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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 16, 2023 15:06:11 GMT -5
One last quirky 65 Yankees memory that just popped into my head. Tony Kubek, who was not a power hitter, hit a home run in his final at bat. Doctors told him a spinal injury he sustained in a touch football game in 1962 could result in permanent disability if he continued to play, so he called it a career at age 28. He was never the same player after that injury.
Bobby Richardson had planned to retire after the 65 season just because he hated the separation from his family, but the Yankees offered him a then very unusual two-year contract to return so that they wouldn't lose their whole middle infield at the same time. Bobby reluctantly returned for 1966, but called it quits after that at age 30. Richardson and Kubek are among the few surviving members of the great 1961 team.
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Post by inger on Aug 16, 2023 23:42:48 GMT -5
One last quirky 65 Yankees memory that just popped into my head. Tony Kubek, who was not a power hitter, hit a home run in his final at bat. Doctors told him a spinal injury he sustained in a touch football game in 1962 could result in permanent disability if he continued to play, so he called it a career at age 28. He was never the same player after that injury. Bobby Richardson had planned to retire after the 65 season just because he hated the separation from his family, but the Yankees offered him a then very unusual two-year contract to return so that they wouldn't lose their whole middle infield at the same time. Bobby reluctantly returned for 1966, but called it quits after that at age 30. Richardson and Kubek are among the few surviving members of the great 1961 team. The Richardson/Kubek thing was so odd. Thinking they’d be around another 5 years or more and then, POOF! … Where oh where Are you tonight How could you leave me Here all alone? I searched the world over And I thought I found true love But you met another And pfft! You was gone! … |
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 17, 2023 4:22:49 GMT -5
One last quirky 65 Yankees memory that just popped into my head. Tony Kubek, who was not a power hitter, hit a home run in his final at bat. Doctors told him a spinal injury he sustained in a touch football game in 1962 could result in permanent disability if he continued to play, so he called it a career at age 28. He was never the same player after that injury. Bobby Richardson had planned to retire after the 65 season just because he hated the separation from his family, but the Yankees offered him a then very unusual two-year contract to return so that they wouldn't lose their whole middle infield at the same time. Bobby reluctantly returned for 1966, but called it quits after that at age 30. Richardson and Kubek are among the few surviving members of the great 1961 team. The Richardson/Kubek thing was so odd. Thinking they’d be around another 5 years or more and then, POOF! … Where oh where Are you tonight How could you leave me Here all alone? I searched the world over And I thought I found true love But you met another And pfft! You was gone! … I didn't appreciate "Hee Haw" as much as I should have. |
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Post by rizzuto on Aug 17, 2023 19:20:13 GMT -5
The Richardson/Kubek thing was so odd. Thinking they’d be around another 5 years or more and then, POOF! … Where oh where Are you tonight How could you leave me Here all alone? I searched the world over And I thought I found true love But you met another And pfft! You was gone! … I didn't appreciate "Hee Haw" as much as I should have. Any questions just call BR-549. |
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