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Which retired player with a .328 career average insisted on a pregame meal of chicken because he thought it was good luck?
 

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Correcto. Wade said it was better than a rabbits foot cause the chicken was inside him. LOL
 

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I actually have the book FOWL-TIPS, which is a chicken cookbook by Wade Boggs and his wife.

Please note, mine is autographed by Mr. Boggs.

ps- Wade lives a mere 2 miles down the road from me here in New Tampa.
 

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This player retired with a .264 career average and stated that he added 20 points to his average by looking bitchin' on the field. Meaning looking good in his Uniform on field.
 

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Wade goes deep for his 3,000th hit!

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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by The General:
This player retired with a .264 career average and stated that he added 20 points to his average by looking bitchin' on the field. Meaning looking good in his Uniform on field.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
 

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not correct MC.

He led or tied for the league lead in errors for his position in 8 straight seasons.
 

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posted by The General:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>
Wade said it was better than a rabbits foot cause the chicken was inside him.
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I've heard that Piazza says the same thing, except about hamsters.


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"One night in Pittsburgh, thirty thousand fans gave me a standing ovation when I caught a hot dog wrapper on the fly."

Dick Stuart .264 Lifetime BA.
 

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Dick Stuart, whose colorful nickname "Dr. Strangeglove" referred to his problems fielding, died Dec. 15, 2002, at the age of 70.

Stuart, a first baseman with Pittsburgh (1958-1962), Boston AL (1963-1964), Philadelphia (1965), New York NL & Los Angeles (1966) and California (1969), hit .264 in his career with 228 home runs and 743 RBI. While playing for the Red Sox in 1963, he hit 42 home runs and led the American League with 118 RBIs.

He became the first player to hit 30 home runs and drive in 100 runs in both leagues.

In 1969, he returned to the majors with California after playing in Japan.

When Bill Mazeroski hit his dramatic home run to win the 1960 World Series, Stuart was warming up in the on-deck circle.

"I was kneeling in the on-deck circle, thinking I was going to be the hero. And all of a sudden, I was out on the field jumping around,'' Stuart said in an interview with AP.

Stuart reportedly caught the attention of major league scouts in 1956 when he was playing for Lincoln of the Class A Western League. That season, Stuart hit 66 home runs and drove in 158 runs. He is reported to have used a 66 whenever he was signing autographs.

When he made it to the majors in 1958, he had been converted from the outfield to first base as a way around his defensive problems. Stuart made 16 errors in 64 games in 1958.

In 1963, the first baseman made 29 errors while playing for the Red Sox. That season, however, he led AL first basemen in putouts and assists.

"Everybody liked Dick -- but he did have trouble with that leather thing," said Dick Schofield, former Pirates teammate, in an interview.
 

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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mr. Jones:
"One night in Pittsburgh, thirty thousand fans gave me a standing ovation when I caught a hot dog wrapper on the fly."

Dick Stuart .264 Lifetime BA.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Sorry to be late but you are correct Sir!
 

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This players actions with a career .295 avg required the Yankees to remove telephones from the dugout in 1978 with his antics.

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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by boblynch:
or mickey rivers<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Correct. Seems Rivers had a horse betting problem. LOL
 

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This pitcher with a 2.16 lifetime ERA was responsible for a game being delayed because he was outside the stadium shooting marbles with kids.
 

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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by boblynch:
rube waddell ?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Bingo again.

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