Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watmum.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watnot!watmum!dmgillies From: dmgillies@watmum.UUCP (Dave Gillies) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: Re: Toothpick Message-ID: <280@watmum.UUCP> Date: Sun, 29-Sep-85 18:53:08 EDT Article-I.D.: watmum.280 Posted: Sun Sep 29 18:53:08 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 30-Sep-85 02:39:29 EDT References: <477@aero.ARPA> Reply-To: dmgillies@watmum.UUCP (Dave Gillies) Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 22 Summary: 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 The player you are thinking of is U.L. Washington of Royals and Expos fame. I once remember Tony Kubek saying on a broadcast that Washington would one day have it crammed down his throat on a slide play at second. But he never has..... Dave Gillies