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Classic Sports Card of The Day

27 Jul

1963 Topps baseball card of a member of the lovable and laughable New York Mets expansion team of the early 1960s, former catcher Clarence “Choo Choo” Coleman. The Mets had little success in their first few years but Coleman supplied a lot of comedy relief. He was known for outrageous comments and malapropisms. One example is his answer to broadcaster Ralph Kiner when asked “what’s your wife’s name and what’s she like?” His answer: “Her name is Mrs. Coleman and she likes ME, bub!” Former Met pitcher Roger Craig once said that Choo Choo, when catching, used to give the sign for what pitch he wanted thrown, then look down to see what it was.

 

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