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Subject: Going, going, gone/Valmas/FOB Author: Bengal [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 07:41:25 05/19/25 Mon In reply to: Boston Lion 's message, "Columbia Wins vs Penn to Open Ivy Baseball Championship" on 20:06:32 05/16/25 Fri Valmas, You old timer, you! Red Barber was great. As a kid Yankee fan, I loved Mel Allen. “Howdy everybody.” His signature send off of a HR has never been topped, IMO. Maybe it’s the nostalgist in me. Ballantine Ale. How did it go? “You have a ring, add a ring, and then another ring and you have 3 rings.” Enjoy a meal at that restaurant symbolically on me, if it’s still in business. Cheers. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> Subject: Melvin Allen - simply a Jewish boy out of Birmingham, Alabama - How about that? Author: Valmas (Stoic) [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 10:05:52 05/19/25 Mon B, the iconic Mel Allen is best remembered for, "How about that?" and, of course, as you allude to, his home run call: https://youtu.be/ZvqqOAIKDmI?si=cFCvbKnHz8HTr41w Thank you for your mention of the exemplary American who offered us clear evidence as to what one can accomplish by staying true to the near twin concepts of patience and perseverance. Though I'm a bit dismayed with your reference to a "symbolic meal" - this very moment, our power brokers are killing starving children in Africa with their offerings of even less than symbolic meals .... So, consider yourself welcome to come out to The Bronx one splendid afternoon this summer and take in a game at The Stadium, from the bleacher area with me - we even currently have an Ivy League, first baseman/designated hitter making an outstanding contribution to our cause. And with more coins in your pocket than Caden, Xaivian, the Secretary of Defense; and perhaps even sparman - a man with obviously enough money any time on his hands to follow stray Princeton shooters in a multitude of sports - you'll have to then take out for a post game meal at any nearby Dominican restaurant of your choosing... How about that? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Melvin Allen - simply a Jewish boy out of Birmingham, Alabama - How about that? Author: sparman [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08:51:29 05/20/25 Tue While it's always an honor to be followed by Valmas and (as I have said before) instructive to read his stories about old New Yawk, my time spent following Tiger sports surely pales to the indefatigable Bengal and Joisey, which by Valmas' standard must mean they are in position to endow multiple university chairs (athletic and otherwise), for which I salute them. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: Going, going, gone/Valmas/FOB Author: joiseyfan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 11:14:02 05/19/25 Mon Make the handy three-ring sign and ask the man for Ballantine. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: Going, going, gone/Valmas/FOB Author: Bengal [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 11:52:13 05/19/25 Mon Excellentpost, V. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: You could (literally) smell the hog dogs & taste the beer! Gen Z doesn't begin know what it missed! Author: Valmas (Stoic) [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 14:06:51 05/19/25 Mon https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wsp5kaVGJU&si=Cu5unWhkgxwtiMgG [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: Gen Z doesn't begin know what it missed! Author: Bengal [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 14:17:50 05/19/25 Mon ❤️😂 And they probably know what FOB really means. Bases Full Of Brooklyn. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Gen Z doesn't begin know what it missed! Author: The Mountain Lion [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 16:31:45 05/19/25 Mon How did Yale manage to lose twice to Harvard despite Yale having one of the best pitchers in the entire Unite States on its staff? Thanks to Harvard upsetting Yale twice, Columbia never had to play Yale in the Ivy League Tournament. According to the game announcer, Brett told him that he felt that Columbia was the best team in the Tournament. However, Lion fans need to thank the Crimson for making it easier. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Gen Z doesn't begin know what it missed! Author: Old Lion (pitching) [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 11:26:23 05/20/25 Tue the issue for Columbia was going to be whether the pitching would hold up; Sheets was good but not as dominant as he had been in the prior Penn game; Santana was dominant; and Edwards was great for 4 innings but started to run out of gas by the 5th, which is a pattern with him. I had thought that Yale would be the toughest draw because of its pitching and wa frankly stunned that it lost two games to Harvard. But as I said before the tournament, never bet against a Brett Boretti coached team—two extra inning wins and then a blowout. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]