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Show Catcher Couldn't Give Name of a New Pitcher Paul Shannon tells one on Connie Mack which happened several years ago when the Athletics' leader was trying out seven dozen players a year in an effort to build up his team. "The Red Sox were playing the Macks and trouncing them," says Shannon. "Connie had sent in about a half dozen pitchers and every one of them had been hammered. Finally he sent in another. "Half dizzy with the number of changes that had been made, the umpire um-pire asked the Athletic catcher for the name of the new pitcher, so it could be announced. "The catcher looked at the ump with a blank stare and time had to be called while he ran out to the mound to get the name of the heaver first-handed." |