Horsehide-Trivia

[Old Sweater]

I'm thinking Robin Ventura

It isn’t Ryan’s punching bag : )) the player is Marcus Semien.

Wednesday, July 1

Which one-time Phillies batter played for New York teams a total of four separate stints in the majors?









Hint: #1 He had more hits in one National League season than any other batter in the 150 years of that league’s existence, but not for a New York team.




Hint: #2 He had a .500 record pitching for the Red Sox.








Canada Day Special question answered:

Which Cal alumnus, a former White Sox infielder, finished third in Most Valuable Player voting in the only three seasons when he received Most Valuable Player votes?

Hint: #1 He did it with three different teams and in the last two of those seasons, he led his team in WAR.

Hint: #2 His first major league hit came in his first major league at-bat and it was against a future Hall of Fame Yankee pitcher.
Hint: #3 He has won the Heart and Hustle Award five teams.

A. MARCUS SEMIEN [B-R Bio]

- Ans. With OAK in 2019, he finished 3rd in AL MVP voting. With TOR in 2021, he again placed 3rd. Two years later he finished 3rd for a 3rd time in AL MVP, this time with the 2023 WS Champion TEX. Semien debuted with CHW in 2013.

- #1 In 2021, his only season with the Blue Jays, his WAR of 7.1 led the club, even better-known teammate Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., whose 6.5-WAR season is worth mentioning. Leading the Texas phalanx to their WS crown, Semien posted an AL league-leading WAR of 7.7. At least as shown on the 2023 TEX team page.

- #2 Batting in the 2nd inning of his major league debut on 04-Sep-2013, Semien singled off NYY’s CC Sabathia for his 1st MLB hit.
- #3 Semien received the H&HA while playing for OAK in 2016 & 2019, for TOR in 2021 & for TEX in 2023, 2024 & 2025.



FCR - Dan Schoenholz, Walnut Creek, California




D. Bruce Brown

 

[Old Sweater]

It could be George Sisler. I think he had a record amount of hits for the Cardinals(maybe Browns?) and I think he pitched some.

 

[Old Sweater]

Friday, July 3- I don’t know what happened to Thursday?

Who did Albert Spalding rate above Tris Speaker as the greatest centerfielder of all time?









Hint: #1 Contemporaries were quoted as saying that he was “…the toughest, roughest baserunner who ever strode the bases” and “as good as Ty Cobb” and “the greatest baserunner I ever saw”.




Hint: #2 He held out of spring training one year so he could attend a boxing prize fight.








Thursday's question answered:

Which one-time Phillies batter played for New York teams a total of seven* separate stints in the majors?

Hint: #1 He had more hits in one National League season than any other batter in the 150 years of that league’s existence, but not for a New York team.

Hint: #2 He had a .500 record pitching for the Red Sox.

A. LEFTY O’DOUL [SABR Bio]

- Ans. O'Doul's New York team stints were…
1. (1919, 1920), NYY
2. (1922), NYY
3. (1923, BOS
4. (1928), NYG
5. (1929, 1930) PHI
6. (1931-1933) BRO
7. (1933, 1934) NYG
PCL: 1917, 1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927. (& 19 G in Des Moines)
* The auditors felt it was fitting and proper to correct the number.

- #1 He had 254 hits and batted .398 playing for PHI in 1930.

- #2 His pitching record for BOS in 1923 was 1-1.



FCR - Eri Morris, Myerstown, Pennsylvania




D. Bruce Brown

 

[Old Sweater]

It could be George Sisler. I think he had a record amount of hits for the Cardinals(maybe Browns?) and I think he pitched some.

George Sisler had an AL record 257-hits for the 1920 St Louis Browns until Ichiro passed with 262 in the 2004 season. Sisler pitched more than I thought. He was 9-11 with a 2.35 ERA he only pitched 6-innings in the post 1920 live ball timeframe

 

[Old Sweater]

Logan Webb career 11-3 ERA of 2.94 vs Rockies

Rockies Young Sticks ^^^ Fuk that shit- Put up 7-runs on 11-hits in first three innings.

 

[Old Sweater]

Saturday, July the 4th

Which former Seattle Pilots coach who, as a player, led the majors in stolen bases and being hit-by-pitch in the same season. However, only one HBP resulted in a steal.









