[nfbwatlk] Nationals get new owner

[Mike Freeman]

And the rest of us, too!

Mike

On Thu, 4 May 2006, Bob Sellers wrote:

>
> Maybe someone can tape it for you Al.
>
> Bob
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> From: "Albert Sanchez" <albertsanchez1 at cox.net>
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> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 7:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Nationals get new owner
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>> Wow! Didn't know that Old Bob was still around--must be at least 85! Sorry
> I
>> won't be able to hear the broadcast here in VA!
>> A.S.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Prows, Bennett (HHS/OCR)" <Bennett.Prows at HHS.GOV>
>> To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 9:56 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Nationals get new owner
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>>> And my Dad took us to a game in Portland with Satch Page as well.  That
>>> game, and *many* other games in the PCL were broadcast by legendary
>>> Sonics announcer, Bob Blackburn, who pretty much iriginated his career
>>> in Portlandd.  I grew up with him.  He'll be on the Evergreen Radio
>>> Reading Service Talk show next Wednesday, May 10 at 6:00 P.M.  Mary
>>> Mohrman and I will cohost the interview, and telephone call in show.
>>> Just thought some of you might be interested in calling
>>>
>>> B. P.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>> On Behalf Of Carl Jarvis
>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 3:48 PM
>>> To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Nationals get new owner
>>>
>>> Yeah, but shouldn't Salt Lake be the Gulls?
>>> Some of the names from the old PCL Triple A teams were fun, too.
>>> There were the Oakland Acorns.  San Francisco Seals.  Vancouver
>>> Mounties.
>>> Sacramento Solons.  San Diego Padres.  Portland Beavers.  Seattle
>>> Rainier's.
>>> And of course, the Los Angeles Angels, who actually played in Los
>>> Angeles.
>>>> From time to time teams changed around.  Sometimes we had the Spokane
>>> Indians and the Tacoma Tigers.
>>> I may be the last living fan to recall the great Steve Bilko.  He played
>>> for
>>> the Angels, and every year or so he'd go up to the majors.  But he never
>>>
>>> made it for long.  Still, he was the home run champ of the PCL.  Seattle
>>> had
>>> interesting names, too.  Kewpie Dick Barrett, a chubby faced pitcher.
>>> Shooster the Rooster, played third base.  JoJo White was one of our long
>>>
>>> time managers.  Fred Hutcheson also managed, as did Rogers Hornsby.  The
>>>
>>> list goes on, but one of my greatest moments was the time I saw Satch
>>> Page
>>> pitch for Seattle.  He went on up to Kansas City for his last go round
>>> in
>>> the Majors, but spent about half the season with Seattle.  And all of it
>>>
>>> came to you through the eyes and mouth of Leo Lasson.
>>>
>>> Carl Jarvis
>>>
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