Out of the Loop | Merkle's Boner

Wrigleyville bar Merkle's Bar & Grill is named after Fred Merkle, the NY Giants rookie, whose running mistake allowed the Cubs to win the pennant in 1908.

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Meh. Even my friend from San Francisco knows that. Ah, that's sort of interesting. No way! That's awesome. Holy wow! That's mind-blowing!

Poor guy. His flub even coined the phrase "Merkle's boner".

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