We Salute You, 19th-Century Man!

Lest you think, even for a second, that George Radbourn (no relation to Old Hoss) was not a man of his century, please inspect the image above (salient points noted) and then think again.

Image taken from the very useful BR Bullpen.





Carson Cistulli has published a book of aphorisms called Spirited Ejaculations of a New Enthusiast.

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Yirmiyahu
13 years ago

Dropsy? Is that the same affliction that affects outfielders Manny Ramirez, Adam Dunn, Delmon Young, Hideki Matsui, etc?

Matt Defalco
13 years ago
Reply to  Yirmiyahu

It’s certainly a possibility. I always thought that the correct medical terminology was “Oopsy Daisy”. Perhaps I had the wrong -opsy.