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Happy Thanksgiving Minutiae!

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* David Wright's favorite sandwich is one with Turkey, from Subway. He had 3 walk-off hits and a walk-off sacrifice fly for the Mets last season, which earned him a significant enough raise such that he should be able to afford a better bird today.

* Turk(ey) Wendell had 7 walk-off wins with the Mets. He also had six walk-off losses for them and one walk-off loss against them.

* Happy 52nd birthday to former Cardinals backup catcher Glenn Brummer, the last person to win a game with a walk-off straight steal of home (1982). Also, happy remembrances to the family of Clarence Jonnard, also known as "Bubber." Born on this day in 1897, Bubber was a Mets scout, who signed, among others, Ed Kranepool (6 Mets walk-off hits), Ken Singleton ( a walk-off sacrifice fly) and Mike Jorgensen (3 Mets walk-off hits, including a grand slam)

* The last walk-off "turkey" I can remember watching was on the PBA Tour, when Parker Bohn III (I once interviewed him, so I remember this) struck out in the 10th frame to beat fellow bowler Bob Vespi, who had struck out in his half of the 10th. I believe Bohn trailed by 29 pins entering the final frame, but I'm not 100 percent certain. For those unfamiliar, a turkey in bowling is 3 straight strikes.

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TheCzar said…
Only you would be able to find a bowling walkoff Turkey.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and the family...
10:56 AM
Barry Federovitch said…
Aw c'mon! Thanksgiving isn't just about turkey. It's about cranberry sauce, which makes one think of Marv Throneberry.
Remember the 'Cranberry, Strawberry, We Love Throneberry' banner?
3:24 AM
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