tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693713665031613957.post5474447594927469706..comments2023-09-24T09:08:10.201-07:00Comments on Chewing liquorice: A few of les Expos and some 'Cool Heat'.LoCoDehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03684108978972556620noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693713665031613957.post-87251921925834393252012-02-12T11:28:03.545-08:002012-02-12T11:28:03.545-08:00Could well be. It was a long time ago.Could well be. It was a long time ago.LoCoDehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03684108978972556620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693713665031613957.post-42703785154096972502012-02-12T09:37:19.215-08:002012-02-12T09:37:19.215-08:00The way I remember the "Cool Heat" story...The way I remember the "Cool Heat" story, that nickname was actually chosen by a commitee from the contest but Youmans never liked it and so it did not fly. I seem to recall the paper clip about it in the La Presse newspaper.Eric Leblanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640994430906190504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693713665031613957.post-91799632316483642792011-02-21T17:31:31.733-08:002011-02-21T17:31:31.733-08:00Not surprised that he would have gotten big. He se...Not surprised that he would have gotten big. He seemed to have that tendency.<br /><br />Joliet Jackhammers. What a great team name.<br /><br />I found Floyd on facebook, he's got Carl Everett on his friends list. Too funny.LoCoDehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03684108978972556620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693713665031613957.post-29376485258247005222011-02-21T14:28:35.479-08:002011-02-21T14:28:35.479-08:00I saw Floyd Youmans in Joliet, Illinois a few year...I saw Floyd Youmans in Joliet, Illinois a few years ago as the pitching coach of the Joliet Jackhammers. I didn't immediately recognize him because he had bulked up a lot. When I got home, I compared his picture in the scorecard book with my 1986 Topps card of Floyd and sure enough, the face was the same, just heavier.Steve Giermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291911419511893670noreply@blogger.com