tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9764589.comments2023-11-03T02:50:25.857-07:00The Glory of BaseballUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9764589.post-51284688096415985572023-06-07T21:51:33.173-07:002023-06-07T21:51:33.173-07:00I am in LOOVE with Don Drysdale! I know he's n...I am in LOOVE with Don Drysdale! I know he's not with us anymore and I don't care! Still in love. Thanks for this...GingerAngelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06191477387359104142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9764589.post-33601136380694179232022-04-27T13:40:54.553-07:002022-04-27T13:40:54.553-07:00No matter what distance people want to quote, this...No matter what distance people want to quote, this was the Greatest Catch I've ever seen in my life. I watched it in 1954 with my PE coach, and was awed and excited! I was only 10 years old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9764589.post-7997741171449942912022-04-04T13:12:27.834-07:002022-04-04T13:12:27.834-07:00As a young teenager, I remember seeing him play. ...As a young teenager, I remember seeing him play. He was incredibly fast.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625162500173158418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9764589.post-40412064683247222021-07-20T18:02:01.481-07:002021-07-20T18:02:01.481-07:00I like Dean Arnold Palmer one of my faves is Junio...I like Dean Arnold Palmer one of my faves is Junior Felix became Senor FelixAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12706382955986762152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9764589.post-54033676365587128562021-05-30T13:58:17.593-07:002021-05-30T13:58:17.593-07:00A great man, impossible to dislike, and totally fo...A great man, impossible to dislike, and totally forthright in every way.prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09628978418395417488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9764589.post-21774082736749370332021-02-18T07:57:57.394-08:002021-02-18T07:57:57.394-08:00 I too was at this game. I was 12 yeas old. I have... I too was at this game. I was 12 yeas old. I have since attended many, many, Dodger games including multiple exciting World Series games and I have never seen anything this unusual at a baseball game since. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9764589.post-51951543302298771422020-05-03T18:59:53.309-07:002020-05-03T18:59:53.309-07:00Roy Hobbs hit the light tower at the end of the mo...Roy Hobbs hit the light tower at the end of the movie. It was earlier in the movie when he hit the clock.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486544644447720974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9764589.post-37917934612868125102018-09-23T06:49:28.574-07:002018-09-23T06:49:28.574-07:00Beans had married my dad's sister Eugenia, and...Beans had married my dad's sister Eugenia, and was Budweiser distributor at the time (about 1958) my cousin and I visited them in Long Beach. They showed us a great time and I'll certainly never forget Beans. He was feisty, but kind, and I'm thankful for those great memories - Miss USA Pageant, Chasen's, Hollywood Park, Disneyland, a baseball game where we met Spencer Tracy, Jeff Chandler was sitting behind us (eating peanuts) and Nat King Cole was nearby (with adoring kids galore surrounding him). Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968298572844327823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9764589.post-13396914149527401292018-02-12T07:53:03.074-08:002018-02-12T07:53:03.074-08:00I agree. That was one of the great ones.
I agree. That was one of the great ones.<br />Mike Doughertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17188227631385963607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9764589.post-84793705007202088732017-01-09T07:48:56.456-08:002017-01-09T07:48:56.456-08:00Great list, but you absolutely must make room on i...Great list, but you absolutely must make room on it for Oddibe Young Again McDowell.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111985161446989666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9764589.post-37299076433617253512016-06-18T15:04:06.005-07:002016-06-18T15:04:06.005-07:00I was a big fan of Duke Snider and approximately 1...I was a big fan of Duke Snider and approximately 1953 (not sure of the year)somewhere around 14 years of age rode my bike from South Gate to Compton to see his home. Don't know if he still lived there.Then you could look up a persons name in the phone book and I did. Cut out box scores every chance I got and had a great scrapbook but no longer have it. robert caronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9764589.post-67305133921650986412013-08-30T11:40:14.598-07:002013-08-30T11:40:14.598-07:00I was a friend of Beans for several years. His sto...I was a friend of Beans for several years. His stories about the game are still my best memories. He introduced me to many of his baseball cohearts over breakfasts. I learned more swear words than I thought existed. Miss you Beans, rest in peaceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9764589.post-7185797361282403062013-08-11T22:11:01.521-07:002013-08-11T22:11:01.521-07:00Do any tapes survive of baseball recreation, by Al...Do any tapes survive of baseball recreation, by Albright, or Ronald Reagan, or Les Keiter, or anyone else?Marv Thronberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06294054948565069116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9764589.post-59603247492410060012013-07-25T03:07:49.717-07:002013-07-25T03:07:49.717-07:00This is cool!This is