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Post by inger on May 3, 2024 11:50:11 GMT -5
Don't forget Red Barber, who helped a young Vince Sully when he was with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Mel days with the Yankees were coming to end with the new CBS ownership in 1964. He was told on September 21, 1964 that his contract wouldn't be renewed for 1965 season. Also the team had selected Phil Rizzuto would do the 1964 World Series. The Yankees would announce his firing to the public on December 17, 1964. Joe Garagiola would be his replacement. Jerry Coleman also did Yankee games in the 60s before taking off for a much longer career in San Diego. I liked Jerry, but in some ways he was the Yankees' version of Ralph Kiner, mangling names and syntax. All part of his charm. Coleman’s greatest gaff came late in his career with the Padres: “Fly ball, deep to right field, Winfield is back, he hits his head against the wall and it’s rolling around in the outfield.”… <that would have left a mark>… |
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Post by inger on May 3, 2024 12:05:39 GMT -5
Bryce Harper’s 312 HR’s are the most ever by a player from Nevada…
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Post by inger on May 4, 2024 7:27:32 GMT -5
3,000 hits
250 HR
350 SB
1,300 RBI
Only on player in this contrived club. Derek Jeter…
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Post by 1955nyyfan on May 4, 2024 8:54:36 GMT -5
3,000 hits 250 HR 350 SB 1,300 RBI Only on player in this contrived club. Derek Jeter… SB number is higher than I would have guessed. |
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Post by inger on May 4, 2024 15:41:38 GMT -5
3,000 hits 250 HR 350 SB 1,300 RBI Only on player in this contrived club. Derek Jeter… SB number is higher than I would have guessed. d Much like his HR total, mostly achieved in his earlier seasons… |
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Post by azbob643 on May 4, 2024 15:54:01 GMT -5
Jerry Coleman also did Yankee games in the 60s before taking off for a much longer career in San Diego. I liked Jerry, but in some ways he was the Yankees' version of Ralph Kiner, mangling names and syntax. All part of his charm. Jerry Coleman was absolutely loved in San Diego. Named the broadcast booths at Petco in his honor...  Another ex-Yankee who IMO was an excellent broadcaster...Tony Kubek. Never pulled any punches...told it like it was. |
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Post by fwclipper51 on May 4, 2024 17:38:33 GMT -5
When Whitey had retired, that left Mickey Mantle and Elston Howard last of the dynasty era players. Tommy Tresh, Al Downing, Hal Reniff, Mel Stottlemyre, Jake Gibbs and Joe Pepitone were last of 1961-1964 Yankees farm system players. Steve Hamilton came in 1962, in a trade for Jim Coates. Tony Kubek and Bobby Richardson had retired. Roger Maris, Clete Boyer, Hector Lopez (released 1966), Ralph Terry, Bill Stafford, Roland Sheldon, Johnny Blanchard and others were traded away by the Yankees front office. Speaking of Hamilton, at what point does Nestor incorprate a "Folly Floater" into his repertoire? How about Dave LaRoche's "LaLob pitch? |
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Post by fwclipper51 on May 4, 2024 17:54:02 GMT -5
May 7,1903-The New York Highlanders lose to the Boston Red Sox by the score of 6-2 in the 1st game played between the 2 teams. Bill Dineen was the winning pitcher for the Red Sox. Meanwhile Snake Wilse took the lost for the Highlanders. Red Sox 2B Hobe Ferris had hit a HR in the game.
May 8,1903-After losing their 1st ever game against the Boston Red Sox, the New York Highlanders behind Veteran MLB Starter Jack Chesbro win their 1st franchise victory by a score of 6-1. The former NL Pirates Starter Chesbro would throw a 6-hitter against Boston. Red Sox 2B Hobe Ferris had hit a HR, his 2nd for the 1903 AL season.
