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Jackie Mitchell: Against the New York Yankees

The New York Yankees and the Chattanooga Lookouts were scheduled to play an exhibition game in Chattanooga, Tennessee on April 1, 1931. Due to rain the game was postponed until the next day. Seventeen-year-old Mitchell was brought in to pitch during the first inning by Lookouts manager Bert Niehoff after the starting pitcher, Clyde Barfoot, gave up a double and a single. The next two batters were Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. After taking a ball, Ruth swung and missed at the next two pitches. Mitchell's fourth pitch to Ruth was a called third strike. Babe Ruth glared and verbally abused the umpire before being led away by his teammates to sit to wait for another batting turn. The crowd roared for Jackie. Babe Ruth was quoted in a Chattanooga newspaper as having said:

"I don't know what's going to happen if they begin to let women in baseball. Of course, they will never make good. Why? Because they are too delicate. It would kill them to play ball every day."

Next up was the Iron Horse Lou Gehrig, who swung through the first three pitches to strike out. Jackie Mitchell became famous for striking out two of the greatest baseball players in history.
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Always be yourself! Unless you can be a goat, then always be a goat.
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Whoa, almost a lock for MLB's best record. Is this the year, GoCubsGo?
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No words.....my mom is in tears

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Though it's species-ist and uber-offensive ;) , I'll make an exception this one time with the image that I can't see:

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Maybe the goat dies of extreme, very extreme, old age. :P

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Thanks so much and thanks for reposting. Been a loooong time coming. Mom told me last night if they win the WS she wants a Cubs logo on her headstone. She might have been caught up in the moment :). I'll give her a little time to rethink that one.
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Not a big baseball fan here, I don't even like Chicago pizza, but

Go cubs go
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GoCubsGo wrote:Thanks so much and thanks for reposting. Been a loooong time coming. Mom told me last night if they win the WS she wants a Cubs logo on her headstone. She might have been caught up in the moment :). I'll give her a little time to rethink that one.
I was going to suggest a tattoo instead, but she probably already has one of those.

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Not a pretty thought.
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Opps - Maybe the goat *died* of extreme, very extreme, old age. "dies" didn't make much sense.

A real fan would have the Cubs logo put on her headstone win or lose.

It's been since 1948 that Cleveland won the WS. Any other opponent and they would be the sentimental favorite.
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Cubs AND Indians; never mind trump or Hillary, this is a sign of the apocalypse.
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GoCubsGo wrote:Not a pretty thought.
So this is her, then?
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O Really wrote:
GoCubsGo wrote:Not a pretty thought.
So this is her, then?
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Add some eightysomething year old wrinkles :eh:
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Yahoo! changed the link.

Jon Lester held an epic party with Eddie Vedder to celebrate the Cubs going to the World Series

Sweet.

Kimmel paraphrased: If the Cubs win it would literally be the "greatest thing since sliced bread" for fans.
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Ouch.
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Cubs offense safe and sound, Cleveland offense now missing.

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Before game 2 - Cleveland 55%
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O Really wrote:I was going to suggest a tattoo instead, but she probably already has one of those.
:lol:

82-Year-Old Cubs Fan Gets Team Tattoo With Daughter and Grandson

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