A Few More Words Podcast is back!
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Aug 6, 2022 • 57M
A Few More Words Podcast is back!
Joe and Molly - and Mike Schur - talk Vin Scully and all sorts of baseball things
Joe Posnanski talks with friends about sports, entertainment, life and anything else that comes to mind as part of his Joe Blogs Substack.
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Let me tell you what a trooper Molly Knight is. She has been deathly ill the last couple of weeks dealing with Covid. Like SUPER sick — can’t get out of bed sick.
But she texted me after Vin Scully passed away and said we HAD to do a podcast. So we recruited Mike Schur and talked a whole lot about Vin Scully … and the Dodgers … and the Juan Soto trade … and the sad existence of the Angels … and how much better peanut M&Ms are than regular M&Ms … and so much more!
Shortly after we did this, Molly had to check into a hospital for severe dehydration.
She’s much better now. But I gotta tell you, that’s the sort of Kellen Winslow commitment you get from Molly Knight. Sign up for her Substack, like, right now!
A Few More Words Podcast is back!
Hey Joe....
I have NO IDEA if this is the proper way to write you, but I had to tell you the best nickname for the Oakland A's is the Elephants (or Pachyderms, if you prefer. They could be called the "Pach").
I'm sure you have seen the Elephant patch they wear, but it seems very few people know the story behind it.
I'm doing this from memory, but here goes:
In ancient India, when the "king" wanted to ruin someone on the sly, he would give them a gift of a White Elephant.
It would cost so much to feed and house and care for the Elephant that it would bankrupt most people. But it was such an "honor" to receive the gift, that you couldn't refuse it.
Hence "white Elephant" came to mean a gift you did NOT want to receive. You MAY have heard of the Christmas time gift swap referred to as White Elephant for just this reason.
Anyway, AROUND 1912, the then-Philadelphia A's were set to face the... Giants, I think.... in the World Series. These were the A's of Eddie Collins, Stuffy McInnis, and Homerun Baker, collectively known as the $100,000 infield.
A member of the press asked the opposing manager (McGraw?) how he felt about having to go up against the formidable $100,000 Infield. McGraw said, "Oh those guys are nothing but a bunch of White Elephants. I wouldn't take em if you gave em to me. "
The A's were miffed and adopted a White Elephant of their own as a mascot, which they apparently paraded around the field before each game and they won the series.
They have worn the Elephant patch ever since and almost nobody knows why.
The Pach! You gotta love it.
Feel better soon Molly!