Hint: #1 He was the one who coached a squinty-eyed relief pitcher to throw his first warm-up pitch over the catcher’s head. (To, you know… set the tone.)




Hint: #2 He was on the field in the uniform of the same major league team for thirty-seven consecutive major league seasons.








Friday's question answered:

Q. Who did Albert Spalding rate above Tris Speaker as the greatest centerfielder of all time?

Hint: #1 Contemporaries were quoted as saying that he was “…the toughest, roughest baserunner who ever strode the bases” and “as good as Ty Cobb” and “the greatest baserunner I ever saw”.

Hint: #2 He held out of spring training one year so he could attend a boxing prize fight.

A. BILL LANGE [SABR Bio]

- Ans. , In his 1911 book America's National Game, Albert Spalding ranked Bill Lange ahead of Tris Speaker as the greatest center fielder he had ever seen.

- #1 The quotes in order were from Ty Cobb, Clark Griffith and Ty Cobb.

- #2 Attended the Jim Corbett-Jim Fitzsimmons boxing match on 17-Mar-1897 in Carson City, Nevada. He was supposed to be 1,800 miles away with his Chicago Colts (Now Cubs) in Hot Springs, Arkansas for Spring Training.



FCR - Shaun Montana, Medway, Massachusetts




D. Bruce Brown

 

[Old Sweater]

Sunday, July 5

Which six-time All-Star was waiting on deck when Bill Mazeroski secured a World Series win for the Pittsburgh Pirates by hitting a ninth-inning home run in Game Seven?









Hint: #1 In his first season with a team in the American League, he led the league with his career-best RBI production.




Hint: #2 He led first basemen in his league in fielding errors seven times in his ten-season major league career.








Saturday's question answered:

Which former Seattle Pilots coach who, as a player, led the majors in stolen bases and being hit-by-pitch in the same season? However, only one HBP resulted in a steal.

Hint: #1 He was the one who coached a squinty-eyed relief pitcher to throw his first warm-up pitch over the catcher’s head. (To, you know… set the tone.)

Hint: #2 He was on the field in the uniform of the same major league team for thirty-seven consecutive major league seasons.

A. FRANKIE CROSETTI [SABR Bio]

- Ans. In 1938, Crosetti's 27 swipes led the majors. His 15 HBPs tied CIN's Ival Goodman for the MLB lead. Only one of those HBPs led directly to a stolen base, coming against Bob Feller on 05-Aug-1938. Crosetti was a coach for SEP in their only season, 1969.

- #1 Crosetti taught pitcher Ryne Duren – the hard-throwing, bespectacled righty whose control was purportedly as bad as his vision – to intimidate batters by firing his first warm-up pitch high over his catcher’s head.

- #2 Crosetti played 17 seasons (1932-68) for NYY then coached for them another twenty years (1947-1968). He both played and coached during the 1947 & 1948 seasons.



FCR - Bill Carle, Lee's Summit, Missouri




D. Bruce Brown

 

[Old Sweater]

Dr StrangeGlove fits the error department.

 

[Old Sweater]

Answers and Theme for the week of June 29-July 5

MONDAY — 29-Jun-2026
Q. Most fans know that the major league home run leaders in 1961 were Roger Maris (61) and Mickey Mantle (54). Which former Dodger tied Harmon Killebrew and Orlando Cepeda for third in the majors?
Hint: #1 He was the first player to hit grand slams in consecutive innings.
Hint: #2 His first career major league at bat was pinch hitting for Sandy Koufax.
A. JIM GENTILE [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Gentile hit a career-high 46 HR in 1961. It was also Cepeda’s career high as he led the NL in ’61. He was also 3rd in American League MVP voting in 1961. Gentile had played for BRO in 1957 & LAD in 1958.
- #1 On 09-My-1961 at Metropolitan Stadium in Minnesota, Gentile hit a grand slam in each of the first and second innings. He walked his next time up.
- #2 After a rough first inning on 10-Sep-1957, Koufax never got to bat. Gentile replaced him in the 2nd inning.
FCR - Fred Worth, Bartlesville,, Oklahoma


