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Elwood P Dowd

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21. Anybody here remember Jimmy Piersall?

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Mon Jan 3, 2022, 05:31 PM

Jan 2022

Last edited Mon Jan 3, 2022, 06:05 PM - Edit history (1)

He once ran around the bases backwards after a home run. He talked to Babe Ruth's monument in center field at Yankee Stadium. Got in fights, thrown out of games along with other issues. They even made a movie about his mental issues. Still managed to play over 15 years in the majors.

Here is clip from the movie....

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Antonio Brown bails out on Bucs during game [View all] True Dough Jan 2022 OP

If any other team picks him up, they're NUTS! True Dough Jan 2022 #1

Is there an airborne insanity virus going around? Walleye Jan 2022 #2

Brain Covid n/t Jilly_in_VA Jan 2022 #3

And THAT........ MyOwnPeace Jan 2022 #4

You may be right flying rabbit Jan 2022 #6

I don't know what team he plays for, but I am going to start watching them. Irish_Dem Jan 2022 #5

He's Not Playing For Anybody ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #14

Mental Bristlecone Jan 2022 #7

Tom Brady had some compassionate words about him after the game. CentralMass Jan 2022 #8

Issues? Indeed! MyOwnPeace Jan 2022 #9

Mental health issues. CentralMass Jan 2022 #10

I have a 100% service connected disability AZProgressive Jan 2022 #11

Hands up who DIDN'T see this comining Rocknation Jan 2022 #12

Yep! Jets Were Winning ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #13

Because they are the Jets. CentralMass Jan 2022 #17

Giants, Too ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #20

Arians coming off a win today, but still at a loss True Dough Jan 2022 #15

Was the win supposedto help him explain a bat shit crazy player losing it ? CentralMass Jan 2022 #16

It was simply word play: win/loss True Dough Jan 2022 #18

OK, understood. I think that Tom Brady and the team were trying to help Brown. CentralMass Jan 2022 #19

Anybody here remember Jimmy Piersall? Elwood P Dowd Jan 2022 #21

Brown releases texts between him and Arians from pre-game True Dough Jan 2022 #22

Far too late, but a little self-realization True Dough Jan 2022 #23

He probably realized his NFL career is over. Angleae Jan 2022 #24

AB still looking to return True Dough Aug 2022 #25

AB's biggest regret Angleae Aug 2022 #26

Pure class! True Dough Aug 2022 #27

Well, things are not looking a whole lot better for AB True Dough Dec 2022 #28