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Frank Thomas story
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Just read this on the net54 boards and thought it was hillarious:
**Frank Thomas story.
During the 1962 season, he played for the NY Mets. This was their inaugural season and they were the worst team in MLB history. Several times, early in the season, their centerfielder, Richie Ashburn, and their shortstop, Elio Chacon, collided while chasing pop-ups. After one particularly bad collision, Ashburn talks to a coach. He was told that Chacon spoke no English and did not understand when Ashburn yelled "I've got it!"
Ashburn, being a team leader, calls a players meeting the next day. They hash it out and decide that he will yell "Yo la tengo!" in the future.
The next game, there's another short pop. Ashburn comes charging in yelling "Yo la tango!" Out of the corner of his eye he's watching Chacon, who immediately slams on the brakes and veers off. Ashburn then proceeds to get flattened by leftfielder Frank Thomas, and the ball drops.
Frank had skipped the team meeting, and spoke no Spanish.
As Thomas is helping Ashburn up he says to him, "What the hell is a yellow tango?"
**Frank Thomas story.
During the 1962 season, he played for the NY Mets. This was their inaugural season and they were the worst team in MLB history. Several times, early in the season, their centerfielder, Richie Ashburn, and their shortstop, Elio Chacon, collided while chasing pop-ups. After one particularly bad collision, Ashburn talks to a coach. He was told that Chacon spoke no English and did not understand when Ashburn yelled "I've got it!"
Ashburn, being a team leader, calls a players meeting the next day. They hash it out and decide that he will yell "Yo la tengo!" in the future.
The next game, there's another short pop. Ashburn comes charging in yelling "Yo la tango!" Out of the corner of his eye he's watching Chacon, who immediately slams on the brakes and veers off. Ashburn then proceeds to get flattened by leftfielder Frank Thomas, and the ball drops.
Frank had skipped the team meeting, and spoke no Spanish.
As Thomas is helping Ashburn up he says to him, "What the hell is a yellow tango?"
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Forgot about this one.... still funny!
forgot about this
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This is the best Frank Thomas thread on these forums!
Hopefully no one with ruin it by mentioning some random Instagram person has 400 of his PSA10 rookies. Right blurry
It's the singer not the song - Peter Townshend (1972)
Not even a minute do I buy the whole buh buh buh I'm a man-child japery - Me (2025)
Saw that the other night as part of the 1961 episode of Ken Burns Baseball
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bumping for another laugh!