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From: epw@astrovax.UUCP (Eric M Wilcots)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: Toothpick
Message-ID: <663@astrovax.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 4-Oct-85 16:14:01 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct  4 16:14:01 1985
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In article <477@aero.ARPA> foonberg@aero.UUCP (Alan Foonberg) writes:
>
>I'd like to put to rest a strange vision that I have been having the last
>couple weeks.  I seem to remember a ball player from the early 70's, possibly
>on the A's, who either had a toothpick surgically attached to his lip or whose
>trademark was to always carry a toothpick in his mouth.  Does any know what
>I'm talking about, or am I just suffering from some strange illness?  If you
>have any information regarding this toothpick, please let me know.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Alan Foonberg

I seem to remember that Kansas City Royal shortstop U.L. Washington played
every game  of the 1980 season with a toothpick in his mouth.  I think he
removed it after that year because of all the negative press he got about
it.  Coincidentally, his stats were worse without the toothpick.  Do any
Expos fans know if he's still playing without the toothpick or has he put
it back in?

Eric M. Wilcots