cool!Valenciahttp://bestmemoryfoammattressreviews.us/2013/07/10/about-memory-foam-mattresses/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9764589.post-49183309965247979192013-07-23T06:47:49.592-07:002013-07-23T06:47:49.592-07:00I concur William. As reach game passes wins becom...I concur William. As reach game passes wins become more important.George Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9764589.post-10228412407764173662013-07-04T18:53:33.635-07:002013-07-04T18:53:33.635-07:00I was at this game in 1971 and can attest to the a...I was at this game in 1971 and can attest to the article. When the flour hit near the shortstop it freaked out the crowd. We all looked skyward but saw nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9764589.post-2889463703486871942013-04-03T18:21:29.830-07:002013-04-03T18:21:29.830-07:00Grew up in NYC in the Jackie Robinson time period....Grew up in NYC in the Jackie Robinson time period. Remember it well. Saw Jackie and almost all of the original MLB black players for each team in person. Great era for MLB and the nation.WIN METHODhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975350427523065462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9764589.post-15542124559495103062012-09-23T07:06:59.596-07:002012-09-23T07:06:59.596-07:00Oh My God.... The movie is very moving and touchin...Oh My God.... The movie is very moving and touching. It becomes one of my favorite movies. I like the scene of debate between Ms. Davis' and Mr. Hanks' characters. A movie that has changed the perspective of the Americans about their women. A struggle of a class. Prinz Tiyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17170160906349886872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9764589.post-90221469268434678852012-07-12T04:35:13.370-07:002012-07-12T04:35:13.370-07:00Thanks a lot.
This is a very useful blog.
Very inf...Thanks a lot.<br />This is a very useful blog.<br />Very informative blog.<br /><a href="http://www.debtcutter.com.au/debt-help.html" rel="nofollow">Debt Help</a>Ashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08820934232497253016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9764589.post-18843421415132690442012-07-01T10:30:20.033-07:002012-07-01T10:30:20.033-07:00It wasn't a shot over the center fielder's...It wasn't a shot over the center fielder's head, which rolled out to the monuments 460 feet away. The infield and outfield were pulled in and he hit a shot over the shortstop's head that rolled all the way to the left center field wall. He flopped on home plate exhausted after he rounded the bases.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9764589.post-86170178133293857272012-06-02T22:04:26.977-07:002012-06-02T22:04:26.977-07:00In 1958 a distant relative of mine, Charles G. Sch...In 1958 a distant relative of mine, Charles G. Schweitzer, wrote of his youth, 1880's - 1890's, near Chavez Ravine, then called Brick Yard Valley. Regarding the Jewish Cemetery,he commented: <br />"... a short distance north of our house was a small reservoir that supplied our place with irrigating water and was also the source of the brook. There was a Jewish Cemetery that was enclosed a short distance north and east of the spring. We knew the German who was caretaker. His name was Willenburg. He and a helper dug the graves, and in general, took care of the Cemetery. We children would watch with much interest the black hearse, pulled by black horses, with black plumes on their heads ... (and we) ... would follow after the last carriage and come as near as we thought was proper to watch the proceedings. When there was a great deal of wailing and crying, we concluded it was a fine funeral ..." . <br /><br />- Tom ThaxterTom T.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9764589.post-75245733019606416892012-04-15T17:35:01.997-07:002012-04-15T17:35:01.997-07:00I have meet Jim Becker, who did a
wonderful job wr...I have meet Jim Becker, who did a<br />wonderful job writing this story<br />of Jackie breaking the color<br />barrier. Jim was one of five<br />print journalists reporting Jackies story that day on April<br />15, 1947. Jim wrote a book about<br />his "stories" entitled "Saints,<br />Sinners & Shortstops" -- which<br />tells about many of his great<br />journalistic adventures! Ron LebanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9764589.post-39907153959522764502012-03-28T01:29:42.696-07:002012-03-28T01:29:42.696-07:00I can't believe I went all over the internet t...I can't believe I went all over the internet to find Ila...and I see she works for the Gilbert Fire Department! What a small world! Denise L. Williams, Asst. Mgr.<br />Paramedics Unlimited, Inc.<br />Phoenix, AZdenisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05667348819689038051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9764589.post-16970207411081460502012-03-23T16:07:47.394-07:002012-03-23T16:07:47.394-07:00I was at that game. i have told the story to lots ...I was at that game. i have told the story to lots of people over the years and began to doubt myself. sometime you hear things over and over again, perhaps events you were not at, but begin to think your were. i remember this vividly. i am not crazy!joey almeidanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9764589.post-81040180303806339992012-02-02T18:50:19.545-08:002012-02-02T18:50:19.545-08:00I'd never heard of Bama Rowell or the clock in...I'd never heard of Bama Rowell or the clock incident until watching The Natural tonight on AMC. They cut into the movie with a little subtitle about it, and this was very interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com