TUESDAY — 30-Jun-2026
Q. Which one-time Oakland BBTR outfielder was the last National League Most Valuable Player to lead the league in triples the same season in the twentieth century?
Hint: #1 He was an All-Star and Gold Glove winner in just his second year in the majors.
Hint: #2 His first batting title came with the highest single-season batting average by a switch-hitter in the National League during the twentieth century.
A. WILLIE McGEE [SABR Bio]
- Ans. He had 13 3B in 1985 when he was the NL MVP.
- #1 In 1983, McGee was AS & GG, the 1st of 4 AS appearances & 3 GG.
- #2 McGee hit .353 in 1985 to lead the NL. He captured his 2nd NL batting title in 1990 with a .335 average even though that year he finished the season with OAK after a late-season trade from STL for Daryl Green, Felix Jose & Stan Royer. He did get to play in his 4th WS.
FCR - Mike Clark, Cincinnati


TUESDAY TWICE — 30-Jun-2026
Q. Who was the first third baseman to win the BBWAA Most Valuable Player Award?
Hint: #1 Nine additional players received at least one first-place vote for the award that year, but he topped the list.
Hint: #2 As a manager he oversaw two players who became Hall of Fame managers.
A. BOB ELLIOTT [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Elliott was instrumental in the Boston Braves securing the NL pennant for only the 2nd time in the 20th century—3rd time overall. NL MVP 3rd basemen since Elliott have been:
Ken Boyer 1964
Joe Torre 1971
Mike Schmidt 1980, 1981, 1986
Terry Pendleton 1991
Ken Caminiti 1996
Chipper Jones 1999
Kris Bryant 2016
- #1 Receiving NL MVP votes in 1947 were:
Player 1st-PlaceVotes Team Share
Bob Elliott................. 9......... BSN............ 61%
Ewell Blackwell.......... 2......... CIN............. 52%
Johnny Mize............... 2......... NYG........... 43%
Bruce Edwards.......... 3......... BRO........... 42%
Jackie Robinson........ 1......... BRO........... 32%
Larry Jansen.............. 1......... NYG........... 27%
Pee Wee Reese......... 2......... BRO........... 24%
Dutch Leonard........... 1......... BRO........... 10%
Willard Marshall......... 1......... NYG............. 6%
Dixie Walker............... 1......... BRO............. 4%

- #2 Managing KCA to a record of 58-96-1 in 1960, his players included Whitey Herzog & Dick Williams.
FCR - Dan Silverberg Aventura. Florida


WEDNESDAY — 01-Jul-2026
Q. Which Most Valuable Player once held the single season record for grounding into the most double plays?
Hint: #1 An award named for him last went to Brock Holt.
Hint: #2 He was the first player to lead the league in RBI for consecutive seasons without hitting a triple in either season.
A. JACKIE JENSEN [SABR Bio]
- Ans. An AL MVP in 1958, Jensen’s 32 GIDP in 1954 with BOS stood as the MLB record for 3 decades. Another BOS outfielder, Jim Rice, was doubled up 36 X in 1984.
- #1 The Boston Red Sox Jackie Jensen Spirit Award is an annual honor presented by the Boston chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). It is awarded to the player who best embodies the spirit and desire of former Red Sox outfielder Jackie Jensen. The award’s last recipient was Holt in 2018. The Sawks stopped giving out the Jackie Jensen Spirit award to a team player when MLB Players Alumni Association established the Heart & Hustle Award to a member of each team every year.
- #2 In 1958 & 1959, he drove in 122 & 112 respectively without hitting a single triple in either season. Cecil Fielder replicated the feat in 1991-1992 with 133 and 124 RBIs respectively.
FCR - Francis Kinlaw, Greensboro