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Post by inger on May 4, 2024 19:44:21 GMT -5
Yaz would say as he approached the plate with Yogi squatting behind it,
…..”My mother is OK. My father is OK. My family is OK. Please leave me alone so I can hit”…
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Post by pippsheadache on May 5, 2024 9:38:24 GMT -5
Jerry Coleman also did Yankee games in the 60s before taking off for a much longer career in San Diego. I liked Jerry, but in some ways he was the Yankees' version of Ralph Kiner, mangling names and syntax. All part of his charm. Jerry Coleman was absolutely loved in San Diego. Named the broadcast booths at Petco in his honor... Another ex-Yankee who IMO was an excellent broadcaster...Tony Kubek. Never pulled any punches...told it like it was. Absolutely on Tony Kubek. He was outstanding. A little too objective for the The Boss's taste, unfortunately. I remember when he and Dewayne Staats used to do the telecasts on MSG. And of course all those years with Curt Gowdy and Joe Garagiola and later Bob Costas on NBC. He was also part of the Blue Jays first TV broadcast team and for his work was put in the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame (even though he's a Milwaukee boy.) I haven't been following it, but as far as I know he's still persona non grata with Yankee management. I don't think he's been back to the stadium since they fired him for his honesty. George brought Maris and Yogi back in the fold. Seems like Hal could do a double amnesty for Kubek and Nettles. Although Tony is now 88 years old and supposedly hasn't so much as watched a major league game since being fired by the Yankees in the mid-90s, so maybe he's just not interested. One of my earliest baseball memories was Rookie of the Year Kubek hitting two home runs in his hometown of Milwaukee in Game Three of the 1957 World Series; he was not noted for his power. Casey used him all over the infield and outfield, but when Ralph Houk took over in 1961 he placed Tony full-time at SS. He and Bobby Richardson were such a gifted keystone combination. Kubek was very tall for a SS in that era -- 6'3" -- and he had tremendous range and a strong arm. He sustained a back injury playing touch football while serving in the National Guard, and his career declined precipitously to the point that he had to retire at age 29. |
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Post by desousa on May 5, 2024 9:41:24 GMT -5
Yaz would say as he approached the plate with Yogi squatting behind it, …..”My mother is OK. My father is OK. My family is OK. Please leave me alone so I can hit”…  |
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Post by pippsheadache on May 5, 2024 9:53:50 GMT -5
Yaz would say as he approached the plate with Yogi squatting behind it, …..”My mother is OK. My father is OK. My family is OK. Please leave me alone so I can hit”… Hey Matt, since you're in the neighborhood, I wanted you to know that the Woodford Reserve was a big hit for the Mint Juleps. Did you do anything besides the basic 2 ounces of bourbon, 1/4 ounce simple syrup and muddled mint? And did you put the crushed ice in after muddling, then pour in the bourbon, and then top with a dome of crushed ice and of course the sprig of mint? Not trying to get you to give away trade secrets, I know everyone has his own method. As luck would have it, one of my endless herd of cousins is having a Margarita Marathon later today to commemorate Cinqo de Mayo, so I will provide commentary later. It's also another equestrian day for us, since three miles from our house is one of the major steeplechase races, the Winterthur Point To Point. A sloppy day but ending happily with Margaritas. Which I rarely drink actually, but these are free so why not? |
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Post by azbob643 on May 5, 2024 10:23:17 GMT -5
Absolutely on Tony Kubek. He was outstanding. A little too objective for the The Boss's taste, unfortunately. I remember when he and Dewayne Staats* used to do the telecasts on MSG. He and Bobby Richardson were such a gifted keystone combination. Kubek was very tall for a SS in that era -- 6'3" -- and he had tremendous range and a strong arm. Yes, Kubek paved the way for the taller SS…Jeter, Arod, Ripken, etc. Richardson was my boyhood hero; he and Kubek have remained lifelong friends despite their “differences”. Kubek was, of course, instrumental in the Pirates upset of the Yanks in the ’60 World Series, when he took a bad hop to the throat on a ground ball that looked to be a routine DP in the 8th. The Pirates then put 5 runs on the board to take the lead. The game, of course, ended in an historic walk off HR by Mazeroski in the 9th. Still, Richardson was named WS MVP…the votes having been taken earlier. *Dewayne Staats always sounds to me like he’s dealing with allergies or some other nasal issue. |
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Post by fwclipper51 on May 5, 2024 13:10:15 GMT -5
May 7,1959-The largest crowd in MLB baseball history, 93,103 fans would jam the Los Angeles Coliseum to watch the 1958 World Champion Yankees play the Dodgers in an exhibition game held for the benefit of crippled former Dodgers All-Star Catcher Roy Campanella. The Yankees would defeat the Dodgers Starter Sandy Koufax by a score of 6-2.
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Post by inger on May 5, 2024 15:56:41 GMT -5
Jim Essian wasn’t a big name player but he was a better than average borderline starter/back up catcher that controlled the running game well and had just a touch more power than many back up catchers. He slugged an inside the park granny for Oakland on June 10, 1979 as they vanquished the Jays by 12-1. Not many stories to tell about the workman-like Essian, so instead of finding something contrived to say I’ll just stop here… 🛑 www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK197906100.shtml |
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