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re: Did Lyn Rollins or Jim Hawthorn Create the Train Joke

Posted on 4/14/17 at 9:48 am to
Posted by tzimme4
Metairie
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 4/14/17 at 9:48 am to
He said that last night
Posted by LurkerTooLong
Lakeview, NOLA
Member since Aug 2016
1857 posts
Posted on 4/14/17 at 11:27 am to
This is stupid, Jim made it up before I can even remember. I've had tickets since '91 and that joke was old then.
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
36056 posts
Posted on 4/14/17 at 12:14 pm to
FYI, there are a ton of minor league parks that are adjacent to railroad lines. It's a very old broadcaster's joke.

The train running through the outfield joke in Brewster's Millions is based on the numerous parks that are built next to train lines and train stations.

Growing up, we played little league in Lafayette at the Southern Pacific Lot (next to the train depot). The left field line was parallel with the train tracks.
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
164137 posts
Posted on 4/14/17 at 3:33 pm to
quote:

Rally train was MUCH better at the Old Box.

The new box is kind of far away from the tracks. At the old box the tracks seemed like they went under the grandstand and that thing would rattle when the train rolled by.
This post was edited on 4/14/17 at 3:34 pm
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