CANADA DAY SPECIAL 01-Jul-2026
Q. Which Cal alumnus, a former White Sox infielder, finished third in Most Valuable Player voting in the only three seasons when he received Most Valuable Player votes?
Hint: #1 He did it with three different teams and in the last two of those seasons, he led his team in WAR.
Hint: #2 His first major league hit came in his first major league at-bat and it was against a future Hall of Fame Yankee pitcher.
Hint: #3 He has won the Heart and Hustle Award five teams.
A. MARCUS SEMIEN [B-R Bio]
- Ans. With OAK in 2019, he finished 3rd in AL MVP voting. With TOR in 2021, he again placed 3rd. Two years later he finished 3rd for a 3rd time in AL MVP, this time with the 2023 WS Champion TEX. Semien debuted with CHW in 2013.
- #1 In 2021, his only season with the Blue Jays, his WAR of 7.1 led the club, even better-known teammate Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., whose 6.5-WAR season is worth mentioning. Leading the Texas phalanx to their WS crown, Semien posted an AL league-leading WAR of 7.7. At least as shown on the 2023 TEX team page.
- #2 Batting in the 2nd inning of his major league debut on 04-Sep-2013, Semien singled off NYY’s CC Sabathia for his 1st MLB hit.
- #3 Semien received the H&HA while playing for OAK in 2016 & 2019, for TOR in 2021 & for TEX in 2023, 2024 & 2025.
FCR - Dan Schoenholz, Walnut Creek, California


THURSDAY — 02-Jul-2026
Q. Which one-time Phillies batter played for New York teams a total of seven* separate stints in the majors?
Hint: #1 He had more hits in one National League season than any other batter in the 150 years of that league’s existence, but not for a New York team.
Hint: #2 He had a .500 record pitching for the Red Sox.
A. LEFTY O’DOUL [SABR Bio]
- Ans. O'Doul's New York team stints were…
1. (1919, 1920), NYY
2. (1922), NYY
3. (1923, BOS
4. (1928), NYG
5. (1929, 1930) PHI
6. (1931-1933) BRO
7. (1933, 1934) NYG
PCL: 1917, 1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927. (& 19 G in Des Moines)
* The auditors felt it was fitting and proper to correct the number.
- #1 He had 254 hits and batted .398 playing for PHI in 1930.
- #2 His pitching record for BOS in 1923 was 1-1.
FCR - Eri Morris, Myerstown, Pennsylvania


FRIDAY — 03-Jul-2026
Q. Who did Albert Spalding rate above Tris Speaker as the greatest centerfielder of all time?
Hint: #1 Contemporaries were quoted as saying that he was “…the toughest, roughest baserunner who ever strode the bases” and “as good as Ty Cobb” and “the greatest baserunner I ever saw”.
Hint: #2 He held out of spring training one year so he could attend a boxing prize fight.
A. BILL LANGE [SABR Bio]
- Ans. , In his 1911 book America's National Game, Albert Spalding ranked Bill Lange ahead of Tris Speaker as the greatest center fielder he had ever seen.
- #1 The quotes in order were from Ty Cobb, Clark Griffith and Ty Cobb.
- #2 Attended the Jim Corbett-Jim Fitzsimmons boxing match on 17-Mar-1897 in Carson City, Nevada. He was supposed to be 1,800 miles away with his Chicago Colts (Now Cubs) in Hot Springs, Arkansas,
FCR - Shaun Montana, Medway, Massachusetts


SATURDAY — 04-Jul-2026
Q. Which former Seattle Pilots coach who, as a player, led the majors in stolen bases and being hit-by-pitch in the same season. However, only one HBP resulted in a steal.
Hint: #1 He was the one who coached a squinty-eyed relief pitcher to throw his first warm-up pitch over the catcher’s head. (To, you know… set the tone.)
Hint: #2 He was on the field in the uniform of the same major league team for thirty-seven consecutive major league seasons.
A. FRANKIE CROSETTI [SABR Bio]
- Ans. In 1938, Crosetti's 27 swipes led the majors. His 15 HBPs tied CIN's Ival Goodman for the MLB lead. Only one of those HBPs led directly to a stolen base, coming against Bob Feller on 05-Aug-1938. Crosetti was a coach for SEP in their only season, 1969.
- #1 Crosetti taught pitcher Ryne Duren – the hard-throwing, bespectacled righty whose control was purportedly as bad as his vision – to intimidate batters by firing his first warm-up pitch high over his catcher’s head.
- #2 Crosetti played 17 seasons (1932-68) for NYY then coached for them another twenty years (1947-1968). He both played and coached during the 1947 & 1948 seasons.
FCR - Bill Carle, Lee's Summit, Missouri


