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OldSWODog

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13. had to look him up

Tue Oct 21, 2025, 08:42 AM

Oct 21

man, he was a Giant killer (for one day, at least)...didn't see that game (growing up in Salinas at the time)...would only get to the Stick once or twice per summer...listened to Lon Simmons on a small transistor radio (back then KNBR could come in clearly all over NorCal at night)...both the Braves and your Dodgers provided more than enough heartache in those days...before Ohtani came on the scene, Cloninger's 2 slam performance was not likely to ever be repeated by a pitcher...nothing that guy does surprises me anymore ...oh well, time for winter now...cheers, OSD

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