12-year-old David Mullany gave this toy its name, a euphemism for striking out in baseball
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Playmakers Part III: Wiffle Ball - Parents' Choice Foundation  As its popularity grew, baseball spread into our suburbs and cities. ... In 1952, 13-year-old David A. Mullany had an unquenchable need to play baseball but was ... to develop the ball in the first place, also gave the ball its now famous name. ... If fate meant for his new business to strike out, David N. Mullany decided that he...
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Free Flashcards about TOYS & GAMES - StudyStack  12-YEAR-OLD DAVID MULLANY GAVE THIS TOY ITS NAME, A EUPHEMISM FOR STRIKING OUT IN BASEBALL, WIFFLEBALL. IT WAS INSPIRED BY...
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jeopardy/2037_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  Number: 12. "Q" ME | It's a 4&ndash ... "Q" ME | Term for a magazine that comes out 4 times a year | quarterly. right: Sam .... TOYS & GAMES | 12-year-old David Mullany gave this toy its name, a euphemism for striking out in baseball | Wiffleball.
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Wiffle ball - Wikipedia  Wiffle ball is a variation of the sport of baseball designed for indoor or outdoor play in confined ... The ball most commonly used in the game was invented by David N. Mullany at ... #20 in the popular book, "101 Baseball Places to Visit Before You Strike Out." .... 4, 2004  Old School Plastic: The Origins of Organized Wiffleball.
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Aquebogue Health Chiropractic - Timeline | Facebook  April 13, 2013 . Daily Trivia. CATEGORY: TOYS AND GAMES. Q: 12 year old David Mullany gave this toy its name, a euphemism for striking out in baseball.
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TIL that the Yankee Doodle lyrics "Stuck a feather in his hat and ...  Apr 7, 2014 ... Click here! .... Some people carry an agenda like a piss filled water gun. .... One day i was watching some harmless looking cartoon where the character ..... This is also the reason for the name given to the macaroni penguin which ... "Stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni" Not only is he a try-hard...
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'Casey At The Bat'  Revisiting The Mudville Nine And DeWolf ...  Feb 27, 2016 ... If you say poetry and baseball to lots of people, they will think of Ernest ... How likely is it that a team from a town called Mudville would prevail? ... believed if Casey could but get a whack, they would go home triumphant. ... Mr. Thayer draws Casey's flaw in capital letters. It's pride. He's over-confident.
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Jack Straws: Toys & Hobbies | eBay  1920 Vintage Magnetic Jack Straws Game Milton Bradley #4822 w/ Box ... It's b est for ages 6-12 since it does contain small pieces which could be a choking ... GAME OF JACK STRAWS VINTAGE PICK UP STICKS - NO HOOK EXTRA TOOLS .... This is a modern version of an ancient game that requires nerves of steel.
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Way Back Attack - Ronny and the Daytonas  Teenage boys wanted one so they could be like their older counterparts: you know, ... to her whi-i-ine...come on and and turn it on, wind it up, blow it out, G.T.O.!
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M & M Boys | Yankees Baby | Pinterest | Boys  M & M Boys ... Roger Maris & Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees .... 1960s New York Yankees - February 16, 2009. .... Classic Mick! Mickey Mantle - NY Yankees. See more. 12 2  Yankees ..... Also known as "The Mick". ...... These guys were great infielders; Clete Boyer, Tony Kubek, Bobby Richardson, Joe Pepitone. These...
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How To Keep Young by Satchel Paige : A ... - Baseball Almanac  Baseball Almanac presents Satchel Paige's list on 'How To Keep Young' in our ... Did you know that Satchel Paige received his nickname  Satchmo  from carrying bags ... Satchel Paige holds the Major League record for pitching a game at the ... Ballplayers | Baseball Cards | Baseball Families | Biographies | Book Shelf...
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Luck is the residue of design (Dodgers executive Branch Rickey)  Apr 18, 2012 ... However, Rickey had used luck is the residue of design at least as early as November 1915, when he was the baseball manager of the St. Louis Browns. ... R.Young man, when I speak of gin, I mean not only the vile ... Speaking of the good breaks a hard-hitting batter is alleged to enjoy, Branch Rickey...
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J! Archive - Show #3320, aired 1999-01-29  In 1998 the Yankees won the big league; Toms River East, N.J. the Little League; & USC the college version of this ... Between 1975 & 1996 this midwestern school's Hawkeyes won 16 NCAA wrestling titles .... 1985 bestsellers had short titles; Michener's "Texas", Sagan's "Contact" & her "Lucky" are examples...
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Former Mouseketeer settles in Amboy | The Columbian  Apr 19, 2010 ... Original "Mickey Mouse Club" cast member Cubby O'Brien reflects on his ... And a childhood nickname became a stage name that stuck. ... My mom thought I looked like a bear cub, said O'Brien, whose given name is Carl.
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Add 'downed by drone' to weird MLB injury tally: DiManno | Toronto ...  Oct 17, 2016 ... He lasted less than an inning, at which point the baby finger on his pitching ... ago, Kevin Pillar let rip a huge ACHOO!!!! and pulled his oblique muscle. ... climbing the wall or diving head-first to make a spectacular catch. ... Reliever Steve Sparks dislocated his shoulder trying to rip a telephone book in half.
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19th Century (1800s) toys / games - USHist  19th Century (1800s) toys and games for children and adults, including ball games, game ... Pick-Up Sticks  Quoits (ring toss game) by Historical Folk Toys ... They're about the size of a softball and can be used for countless games. ...... Knucklebones eventually led to the game of dice (which was mostly played by boys) and...
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Is it common knowledge among baseball fans that a backwards "K ...  Jun 27, 2009 ... I've been a baseball fan for 20 years, and I consider myself pretty ... But I just found out today that a backwards "K" means something in particular ... Chadwick needed "S" for sacrifice, so he chose K for strikeout - K being the last letter of ... Well after playing softball for so many years and my dad being the...
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Reelin' in the Ears - People  Aug 11, 1997 ... CARL "CUBBY" O'BRIEN NO longer wears a shirt with his nickname on ... instantly pegged as the 9-year-old TV Mouseketeer he was in 1955.
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Interesting Editorial about Ken Jennings.. from a baseball.. - STORM2K  2) Beefy Barry Bonds has hit many balls into the "Cove" named for this earlier Giants slugger. We've heard Bonds referred to by many epithets lately, but I don't...
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Baseball Trivia (General): The symbol K for strikeout, henry ...  Mar 22, 2005 ... Would you kindly tell me how long the K has been used as a symbol for a ... Chadwick invented the modern boxscore back in the 1860s. ... Chadwick needed "S" for sacrifice, so he chose K for strikeout - K being the last letter of ... the abbreviation for "shutout," so "K" has remained the abbreviation of choice.
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Jeopary Questions page 1083 - ANIMAL PLANET? - TriviaBistro.com  It seems odd, but in baseball you usually get a strike when you swing & don't strike the ... The name of this noble gas might remind you of a "Warrior Princess".