SUNDAY — 05-Jul-2026
Q. Which six-time All-Star was waiting on deck when Bill Mazeroski secured a World Series win for the Pittsburgh Pirates by hitting a ninth-inning home run in Game Seven?
Hint: #1 In his first season with a team in the American League, he led the league with his career-best RBI production.
Hint: #2 He led first basemen in his league in fielding errors seven times in his ten-season major league career.
A. DICK STUART [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Stuart does not appear in the box score for the game because he was coming in as a pinch-hitter replacing pitcher Harvey Haddix who nonetheless received the pitching win for the game.
- #1 When he joined BOS in 1963 he finished with 118 RBI, well ahead of Al Kaline’s 101.
- #2 In 6 of those 7 seasons, Stuart also led all major league first basemen in errors.
FCR - Phil Heffler, Reston, Virginia



THEME: All are major leaguers born in San Francisco, California

Player DOB WAR
Crosetti..................... 04-Oct-1910....................... 24.2

Elliott......................... 26-Nov-1916...................... 50.8

Gentile....................... 03-Jun-1934....................... 17.0

Jensen....................... 09-Mar-1927...................... 27.8

Lange......................... 06-Jun-1871....................... 23.6

McGee....................... 02-Nov-1958...................... 34.3

O’Doul....................... 04-Mar-1897...................... 25.8

Semien...................... 17-Sep-1990...................... 48.9

Stuart......................... 07-Nov-1932........................ 7.9


First Correct Respondent identifying theme – Mark DeLodovico, Rockville, Maryland


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D. Bruce Brown

 

[Old Sweater]

Monday, July 6th, 2026

Who holds the major league record for most lifetime runs-batted-in?









Hint: #1 He was the first player to win a Gold Glove Award and a batting title in the same season.




Hint: #2 He once said, “I really consider the triple the most exciting hit in baseball.”




D. Bruce Brown

 

[Old Sweater]

Tuesday, July 7th 2026

Who was the first National Leaguer to hit more than fifty home runs in separate seasons?









Hint: #1 The state where he was born had only been a state for a decade and he is still its only native Hall of Famer.




Hint: #2 He was the General Manager of the San Diego Padres after his playing days.








Monday's question answered:

Q. Who holds the major league record for most lifetime runs-batted-in?

Hint: #1 He was the first player to win a Gold Glove Award and a batting title in the same season.

Hint: #2 He once said, “I really consider the triple the most exciting hit in baseball.”

A. HENRY AARON [SABR Bio]

- Ans. Aaron’s 2,297 career RBI total averages 99.87 for each of 23 seasons. He had 80+ RBI for 17 consecutive seasons.

- #1 In 1959, Aaron’s .355 BA led everybody. He earned his 2nd of his 3 straight GGs that season.

- #2 Quoted in Baseball Digest, Dec. 1999. Aaron hit 98 3B in his career, thrice in double digits.



FCR - Cliff Beiser, Kissimmee, Florida




D. Bruce Brown

 

[Cedrique]

My first guess is Ralph Kiner. I don't remember him being a general manager though. Just a kindly old man that did the post game show after the Mets games.

 

[Old Sweater]

My first guess is Ralph Kiner. I don't remember him being a general manager though. Just a kindly old man that did the post game show after the Mets games.

Ralph Kiner is correct.

Wednesday, July 8th, 2026

Which one-time Oakland A’s slugger, unanimously voted Rookie of the Year, posted a one-season qualifying batting average higher than any other player at his position? (Reasonable minimums apply.)









Hint: #1 During his sixteen-year career, he played for five major league teams, won ten Silver Slugger Awards and was selected to twelve All-Star Games. He played for OAK in 2007.




Hint: #2 Among his eight times receiving league MVP votes, half resulted in top five, never, though he never took the top spot.








Tuesday's question answered:

Who was the first National Leaguer to hit more than fifty home runs in separate seasons?

Hint: #1 The state where he was born had only been a state for a decade and he is still its only native Hall of Famer.

Hint: #2 He was the General Manager of the San Diego Padres after his playing days.

A. RALPH KINER [SABR Bio]

- Ans. Kiner hit 51 HR in 1947 & 54 in 1949.

- #1 Kiner was born in Santa Rita, New Mexico 27-Oct-1922. Statehood was bestowed on New Mexico 12-Jan-1912, the 47th to enter the Union. Santa Rita, BTW, no longer exists.

- #2 Kiner was the GM of the PCL‘s SD Padres 1956-1960, a time when among others, Rocky Colavito, Mudcat Grant, Bob Lemon, Larry Doby & Gary Peters played for them.



