This song should be dedicated to all the rookies called up to the bigs in September AND to all the family members ( sitting in the stands ) who supported their son/daughter all those years.
Who will be the next World Series Champion ?
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My vote is for Texas. I don't see them in this list.
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My vote is for Texas. I don't see them in this list.
Great game last night. Blood pressure #'s to prove it. I wonder if that counts as cardio ?
Rooting for Texas.
Rooting for Texas.
87 year old Cy Young picking up his fan mail at Peoli, Ohio Post Office in 1954. The Post Office in Peoli, a tiny outpost serving just 31 families plus Young, faced closure threats from the Post Office Department in 1954. Young’s prominence played a key role in staving off that decision—his image as the aging icon trudging through the snow to collect mail became national news, amplified by television broadcasts and newspaper coverage. This publicity sparked a flood of fan mail, with Young receiving about 600 letters within a week, including a single day’s haul of 200. The letters came from across the United States and Canada, with fans requesting autographs, asking about his 22-year MLB career, and seeking pitching tips.
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Photo and story from 'Baseball in Pics' site
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Photo and story from 'Baseball in Pics' site
an amazing picture. He only lived another year and died at age 88. The things he must have seen in his time! So many changes. For a life of fame, he chose to live a very rural life in retirement.
Reminds me of Alex Karras when he played at Iowa in the late 50s. One summer he was offered art elective credit if he would paint seats in the football stadium. He decided rather than do a mediocre job on multiple seats, he would do a really good job on one seat. So he put dozens coats of paint on the same seat, multiple times a week, for the entire summer. He claimed even twenty years later that seat was readily distinguishable from others around it from anywhere in the stadium. He said it "glowed."
Btw, this story was told in George Plimpton's book, "Mad Ducks and Bears." My favorite book of all time. Plimpton was an amazing writer, while Karras (Mad Duck) and Detroit teammate John Gordy (Bear) were absolutely out of their minds. Paint would love the part where a group of midgets gang tackled Dick Butkus.
Btw, this story was told in George Plimpton's book, "Mad Ducks and Bears." My favorite book of all time. Plimpton was an amazing writer, while Karras (Mad Duck) and Detroit teammate John Gordy (Bear) were absolutely out of their minds. Paint would love the part where a group of midgets gang tackled Dick Butkus.
Dare I say the Detroit Tigers are looking pretty good so far this year. Fingers crossed. They are actually watchable this year.