More baseball -- time for some images of old ballplayers. This guy is Leon "Daddy Wags" Wagner, an outfielder who played primarily for the Giants but also bounced around a few other places in the 1960s. He was a lefthanded power hitter, an abysmal fielder and a very funny guy. Bill James in his Historical Baseball Abstract tells the story about Wagner's ill-fated venture into the clothing business. His store's slogan was "Get your rags from Daddy Wags." After that business venture went kaput, he went into the apartment business, with the slogan "Get your pad from Super Dad." His great misfortune was being born 10-15 years too soon for the designated hitter.
I'll be looking around for other colorful old guys to feature. If you have suggestions, I'd love to hear them.
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