FCR - Richard Nicholson, Richmond, Virginia




D. Bruce Brown

 

[Cedrique]

I'm guessing Frank Thomas but 10 Silver sluggers is a ton.

 

[Hunter Montana]

Mike Piazza?

 

[Old Sweater]

Mike Piazza?

Mike Piazza is correct.

Midweek Bonus, Wednesday, July 8th, 2026

Who is the only major leaguer to accumulate all the following awards:
- Rookie of the Year,
- Most Valuable Player,
- Home Run Derby Champion,
- Major League Home Run Title (twice)
- Major League Runs-Batted-In title (thrice)
- League Championship Series Most Valuable Player,
- The Sporting News Player of the Year
- World Series ring









Hint: #1 He hit the most home runs in a sophomore season.




Hint: #2 Became a Banana Ball coach.








Wednesday's question answered:

Which one-time Oakland A’s slugger, unanimously voted Rookie of the Year, posted a one-season qualifying batting average higher than any other player at his position? (Reasonable minimums apply.)

Hint: #1 During his sixteen-year career, he played for five major league teams, won ten Silver Slugger Awards and was selected to twelve All-Star Games. He played for OAK in 2007.

Hint: #2 Among his eight times receiving league MVP votes, half resulted in top five, never, though he never took the top spot.

A. MIKE PIAZZA [SABR Bio]

- Ans. Piazza was NL ROY in 1993, receiving all 28 1st-place votes. In 1997, he hit .352 for LAD, behind Tony Gwynn (.372) & Larry Walker (.366). Only Joe Mauer among full-time catchers had a higher season BA with .365 in 2009, his MVP year. (Min. 130 G; 90% at C. He only exceeded 130 G once, but not in 2009.)

- #1 Played for LAD, FLA, NYM, SDP & OAK.

- #2 IN NL MVP voting, Piazza was 4th in 1995, 2nd in 1996, 2nd in 1997 w/LAD & 3rd in 2000 w/NYM.



FCR - David Sloan, Florissant, Missouri




D. Bruce Brown

 

[nynasty]

That is Ryan Howard.. Don't know if anybody fell off as quickly as that dude

 

[Old Sweater]

That is Ryan Howard.. Don't know if anybody fell off as quickly as that dude

Thanks. I remembered the Banana Ball press and the bell still wouldn’t ring for me. He did fall off a cliff.

 

[Old Sweater]

Thursday July 9th 2026

Who was the most recent player to retire with a National League batting average of .350?









Hint: #1 The year he led the league in both hit and walks his final batting average was over .400.




Hint: #2 He once summed up his career saying, “I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher .”








Midweek Bonus question answered:

Who is the only major leaguer to accumulate all the following awards:
- Rookie of the Year,
- Most Valuable Player,
- Home Run Derby Champion,
- Major League Home Run Title (twice)
- Major League Runs-Batted-In title (thrice)
- League Championship Series Most Valuable Player,
- The Sporting News Player of the Year
- World Series ring

Hint: #1 He hit the most home runs in a sophomore season.

Hint: #2 Became a Banana Ball coach.

A. RYAN HOWARD [SABR Bio]

- Ans. Demonstrable of an outstanding career:
2005 NL ROY
2006 NL MVP
2006 HRD Champ
MLB HR titles (58 in 2006 & 48 in 2008)
MLB RBI titles (149 in 2006, 146 in 2008 &141 in 2009
2009 NLCS MVP when PHI beat LAD 4-1. Drove in 8 runs in the series & set a MLB post-season record by driving in runs in 8 consecutive post season games.
2006 TSN POY
WS in 2008. (Did not win WS MVP—not a typo!) Taylor Swift sang the national anthem.

- #1 Howard sailed past Mike Schmidt’s PHI 1980 franchise record of 48, hit 58 in 2006, now the standard for most HR in a player’s 2nd MLB season.

- #2 On 09-Oct-2025, was named the "primetime coach" of the new Indianapolis Clowns, the 6th team in the Banana Ball Championship League.



FCR - Mark Manuel, Kenai, Alaska




D. Bruce Brown

 

[Old Sweater]

I’ve read that quote before. Sounds like something Hornsby would say, so I’m going with him.