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Old 02-27-2011, 4:09pm   #1
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The Duke of Flatbush died at age 84.

Duke Snider was a local hero for all of us. Now, one of the "Boys of Summer" (who shook my hand in May 1955 in Ebbets Field a home game) has passed...on a winter's day.



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Old 02-27-2011, 4:11pm   #2
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Ya, getting older sux, when you think of how much is left....
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Old 02-27-2011, 4:17pm   #3
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The Duke of Flatbush died at age 84.

Duke Snider was a local hero for all of us. Now, one of the "Boys of Summer" (who shook my hand in May 1955 in Ebbets Field a home game) has passed...on a winter's day.



Harry, feeling his age
bolded reminds me of Devils rejects and Johnny Cash...
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Old 02-27-2011, 4:34pm   #4
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My grandpa used to tell me stories of skipping school to go see games at Ebbets
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Old 02-27-2011, 4:52pm   #5
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Duke Snider, Hall of Fame Dodgers center fielder, dies at 84 - CNN.com
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Old 02-27-2011, 5:19pm   #6
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Sorry Harry.

Life is here for us today. Let's do something with it.
~Suzan
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Old 02-27-2011, 5:28pm   #7
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Sorry to hear.
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Old 02-27-2011, 5:32pm   #8
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Old 02-27-2011, 5:39pm   #9
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Alternative to aging...........
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Old 02-27-2011, 6:07pm   #10
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I don't even live in New York and I still mark the day the Dodgers moved to L.A. as the blackest day in the history of American sports.
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Old 02-27-2011, 6:13pm   #11
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Sorry Harry

Time marches on and it's dragging us with it.
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Old 02-27-2011, 6:42pm   #12
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Just now read this....hate to hear of his passing. Gone are the days of real, true athletes.
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Old 02-27-2011, 7:16pm   #13
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Sorry Harry.

Life is here for us today. Let's do something with it.
~Suzan
Indeed.

RIP Duke, from a Yankees fan.
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Old 02-27-2011, 7:17pm   #14
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Old 02-27-2011, 9:40pm   #15
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Sorry to hear Harry. At least you have the fond memories to pass on.
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Old 02-27-2011, 9:45pm   #16
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I refuse to be one of those SOBs that only talk about who has died or what ailments you have. Screw that.
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Old 02-27-2011, 9:50pm   #17
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A life well lived. We should all be so lucky.....
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Old 02-27-2011, 10:17pm   #18
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Harry, did you go to that humongous "I-can't-believe-that's just-a-high-school" high school in Flatbush? The architectural wonder?
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