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Jimmy Wynn has passed
Posted on 3/26/20 at 7:17 pm
Posted on 3/26/20 at 7:17 pm
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Posted on 3/26/20 at 7:20 pm to OWLFAN86
Dude hit 37 homers one year, playing half his games in the Astrodome. Legit power. 
Posted on 3/26/20 at 7:24 pm to OWLFAN86
The Toy Cannon. Loved that M'efer when I was a kid
Posted on 3/26/20 at 7:27 pm to OWLFAN86
Sad. RIP.
Posted on 3/26/20 at 7:33 pm to OWLFAN86
Solid player. RIP.
Posted on 3/26/20 at 8:01 pm to OWLFAN86
DAMN, my favorite player as a kid !!!!! Sad to hear. I still have the Toy Cannon pictures and posters at my parents' home. Apollo 13 was just on the other day and I glanced up at the part when Jimmy hit the homerun while they were watching at Mission Control.
RIP to my childhood favorite !
RIP to my childhood favorite !
This post was edited on 3/26/20 at 8:06 pm
Posted on 3/26/20 at 8:05 pm to 91TIGER
Found this gem on Twitter:
12/6/73: In a swap of veteran All-Stars, the Astros trade OF Jimmy Wynn to the Dodgers for P Claude Osteen.
Wynn led the Dodgers to the NL pennant in 1974, topping club w 32 HR, 108 RBI, 104 runs scored. Osteen managed just 9 wins for Houston before being traded before end of the season
12/6/73: In a swap of veteran All-Stars, the Astros trade OF Jimmy Wynn to the Dodgers for P Claude Osteen.
Wynn led the Dodgers to the NL pennant in 1974, topping club w 32 HR, 108 RBI, 104 runs scored. Osteen managed just 9 wins for Houston before being traded before end of the season
Posted on 3/26/20 at 8:08 pm to MUMFORD
wynn had beautiful form.
sweet.
sweet.
Posted on 3/26/20 at 8:08 pm to 91TIGER
Wynn knew how to wear a baseball uniform. Look at those stirrups!
Posted on 3/26/20 at 8:12 pm to MUMFORD
quote:
12/6/73: In a swap of veteran All-Stars, the Astros trade OF Jimmy Wynn to the Dodgers for P Claude Osteen.
Wynn led the Dodgers to the NL pennant in 1974, topping club w 32 HR, 108 RBI, 104 runs scored. Osteen managed just 9 wins for Houston before being traded before end of the season
Was the first of many reasons why I always HATED the Dodgers. Even pulled for the Evil Empire in '77 and '78 against those bums.
Posted on 3/26/20 at 8:16 pm to MUMFORD
I had forgotten he ended his career w/ the Brewers
I bet I have these cards, I have the 77 an 78 Topps sets.
I bet I have these cards, I have the 77 an 78 Topps sets.
This post was edited on 3/26/20 at 8:23 pm
Posted on 3/26/20 at 8:24 pm to OWLFAN86
He was the 1st Manager of Skip Bergman's Grand Slam...met him around 12 years old. Got to know him as a regular.
Posted on 3/26/20 at 8:29 pm to JodyPlauche
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He was the 1st Manager of Skip Bergman's Grand Slam
Posted on 3/26/20 at 9:39 pm to 91TIGER
RIP Jimmy.
The first player to have his jersey retired by the Stros, no?
The first player to have his jersey retired by the Stros, no?
Posted on 3/26/20 at 9:49 pm to El Campo Tiger
quote:# 32 Jim Umbricht,,Colt 45s,
The first player to have his jersey retired by the Stros, no?
died of cancer before the Astros ever played
so technically the first ASTRO was
#40 Don Wilson, Carbon Monoxide poisoning
I remember going to the game when they retired his jersey
Posted on 3/26/20 at 9:57 pm to 91TIGER
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91TIGER
Typo...you know who I meant.
Posted on 3/26/20 at 11:00 pm to OWLFAN86
On Opening Day too...
RIP Toy Cannon, and go 'stros
RIP Toy Cannon, and go 'stros
Posted on 3/26/20 at 11:19 pm to 91TIGER
Did he have a trash can telling him what was coming?
Posted on 3/27/20 at 12:33 am to blzr
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Did he have a trash can telling him what was coming?
Posted on 3/27/20 at 2:26 am to OWLFAN86
Anybody else remember the seat down the LF line in the upper deck of the Astrodome that had the toy cannon painted in it?
It was the seat where one of his HR balls landed.
When my dad told me that as a kid and I looked at it through binoculars, I was blown away.
It was the seat where one of his HR balls landed.
When my dad told me that as a kid and I looked at it through binoculars, I was blown away.
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