Ok, so did someone say controversy? So here is a real controversy stirred up by one of those New York Yankees, pitcher Jim Bouton. I think I have a few of Jim’s baseball cards from the early 1960’s. Jim passed away last year at the age of 80. Seemed like a good guy, despite theContinue reading “#47 Jim Bouton”
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#44 Loma Prieta
In case you were wondering, Loma Prieta is the name of the highest peak in the Santa Cruz mountains. It is also the name given to the 6.9 magnitude earthquake that arrived in San Francisco at 5:04PM on October 17, 1989. At the time, Bob Welch of the Oakland A’s was warming up in theContinue reading “#44 Loma Prieta”
#43 The Holdout
1966. 54 Years ago, The Holdout happened. It was crazy. It was shocking. Looking back at it, it was amazing. Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax, at the height of their careers were holding out, not agreeing to sign a contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers until Walter O’Malley and the Dodgers agreed to sign bothContinue reading “#43 The Holdout”
#23 Bill Mazeroski
Maz. Bill Mazeroski is probably another name you may have never heard. Reality is, he is in the Baseball Hall of Fame; not for the moment that he made so famous and that forever will be remembered by the faithful fans of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He is in the hall as a result of beingContinue reading “#23 Bill Mazeroski”
#20 Pete Rose
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”
#9 Vin Scully
When I was growing up things were different. In the early 1960’s when I was following baseball very closely, we had a black and white TV. That was not the color of the TV; it was the color of the transmission; black and white. This was before color TV. Not only that, but there wasContinue reading “#9 Vin Scully”
#6 Jim Gilliam
Baseball statistics and baseball stories just go on and on. Some players are stars, and we all know their names. Others are the support cast, and we don’t always remember their names, and how important they were to help the stars become the stars. Jim Gilliam is the answer to a few baseball riddles thatContinue reading “#6 Jim Gilliam”
Sports Stories of My Generation 