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05-22-2017, 08:44 PM
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Did you know Sam Malone was based on a real person?
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05-22-2017, 08:48 PM
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I'll never understand why "Sam Malone" (Ted Danson) was considered to be such a hunk. Personally, he did absolutely nothing for me, and I considered his looks to be average at best.... actually maybe a C - ...... I never saw him as anything special.
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08-22-2017, 03:11 PM
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As Diane would say ;"Tosh! What twaddle!" The creators have said Sam was to be an ex-football player, until Ted Danson was cast, and then he was changed to a baseball player because of Ted's build. The action photo behind the bar was of ex-Red Sox pitcher Jim Lonborg. When converting the character to a baseball player and specifically a reliever, they were somewhat loosely inspired by allegedly "flaky" ex-Red Sox and Expos lefty, Bill Lee, the "Spaceman." But he is not really based on any 1 perosn.
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