tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3748335246635491217.post1658364550546663224..comments2023-08-26T08:57:16.428-05:00Comments on Wrigley Roster Jenga: What's the Deal with That Guy?Tony Burbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17916383902665781661noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3748335246635491217.post-87698628570521131862019-01-09T13:28:13.405-06:002019-01-09T13:28:13.405-06:00Nice Blog. George Burke is my great uncle. Its nea...Nice Blog. George Burke is my great uncle. Its neat to see his work and the location of his shop. Thanks for the cool post.<br />Brian BurkeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01045718531231647728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3748335246635491217.post-29813537227452075922016-07-07T18:23:11.627-05:002016-07-07T18:23:11.627-05:00And, in fact, that radio guy -- really a character...And, in fact, that radio guy -- really a character on a serial -- eventually spawned a comic strip drawn by former major leaguer Al Demaree: http://www.otrr.org/FILES/Articles/Ryan_Ellett_Articles/The%20Story%20Of%20Rube%20Appleberry.pdfTony L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01349226671097456632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3748335246635491217.post-8568709068002190282016-07-07T18:20:00.658-05:002016-07-07T18:20:00.658-05:00A local radio guy who went by the name of Rube App...A local radio guy who went by the name of Rube Appleberry. Here's an old Chicago Tribune story about him spending a day with the Cubs. <br /><br />http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1932/06/05/page/76/article/appleberry-day-leaves-hurler-plenty-of-woe<br />Tony L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01349226671097456632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3748335246635491217.post-82257060714917561432016-07-07T18:16:52.785-05:002016-07-07T18:16:52.785-05:00What a generous gift from one Tony to another! I ...What a generous gift from one Tony to another! I really enjoyed the write-up, great research.shoeboxlegendshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11642879419337014960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3748335246635491217.post-56224329497018265232016-07-07T14:44:00.226-05:002016-07-07T14:44:00.226-05:00Oh? Who was this??Oh? Who was this??Tony Burbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17916383902665781661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3748335246635491217.post-78250483793211290352016-07-07T14:30:04.579-05:002016-07-07T14:30:04.579-05:00Excellent sleuthing, Tony! And to think I almost s...Excellent sleuthing, Tony! And to think I almost sent a different autograph that my grandma got in the 1930s of a guy in a Cubs uniform who, as it turns out, was never a major leaguer at all...Tony L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01349226671097456632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3748335246635491217.post-12524972456061534642016-07-07T12:43:31.661-05:002016-07-07T12:43:31.661-05:00Burke got his job because the Cubs called the wron...Burke got his job because the Cubs called the wrong Burke in Chicago? Crazy. Thanks for the fun and informative post!P-town Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07437348006643978055noreply@blogger.com