tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684429.post6734764372211528716..comments2024-03-20T04:07:19.586-04:00Comments on The Baseball Card Blog: Porky's 498josh Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212453263195870177noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684429.post-1455064479599867442011-11-09T21:41:54.960-05:002011-11-09T21:41:54.960-05:00Mike (if I may address you by your given name),
1....Mike (if I may address you by your given name),<br />1. The Amazing New Porkys Theme Record will be yours. Take your time and set it up right, that's all I can say. We'll all wait with baited breath until then.<br />B. Of course. I'd be thrilled if you did.<br />And thank you. It's always a pleasure to drop in and read the great work here.<br />Cheers!Batboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127000866184077981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684429.post-85879555375071495242011-10-31T12:14:19.479-04:002011-10-31T12:14:19.479-04:00@ Batboy: A few things -- 1) I NEED to get those c...@ Batboy: A few things -- 1) I NEED to get those cards you listed, but it may be too late; possibly I can get at least three, and begin a whole new Porkys theme and break the record ... I will try, 2) Is it okay with you if I use "Slim Chubbybottom" as the name of fantasy baseball team for next season? Please let know, 3)thank you so much for the awesome feedback and input!mkenny59https://www.blogger.com/profile/05234341530938587397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684429.post-29452808563097872962011-10-30T02:16:27.043-04:002011-10-30T02:16:27.043-04:00I must say, I can't wait for the consecutive t...I must say, I can't wait for the consecutive themed posts record to be broken. It's the holy grail of The Baseball Card Blog official records - and to break it in such a meaningful way ("Porky," it just says it all) makes it even better.<br /><br />So, time for Mike to go out and buy a card of one of the following: Frank Biscan, Red Howell, Doyle Lade, Dave Odom or Ted Pawelek (much thanks to BR.com).<br /><br />What I can't believe, though, is all these players who were nicknamed "Porky" all played in the 1940s. Reniff was really a throwback Porky...Batboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127000866184077981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684429.post-70971201605591899302011-10-30T02:09:32.744-04:002011-10-30T02:09:32.744-04:00Allow me to put on my nerd glasses...
Ahem. Okay,...Allow me to put on my nerd glasses...<br /><br />Ahem. Okay, still there? Cool. Just one quick interjection between esteemed author mkenny59 and observant reader troy - oxy moron, by definition, is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms (that's with an 's,' so it's plural, as in more than one).<br /><br />On one hand, perhaps the man Pokey Reese is a figure of speech, making the statement correct (and an update to his Wikipedia page very necessary).<br /><br />OR, mkenny59 did it again. After all, a fat guy named "Slim" isn't an oxymoron, it is ironic. But I think if that fat guy's full name was "Slim Chubbybottom," we could have ourselves irony AND an oxymoron.Batboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127000866184077981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684429.post-60286509075187293632011-10-28T11:12:36.773-04:002011-10-28T11:12:36.773-04:00Wow Troy, a million thank-yous for that! Very much...Wow Troy, a million thank-yous for that! Very much appreciate it, to say the least!mkenny59https://www.blogger.com/profile/05234341530938587397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684429.post-24016079745538552382011-10-28T09:54:59.057-04:002011-10-28T09:54:59.057-04:00I read it like they were leaving the 'Reese...I read it like they were leaving the 'Reese' out of it. 'The oxymoronically named Pokey; -- he's named slowpoke, but he's fast!<br /><br />Oh, and that was just the comment. If I'd left feedback, it would be that this is one of the best blogs in existence, and you're terrific.troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846187742319627525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684429.post-23204177955695570812011-10-27T16:21:24.040-04:002011-10-27T16:21:24.040-04:00Hey Troy, I never considered that. Still though, w...Hey Troy, I never considered that. Still though, wouldn't that just be irony, (assuming I've retained an understanding of what that means post-Alanis) unless of course "Reese" is also Latin for "Fast?" Either way, thanks for the comment and feedback!mkenny59https://www.blogger.com/profile/05234341530938587397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684429.post-51709350248543601832011-10-27T11:18:55.632-04:002011-10-27T11:18:55.632-04:00I always thought it was Pokey as in slowpoke, whic...I always thought it was Pokey as in slowpoke, which would explain the 'oxymoronically,' as the man could steal a base and had range.troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846187742319627525noreply@blogger.com