smithers joe Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 the 1910 chicago cubs poem by franklin p adams. about the greatest double play players at that time. " tinker to evers to chance." the trio of bear cubs, and fleeter than birds, tinker and evers and chance, ruthlessly pricking our gonfalen bubble, making a giant, hit into a double - words that are heavy with nothing but trouble "tinker to evers to chance" no, it was before my time too. but a famous bit of writing back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Blight Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 1 hour ago, smithers joe said: the 1910 chicago cubs poem by franklin p adams. about the greatest double play players at that time. " tinker to evers to chance." the trio of bear cubs, and fleeter than birds, tinker and evers and chance, ruthlessly pricking our gonfalen bubble, making a giant, hit into a double - words that are heavy with nothing but trouble "tinker to evers to chance" no, it was before my time too. but a famous bit of writing back then. I believe they were the most famous double play combination for decades after their careers ended. They will always be part of baseball lore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 They were involved in one of the most famous plays in baseball history. Forever known as "Merkel's Boner" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkle's_Boner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithers joe Posted May 13, 2017 Author Share Posted May 13, 2017 there are so many stories in sport's history that gets forgotten as years go by. i love it when someone reminds me of those moments and then they live again. AJ brings back canuck lore. i enjoy his research. i think my favourite book was written by casey stengel about the new ny mets, doesn't anyone here know how to play this game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 15 hours ago, smithers joe said: the 1910 chicago cubs poem by franklin p adams. about the greatest double play players at that time. " tinker to evers to chance." the trio of bear cubs, and fleeter than birds, tinker and evers and chance, ruthlessly pricking our gonfalen bubble, making a giant, hit into a double - words that are heavy with nothing but trouble "tinker to evers to chance" no, it was before my time too. but a famous bit of writing back then. Joe you might want to grab a copy Shoeless Joe by WP Kinsella if you haven't read that yet, if you like baseball its a good read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithers joe Posted May 13, 2017 Author Share Posted May 13, 2017 8 minutes ago, S'all Good Man said: Joe you might want to grab a copy Shoeless Joe by WP Kinsella if you haven't read that yet, if you like baseball its a good read i've read everything that kinsella has written. i love his short stories and his ability to draw you into his stories and hake you feel like you were there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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