I became an accountant.

Happy Thanksgiving.

For us non farmers, what is a PTO besides Paid Time Off?

Power take-off. It transfers the power from the engine of the tractor to whatever you might be pulling behind it.

Real farmers can correct me. But, my recollection, as a yout', it was a connection that spun at crazy high speed connected to what you were pulling.

You needed to be very careful for the reasons I posted above. There was no safety shut-off on those things back then. Maybe now, I don't know.

Speaking of promising young shortstops, has anybody ever read up on Lou Boudreau?

I-L-L....

But, he really was a fantastic multi-sport athlete. He was managing during WW2 as he won MVP and World Series.

You'd never think based on, well, at least at my age, he seemed like doddering old fool behind the mic as a broadcaster. But I was too young to know him as an athlete. He lost college eligibility for signing a contract to be a pro...IN THE 1930s...and still stuck around to get his degree and coach the basketball team.

But his story, for that time, you could make a movie. Maybe I'll write a screenplay after I get the Bears job and work through Thanksgiving.

He led his high school (Thorn-something) to top four finishes in basically every sport...just an all-around great athlete.

Put me to sleep as a broadcaster, though.

Is anyone here gay? I wonder if a guy would say "Would." Not sure. (For the bi-sexual guys on the board like Caller Bob, I'm not interested in your take unless you are all in.)

Power take-off. It transfers the power from the engine of the tractor to whatever you might be pulling behind it.

Real farmers can correct me. But, my recollection, as a yout', it was a connection that spun at crazy high speed connected to what you were pulling.

You needed to be very careful for the reasons I posted above. There was no safety shut-off on those things back then. Maybe now, I don't know.

10 years ago or so I was standing on our front stoop and saw an ambulance pull out into a field about 3/4 mile away. Guy had rolled one of those old tricycle internationals and gotten trapped underneath it while mowing on a hillside.

You're covering a lot of ground with that response.

Like a great shortstop would. Boudreau invented the infield shift for Ted Williams.

He had a willingness to think outside the box.

My Uncle Bob essentially died that way. He was on a Super M, this was early-'50s, 20 years before I was born but he got off to open a gate and accidentally kicked that center gear shift in and the back tire rolled him as he jumped off. He was about 20.

He was my Dad's younger brother and I only understood much later that is why my Dad never really let me do the really dangerous stuff if he could avoid it and didn't really encourage me to stay on the farm. He knew I wasn't suited for it.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

That is quite a contract that guy got.