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Old 02-02-2011, 08:24 PM
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Default Thunder Gulch colt: "Toy Cannon"
The Jo-burg and Rockport Harbor continue to have names rejected, but the Thunder Gulch out of Ceridwen (Lord Avie) officially was named today...

'TOY CANNON'

Suggested by Chuck, and I loved it.

Hope everyone else does, and am curious to see how many know the reference. Hope the colt can live up to the name!
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Old 02-02-2011, 08:26 PM
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The Jo-burg and Rockport Harbor continue to have names rejected, but the Thunder Gulch out of Ceridwen (Lord Avie) officially was named today...

TOY CANNON

Suggested by Chuck, and I loved it.

Hope everyone else does and am curious to see how many know the reference. Hope the colt can live up to the name!
The name is great. Have no clue about the reference. Something to do with Chuck and his toys????
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Old 02-02-2011, 08:30 PM
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The name is great. Have no clue about the reference. Something to do with Chuck and his toys????
Old Houston Astro outfielder Jimmy Wynn's nickname. Was short and stocky but hit for power.
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Old 02-02-2011, 09:07 PM
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Old Houston Astro outfielder Jimmy Wynn's nickname. Was short and stocky but hit for power.
There was an upper deck seat in the Astrodome near one of the foul poles with a toy cannon logo on the back. Supposedly a Wynn-hit ball landed in that area, and based on the seat location, the ball was hit quite a distance.
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Old 02-02-2011, 09:08 PM
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There was an upper deck seat in the Astrodome near one of the foul poles with a toy cannon logo on the back. Supposedly a Wynn-hit ball knocked into that area, and from the looks of it, the ball was hit quite a distance.
The Astrodome was cavernous, so a regular home run was absolutely crushed.

As an Astros fan I'm very pleased with this choice of name.
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Old 02-02-2011, 09:11 PM
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The Astrodome was cavernous, so a regular home run was absolutely crushed.

As an Astros fan I'm very pleased with this choice of name.
Bill James thought Jose Cruz was absolutely punished by playing half his games in the dome.
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so glad we got to suggest names for this one.
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Was great when he played for L.A.
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Old 02-03-2011, 02:33 AM
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Cool reference.

What's been rejected for the Rockport Harbor colt so far, and what are you trying at the moment?
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Great name !!

Didn't he bat 3rd in the lineup before Bob Watson?

Isn't there a scene in Apollo 13 where Jimmy Wynn smashes a home run on TV while the controllers watch from the Houston flight control center?

Go Cannon !!!
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Now, this is a name that I can relate to!
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I think the reference fits horse racing as a sport

baseball is the thinking man's game. lot of time to think.

15 minutes of excitement in every 3 or 4 hours of baseball

and the roid controversy

any way

nice name Chuck
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The Jo-burg and Rockport Harbor continue to have names rejected, but the Thunder Gulch out of Ceridwen (Lord Avie) officially was named today...

'TOY CANNON'

Suggested by Chuck, and I loved it.

Hope everyone else does, and am curious to see how many know the reference. Hope the colt can live up to the name!
Sounds like a name for a really, really good gate horse.
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cool name.. good choice.
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