"Moonlight" Graham will be honored at a Twins game

KitchenWitch

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Tue Apr-05-05 08:55 PM
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"Moonlight" Graham will be honored at a Twins game

on June 29th - it will be the 100th anniversary of his one and only major league appearance.

That so rocks!

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Tue Apr-05-05 09:01 PM
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1. He was a real person?

I know he's a character from "Field of Dreams", but never realized there actually was a "Moonlight" Graham.

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KitchenWitch

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Tue Apr-05-05 09:06 PM
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2. That part of "Field of Dreams" was absolutely true!

:D

I love that movie.

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Scout

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Tue Apr-05-05 09:08 PM
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3. it's one of my favorites as well

I think I need to watch it again soon!

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GCP

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Tue Apr-05-05 09:08 PM
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4. That's nice

I never realized he was a real person - loved Burt in the movie.

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Tue Apr-05-05 09:08 PM
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5. That so rocks!

Edited on Tue Apr-05-05 09:11 PM by RetroLounge

Yes, it does!

Very cool...

I was not aware he was a real ball player.

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KitchenWitch

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Tue Apr-05-05 09:09 PM
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6. Yeah, they were just talking about it in the Twins pregame show!

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Tue Apr-05-05 09:13 PM
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7. "I was not aware he was a real ball player."

Neither did I (see above).

Google can be a blessing sometimes...

http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/grahamo01.shtml

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kariatari

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Wed Apr-06-05 02:08 AM
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8. Favorite. Movie. Ever.

And I had no idea he was a real player!

Did any of you guys read the book? Great book too, but some of the characters names are switched around. Baseball + Iowa = sweet!

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KitchenWitch

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Wed Apr-06-05 03:14 AM
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9. That book is on my list of baseball books to read

I am a collector of baseball books and movies...total baseball geek.

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GalleryGod

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Wed Apr-06-05 05:25 AM
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10. Too Cool! I'll note it!

:popcorn: Tell all my Baseball Buddies!:popcorn:

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