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Originally Posted by LansdowneSt
In 1927, the Chicago Cubs signed local sandlot hurler Roy Hansen. Skipper Joe McCarthy thought highly enough of the 20-year-old to extend him an invitation to spring training for the first of three successive years. Hansen was surely overwhelmed by the team’s picturesque training facility ... as well as practicing with established players like Charlie Grimm, Gabby Hartnett, and Hack Wilson. It was there that Hansen acquired his moniker, Snipe. A group of veterans sent the green recruit players to a canyon to collect “snipes.” While the other prospects returned to camp and the dining hall, Hansen apparently kept looking for the mythical creatures and arrived back at the hotel in the early evening. His teammates henceforth called him Snipe, as did the sportswriters, for the rest of his career. He went 22-45 in parts of five big-league seasons. - SABR
Redid the facegen. Often, the picture's angle requires me to straighten the nose, but in this case, Snipe's twisted nose is what it is.
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This one is among your best bud, really got it down pat.