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Baseball aches for flakes: the game has had a history of "different" personalities, something missing in today's era of players.
LEGEND HAS IT THAT JACKIE Brandt, who played for five teams between 1956-1967, was the first ballplayer to officially be called a "flake." A teammate once noticed that things seemed to "flake" off Brandt's mind.
You know, like playing 27 holes of golf in 101 degree heat because he forgot about the afternoon doubleheader. Or saying, "I'm going to play with harder nonchalance this year."
But who am I to call Brandt or anyone else a flake? Is Dock Ellis a flake for pitching on LSD while throwing a no-hitter?
How about Flint Rhem, who played from 1924-1936. After disappearing from the Phillies for several days, he showed up at the clubhouse, said ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Baseball aches for flakes: the game has had a history of "different"...