Cool idea- How would this fit in your collection?

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Re: Cool idea- How would this fit in your collection?

The Atlanta Braves did this briefly in 1976. A alluded to earlier, there wore good nicknames (CANNON for Jim Wynn), so-so nicknames (RUFUS for Dick Ruthven) and lame-o ones (MAX for Maximino Leon). The whole idea died, however, at the hand of the rather humorless former commissioner, the late Bowie Kuhn. Kuhn put an end to it when Braves owner Ted Turner, after acquiring Andy Messersmith in an early season trade with the Dodgers, decided to add the name CHANNEL to Andy's #17 jersey, in an attempt to advertise one of his TV stations.

Dave Miedema

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Re: Cool idea- How would this fit in your collection?

The Atlanta Braves did this briefly in 1976. A alluded to earlier, there wore good nicknames (CANNON for Jim Wynn), so-so nicknames (RUFUS for Dick Ruthven) and lame-o ones (MAX for Maximino Leon). The whole idea died, however, at the hand of the rather humorless former commissioner, the late Bowie Kuhn. Kuhn put an end to it when Braves owner Ted Turner, after acquiring Andy Messersmith in an early season trade with the Dodgers, decided to add the name CHANNEL to Andy's #17 jersey, in an attempt to advertise one of his TV stations.

Dave Miedema