Comments on: Weird yet True http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/10/12/weird-yet-true/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:33:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: Steve Flack http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/10/12/weird-yet-true/#comment-6613 Steve Flack Fri, 13 Oct 2006 03:46:15 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/10/12/weird-yet-true/#comment-6613 Munson had a fu manchu. For a handlebar mustache, please see Rollie Fingers. -Steve! Munson had a fu manchu. For a handlebar mustache, please see Rollie Fingers.

-Steve!

]]> By: John Arena http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/10/12/weird-yet-true/#comment-6612 John Arena Thu, 12 Oct 2006 20:48:58 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/10/12/weird-yet-true/#comment-6612 I grew up in the Bronx and both of my parents were ardent Yankee fans, so pinstripes are actually encoded onto my DNA. And I spent a few long moments yesterday flashing back to '79 when I heard about Munson's plane crash on 1010 WINS. I was 8 at the time and beyond crushed. I also vividly remember the memorial game when they retired his number and the crowd cheered so loud and long my ears rang for about an hour afterword...As for Lidle I'm surprised The Boss didn't spout off somthing to th effect of "Very Sad. Of course he'd still be alive today If we'd made it to the ALCS. Let this be a lesson to you Joe". I grew up in the Bronx and both of my parents were ardent Yankee fans, so pinstripes are actually encoded onto my DNA. And I spent a few long moments yesterday flashing back to ‘79 when I heard about Munson’s plane crash on 1010 WINS. I was 8 at the time and beyond crushed. I also vividly remember the memorial game when they retired his number and the crowd cheered so loud and long my ears rang for about an hour afterword…As for Lidle I’m surprised The Boss didn’t spout off somthing to th effect of “Very Sad. Of course he’d still be alive today If we’d made it to the ALCS. Let this be a lesson to you Joe”.

]]> By: Tommy Raiko http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/10/12/weird-yet-true/#comment-6611 Tommy Raiko Thu, 12 Oct 2006 20:16:28 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/10/12/weird-yet-true/#comment-6611 "If a Yankee wants to destroy America, what chance can we possibly have?" The best worst gallows humor joke I've heard about the story was from a guy who said that after the plane crash he thought there would be a second strike, until he realized it was a Yankees pitcher... Me, I'm just adding this to my reasons to hate the Detroit Tigers... “If a Yankee wants to destroy America, what chance can we possibly have?”

The best worst gallows humor joke I’ve heard about the story was from a guy who said that after the plane crash he thought there would be a second strike, until he realized it was a Yankees pitcher…

Me, I’m just adding this to my reasons to hate the Detroit Tigers…

]]> By: Augie De Blieck Jr. http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/10/12/weird-yet-true/#comment-6610 Augie De Blieck Jr. Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:32:32 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/10/12/weird-yet-true/#comment-6610 I don't know what articles you were reading yesterday afternoon, but the ones I read mentioned Munson and Clemente in the same paragraph nearly every time. I don’t know what articles you were reading yesterday afternoon, but the ones I read mentioned Munson and Clemente in the same paragraph nearly every time.

]]> By: Todd Alcott http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/10/12/weird-yet-true/#comment-6609 Todd Alcott Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:26:47 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2006/10/12/weird-yet-true/#comment-6609 If a Yankee wants to destroy America, what chance can we possibly have? If a Yankee wants to destroy America, what chance can we possibly have?

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