Pete Rose will be 80 years old next year. Pete broke into major league baseball at the age of 22 and played for another 23 years, until his retirement in 1986. Pete Rose is the all-time MLB leader in hits (4,256), games played (3,562), at bats (14,053), singles (3,215), and outs (10,328). He won two Gold Gloves, and madeContinue reading “#20 Pete Rose”
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#19 Payne Stewart
“They wanted something natural in the area that didn’t stand out and they just wanted to mark that spot forever. So a friend and I began looking around for a rock and lo and behold we found a rock they had dug out at the crash site, and we took it over to an engraverContinue reading “#19 Payne Stewart”
#18 Tommy John
So as we enter Easter weekend, SSOMG thought it would be appropriate to tell the story of one, or actually two, of the greatest comeback stories in baseball, the story of Tommy John. Tommy John pitched for 6 major league teams during his career and of course most notably for the Los Angeles Dodgers. HeContinue reading “#18 Tommy John”
#17 SSOMG Takes a Time Out
It has been a busy week. In addition to monitoring the future of the World, SSOMG has also been busy in the topsy-turvy world of real estate. And now Easter is almost upon us; Not to mention the 7+ inches of rain over the last few days in Oceanside, CA. Despite the fact we haveContinue reading “#17 SSOMG Takes a Time Out”
#16 The Immaculate Reception
So as we approach Easter Sunday, it made me think of a sports story that ended up having some religious overtones, with the play being coined the “Immaculate Reception”. Most sports fans, and certainly football fans, and for sure fans of the Pittsburg Steelers remember the pass reception by Franco Harris as one of thoseContinue reading “#16 The Immaculate Reception”
#15 The Masters
Tomorrow is April 9th, 2020 and was scheduled to be the opening round of the Masters Golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, Georgia. The Masters has now been postponed to November. Hopefully Augusta will be warm and sunny come November. Golf has plenty of tradition. There are 4 major golf tournaments eachContinue reading “#15 The Masters”
#14 Al Kaline
SSOMG would like to take a time out and honor Al Kaline tonight. Al died yesterday at the age of 85. If you have never heard of Al Kaline, I would not be surprised. Al played baseball for the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers are in the American League, and Detroit is a long way fromContinue reading “#14 Al Kaline”
#13 Mr. Destiny
Tonight’s story is a takeoff on the 1990 Jim Belushi movie, Mr. Destiny. Belushi plays a character who at the age of 35, is able to enter into time travel allowing him to return to the time of his final high school at bat, where, instead getting a hit to win the championship game, insteadContinue reading “#13 Mr. Destiny”
#12 Baseball Cards
This is an odd one. But it came to mind that what really got me interested in sports, other than Vin Scully, were baseball cards. We moved to Jose Way in Fullerton in July 1964. I was 11 at the time. Alan Garber lived across the street. I think he was at least a yearContinue reading “#12 Baseball Cards”
#11 Johnny Roseboro
Don’t spread this around, but I don’t ever remember catching a baseball game. I could be wrong, but I do not remember sitting behind home plate with a mask on, with a too-large catcher’s mitt on my left hand. Maybe it was because I have never been very flexible, and didn’t enjoy sitting in aContinue reading “#11 Johnny Roseboro”
Sports Stories of My Generation 