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 Post subject: Don Newcombe
PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 3:30 pm 
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Great Dodger pitcher in the late 40s to the 50s. He was 92.

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 Post subject: Re: Don Newcombe
PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 4:11 pm 
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He will be missed by us Dodgers fans.

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First black pitcher to win 20 in the MLB. (Satchel Paige probably won about 80 a year in his barnstorming days.) I am guessing that he and Campanella were the first black battery?
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 Post subject: Re: Don Newcombe
PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 4:55 pm 
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First black pitcher to win 20 in the MLB. (Satchel Paige probably won about 80 a year in his barnstorming days.) I am guessing that he and Campanella were the first black battery?


But NOT as good as the battery of Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson.

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 Post subject: Re: Don Newcombe
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tommy wrote:
First black pitcher to win 20 in the MLB. (Satchel Paige probably won about 80 a year in his barnstorming days.) I am guessing that he and Campanella were the first black battery?


But NOT as good as the battery of Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson.

Yeah, that woulda been insane to see.
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 Post subject: Re: Don Newcombe
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1st Rookie of Year Cy Young and MVP and the son of bitch could hit that ol tatter

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 Post subject: Re: Don Newcombe
PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 6:16 pm 
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1st Rookie of Year Cy Young and MVP and the son of bitch could hit that ol tatter

Always liked having him on my WhatIfSports teams because that bat came in handy so much. And of course, a good pitcher.

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 Post subject: Re: Don Newcombe
PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 7:07 pm 
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1st Rookie of Year Cy Young and MVP and the son of bitch could hit that ol tatter

Always liked having him on my WhatIfSports teams because that bat came in handy so much. And of course, a good pitcher.


He was what Zambrano tried to be.

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 Post subject: Re: Don Newcombe
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He lost two of his best years to military service... this is the sort of guy the veteran's committee was created for. Not Harold Baines.

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