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catbyte

(34,386 posts) Sat Mar 4, 2017, 02:14 PM Mar 2017

Ben Rhodes is on a roll today.

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Ben Rhodes is on a roll today. (Original Post) catbyte Mar 2017 OP

too lazy to click....who is this ben rhodes? I like his style Gabi Hayes Mar 2017 #1

His Twitter profile: catbyte Mar 2017 #2

Come on, leave Ella and Chloe out of this!!!! Brother Buzz Mar 2017 #3

I accidentally clicked on the OP, and it went to his file Gabi Hayes Mar 2017 #5

I have a Ernie Lefthacker Mar 2017 #7

pretty sad death aftermath, yes? he was widely known as one Gabi Hayes Mar 2017 #8

Love everything Lefthacker Mar 2017 #6

Keep up the good work Ben. oasis Mar 2017 #4

Gabi Hayes

(28,795 posts)

1. too lazy to click....who is this ben rhodes? I like his style

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Sat Mar 4, 2017, 02:16 PM

Mar 2017

never heard the name

catbyte

(34,386 posts)

2. His Twitter profile:

Reply to Gabi Hayes (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 4, 2017, 02:17 PM

Mar 2017

Obama foreign policy advisor and speechwriter. Mets fan, Cuba negotiator, dad to Ella and Chloe.

Brother Buzz

(36,428 posts)

3. Come on, leave Ella and Chloe out of this!!!!

Reply to catbyte (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 4, 2017, 02:20 PM

Mar 2017

Gabi Hayes

(28,795 posts)

5. I accidentally clicked on the OP, and it went to his file

Reply to catbyte (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 4, 2017, 02:20 PM

Mar 2017

Mets fan?

bleah

still remember 69. still hurts

let's play three!!!

Lefthacker

(264 posts)

7. I have a Ernie

Reply to Gabi Hayes (Reply #5)

Sat Mar 4, 2017, 02:25 PM

Mar 2017

Jersey hanging in my office.
He was the nicest professional athlete I ever met.
He used his "let's play two phrase" for golf as well.
When we met at the golf course he said " Hey man let's play 36!" Truly a wonderful, humble gentleman.

Gabi Hayes

(28,795 posts)

8. pretty sad death aftermath, yes? he was widely known as one

Reply to Lefthacker (Reply #7)

Sat Mar 4, 2017, 02:33 PM

Mar 2017

of the nicest people in sports, which is amazing, considering the times he went through, and what he endured coming up.

as for me, first game at wrigley, the cubs beat the cards to go into first place in 69. mudcat grant threw a ball into the stands after the fans were throwing lots of stuff at him as he worked out in left field before the game. the ball, which he threw as hard as he could, went right between me and the guy next to me. it hit a kid in the forehead and knocked him out! the cops came and dragged grant off the field, and the kid was taken away by the Frains

later on, he came back to the stands, with a bump the size of a walnut on his forehead....massive cheers from the fans!

what a day!

the next day the trib had a big picture in the sports section of grand firing the ball into the stands, labeling it as grant 'tossing' a ball to the fans! the picture clearly shows the fans parting like the red sea trying to get away from the missile

it's online somewhere, but the computer I had it on is dead, and I can't find it anymore