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RIP Dom DiMaggio (1917-2009)

An excellent player (seven-time All Star) and one of the game's real gentlemen, Dom should be in the Hall, many people feel. Beyond that, I think my favorite moment from the Halberstam bestseller was learning that one of Ted Williams' most frequent cries in the outfield was "You got it, Dommie, you got it!"

The AP story:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090508/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbo_obit_dom_dimaggio

"While Dom did not have the offensive numbers of Joe, he was generally regarded as a better defensive player with a stronger arm. The younger DiMaggio led the American League in assists three times, putouts twice and double plays twice.

He was a career .298 hitter with 87 home runs, while Joe was a .325 career hitter with 361 homers. Dom's baseball career was interrupted for three years (1943-45) by World War II when he served in the Navy, a military obligation that may have cost him induction into the Hall of Fame, Doerr once said.

DiMaggio and Pesky "were really penalized for that, and I think it was kind of a shame in a way because when you look, they have the numbers," Doerr said in August 2007 during an appearance at Fenway Park. "

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DiMaggio, DeLuise

A bad week for guys named Dom.

"BJ on the BE" - Kierkegaard

by Brett Jones on May 11, 2009 4:08 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Dom DeL could act, too, starting with Fail Safe (1964), as Sgt. Collins, the "back-up man on fire control."

And you’re right: I think Dominic Monaghan, Dominic Duval and Dom Perignon are in for a nervous week.

And yeah, maybe Don DeLillo should play it really safe for a while too, just in case the Reaper has an off day or forgets his glasses or something.

"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.

by Titov on May 12, 2009 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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