"Put A Little Spin On The Ball" March 21, 2025
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whimsy
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just bought a 6 pack of Angry Orchard to celebrate being ashore
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
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MikeyG
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This made my day.
I don't care if I ever get back!MatthewL wrote: Thu Mar 20, 2025 4:44 pm Ashore! Late start, quick finish. When I saw the topic, I just knew @MikeyG would be first. Beer and a box of Crackerjacks, please.
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HeyMikey
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Puzzle Buddy Jane and I are on the beach!
While I was throwing out suggestions, Jane was cruising to shore fast enough that I could surf home on the wake! My suggestions were pure rabbit holes, of course.
AVBC Winter Solstice Ale comin' up. Bahl hornin!
While I was throwing out suggestions, Jane was cruising to shore fast enough that I could surf home on the wake! My suggestions were pure rabbit holes, of course.
AVBC Winter Solstice Ale comin' up. Bahl hornin!
I prefer my kale with a silent K.
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scrabbler
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Oof. I see nothing. Don't know much about baseball, but I do know Google, so hope abounds. Maybe I'll see something tomorrow, but for now will order a root beer from Isaac.
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Hidden in 3D
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Couldn't sleep last night, so I finally got up around 4:30 am. Filled in the grid and arrived ON THE SHORE shortly thereafter.
Sara
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Ashore, but only with Google's help.
Check out "The MOAT Mini Pack of Marching Bands" here. US$5 gets you 7 Marching Bands which, hard enough on their own, now contain metas too. And once again there's a mega-meta! 
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chriscross
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On shore, like many others I needed to look things up.
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On the beach. Clever, Mr. Gaffney!
Have a terrific weekend, Muggles.
Have a terrific weekend, Muggles.
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gdshort
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Solved. Took longer than it should have but then that's always true isn't it?
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REMINDER: Please join us today for our Friday Zoom get together at 4:30 pm Eastern time. If your having a swing and a miss with this week's meta from Mr. Gaffney, we'll make sure that you hit a home run! If you have already solved, please join us for a Crackerjack of a time!
All are welcome! Click on the Muggle Zoom Room tab at the top of the page.
All are welcome! Click on the Muggle Zoom Room tab at the top of the page.
Don & Cynthia
We are always happy to get to know other muggles and help in any way! PM's are always welcome. The next best thing to winning a mug is helping a fellow muggle win a mug!
We are always happy to get to know other muggles and help in any way! PM's are always welcome. The next best thing to winning a mug is helping a fellow muggle win a mug!
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Bird Lives
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Your uncle was not alone.Bob cruise director wrote: Thu Mar 20, 2025 5:29 pm@Bird Lives My uncle swore that he threw a spitball.Bird Lives wrote: Thu Mar 20, 2025 5:15 pmA Rawlings LB 15. The LB stands for Lew Burdette, a right-hander for the Braves. He pitched a game against the Pirates in 1959 where the Pirates pitcher, Harvey Haddix, threw a perfect game. A perfect game! For twelve innings! At the age of 33! And lost!Bob cruise director wrote: Thu Mar 20, 2025 4:48 pm On shore and here is what a real 17A glove looks like. Not one of today's behemoths
LB 15.png
Burdette also pitched a shutout for twelve innings, and in the 13th, Aaron homered.
And I listened to the whole thing on the radio.
If LB had been the answer to this one, maybe the title would have been "Put a Little Spit on the Ball." But he denied it, and Wikipedia is equivocal.
Jay
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boharr
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Actually, I first read the puzzle's title as "Put a Little Spit on the Ball." My WAG was going to be Gaylord Perry.Bird Lives wrote: Fri Mar 21, 2025 9:58 amYour uncle was not alone.Bob cruise director wrote: Thu Mar 20, 2025 5:29 pm@Bird Lives My uncle swore that he threw a spitball.Bird Lives wrote: Thu Mar 20, 2025 5:15 pm
A Rawlings LB 15. The LB stands for Lew Burdette, a right-hander for the Braves. He pitched a game against the Pirates in 1959 where the Pirates pitcher, Harvey Haddix, threw a perfect game. A perfect game! For twelve innings! At the age of 33! And lost!
Burdette also pitched a shutout for twelve innings, and in the 13th, Aaron homered.
And I listened to the whole thing on the radio.
If LB had been the answer to this one, maybe the title would have been "Put a Little Spit on the Ball." But he denied it, and Wikipedia is equivocal.