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Message: [QUOTE="RegisteredUconn, post: 2731807, member: 1477"] I remember listening to Jim Bunning's perfect game on the car radio as I was headed to the shore (or Jersey shore for those of you not from the state). I had to pull over and stop to make sure I didn't miss anything for the last two innings or so. Admittedly, the game was against the Mets and they weren't exactly top tier competition in 1964, but don't forget, this is the Phillies we're talking about. I was absolutely certain they would find a way to screw it up. Lest you think I may be in need of a screwdriver ("screw loose" get it?), '64 was the year the "fightin' Phils" held a 6.5 game lead with 12 left to play. Vegas stopped taking bets on them. Their subsequent ten-game losing streak cost them the pennant and started the rumor that the team would be moving to the Philippines and renamed the Manila Folders. [/QUOTE]