Cowan was several years before my time (I remember him playing briefly with the Angels in the early 70’s) but I remembered that image from a book I used to have detailing old Cubs baseball cards.
did anyone here get in on that 13 game ticket deal yesterday? Just curious what everyone ended up getting. I got two Cards, a Brewers, and a Phils game that I thought were pretty prime games and the rest were meh-ish games, but it was a good deal. Almost all of the seats I got were upperdeck reserved infield on 3rd base line, which is great to me. None of them higher than row 9 most around row 3. No sun in your eyes and close to concessions.
Rod Serling?
Mordecai - January 16, 2009
You have now entered the Cub-light Zone.
But no.
Al Yellon - January 16, 2009
Billy Cowan?
bluekoolaide - January 16, 2009
Damn, you're good.
Billy Cowan was the Cubs’ regular CF in 1964. He didn’t hit much and was traded to the Mets.
Al Yellon - January 16, 2009
I needed that one-I've been in a slump lately
Cowan was several years before my time (I remember him playing briefly with the Angels in the early 70’s) but I remembered that image from a book I used to have detailing old Cubs baseball cards.
bluekoolaide - January 16, 2009
I remember the "halo" card
1972 Topps where Cowan strategically posed in front of the Angels’ giant halo.
It appears that Cowan has a halo over his head.
flachimesa - January 16, 2009
That brings back memories
I think I still have the card somewhere!
bluekoolaide - January 16, 2009
carmen_fanzone - January 16, 2009
Still with the eyebrows, and with those stylish sideburns!
Al Yellon - January 16, 2009
Looks like Andy Kaufman
Clutche - January 16, 2009
I think he looks like Lee Pace from Pushing Daisies
Mordecai - January 16, 2009
Yes, he does, a little.
Al Yellon - January 16, 2009
Who was watching?
and the Cubs only drew 751,647 fans that year!
Clutche - January 16, 2009
Interesting that he was traded back to the Cubs in '66
(for Bobby Cox!), but never saw the bigs, then traded later that same year.
His 19 homers with the Cubs was way more than he ever hit any year after that.
carmen_fanzone - January 16, 2009
I hadn't known that about Cox.
Cox was originally signed by the Dodgers, then went to the Cubs in the minor league draft in 1964.
Eventually he became a 3B for the Yankees, played poorly for two years, then got into coaching and managing.
Al Yellon - January 16, 2009
Where is he now?
Clutche - January 16, 2009
Wind was blowing out that year
Clutche - January 16, 2009
Paul Popovich?
Clutche - January 16, 2009
Andy Rooney?
His eyebrows have always been alarming…
ballhawk - January 16, 2009
looks a bit like Dennis Hopper, the actor.
LAcarl519 - January 16, 2009
That's exactly who I thought of too
Being in Tucson, I’m certainly at a disadvantage to play this game but I do get a kick out of looking at all the guesses.
tucsoncubsfan - January 16, 2009
Off topic a bit, but
did anyone here get in on that 13 game ticket deal yesterday? Just curious what everyone ended up getting. I got two Cards, a Brewers, and a Phils game that I thought were pretty prime games and the rest were meh-ish games, but it was a good deal. Almost all of the seats I got were upperdeck reserved infield on 3rd base line, which is great to me. None of them higher than row 9 most around row 3. No sun in your eyes and close to concessions.
love the ivy - January 16, 2009
Mike Shanahan
santoswoodenlegs - January 16, 2009
was coming here to say that too
beat me to it
JCD - January 16, 2009
actually, it could have a been a young Jerome Holtzman
after he got tired of playing for the cubs, he decided to start writing about them…
ballhawk - January 16, 2009
Here's a young Jerome Holtzman.
Close:
Al Yellon - January 16, 2009
Eddie Munster
BLou - January 16, 2009
looks like a mix of
Doug Dascenzo and Eugene Levy
dmlichte - January 16, 2009
Good call.
Al Yellon - January 16, 2009
Billy Cowan
A bonus baby bust in early 1960s.
cub512 - January 16, 2009
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