OldTimer’s Dugout - Off Topic Thread

On January 17 in Baseball History...
  • 1934 - Carl Hubbell, the N.L. M.V.P. winner, is rewarded with a $18,000 contract by the New York Giants.

  • 1952 - Detroit owner Walter O. Briggs dies at the age of 74. His son will succeed him in the presidency.

  • 1970 - The Sporting News names Willie Mays as Player of the Decade for the 1960s.

  • 1977 - Kansas City releases Tommy Davis, ending an 18-year career spent with 10 different teams.


Baseball Birthdays on January 17...




Baseball Deaths on January 17...


 
Hats off to the boys! Should be great games next week, particularly looking forward to bills-bengals and cowboys-9ers.

For falcons fans the latter is significant with Dan Quinn’s D vs Kyle Shanahan’s O 😑
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Bengals v Bills: Wish both could win (Hope the winner of this game wins the Super Bowl)
Jags v Chiefs: Don’t care.
Cowboys v 49ers: Cowboys (hope they win the Super Bowl if the Bengals or Bills fail to win it)
Giants v Eagles: Don’r care.
 

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