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I finally touched base last night with THE GENERAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!  General confessed that (believe it or not) he STILL has not logged onto our BLOG here…but has promised to be making an appearance soon…signing in…and RSVP’ing for the Official Verdugo Bash!!!  The picture here was taken in 1993….and just a couple of hours before Thunder made his famous LEAP over the Crespi catcher for the walk-off, dogpile victory!!!!  Yes, even during the heat of a battle our players and coaches would have to stop for a moment and smile for the many camera-wielding fans who followed our every move back in those days!!!! 

The General told me to wish everyone well.  He also said that even to this very day….he still prefers the “Flatbill” look on his caps.  “Yeah,” he said….”there was just something about that flatbill I wore that just ANGERED our opponents…..so I stuck with it.”

So don’t even try to ask The General to “Hook that bill” at the Reunion……..”Old Flatbill” he shall remain!!!!!!