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Post by inger on Jan 30, 2024 4:43:12 GMT -5
Pinstripe Alley Top 100 Yankees: #9 Bill DickeyArguably the most underrated Yankee ever, Bill Dickey was the backbone of one of the most successful eras in franchise history.
I still struggle trying to decide if Dickey or Berra is the best the Yanks ever had. I lean toward Dickey when the numbers are put in perspective by era… |
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Post by vtfan on Jan 30, 2024 6:26:03 GMT -5
At some point, it's the apples vs oranges game in making comparisons between two great players playing in different eras. Dickey was unquestionably a great Yankee catcher for his era; Berra for his. It's a wash as to who was better -- and an irrelevant comparison, in my opinion. They both did great things differently and relative to the kind of pitching they had to face.
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 30, 2024 10:04:47 GMT -5
Pinstripe Alley Top 100 Yankees: #9 Bill DickeyArguably the most underrated Yankee ever, Bill Dickey was the backbone of one of the most successful eras in franchise history.
Neighbor of mine is Bill Dickey's nephew.  |
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Post by kaybli on Jan 30, 2024 10:07:25 GMT -5
Pinstripe Alley Top 100 Yankees: #9 Bill DickeyArguably the most underrated Yankee ever, Bill Dickey was the backbone of one of the most successful eras in franchise history.
Neighbor of mine is Bill Dickey's nephew. Nice! Any cool stories he's told? |
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 30, 2024 10:24:03 GMT -5
Neighbor of mine is Bill Dickey's nephew. Nice! Any cool stories he's told? No. He's actually the husband of one of my wife's friends. I guess the Dickey family is quite large...Bill apparently had many siblings, so I don't know where he fits in the family tree. I saw this display in a place called "Little Cooperstown" on the St. Petersburg Pier which has hundreds of signed baseballs...many Yankees. |
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Post by bomberhojoe on Jan 30, 2024 10:24:06 GMT -5
Pinstripe Alley Top 100 Yankees: #10 Andy PettitteA homegrown talent with a left arm to envy, Pettitte offered both reliability and a knack for big playoff moments.
#10, WOW!! I love Andy, and think he was really good, but I am a little surprised he is so high. Not saying it is necessarily wrong, just surprising. |
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Post by bomberhojoe on Jan 30, 2024 11:39:12 GMT -5
Pinstripe Alley Top 100 Yankees: #9 Bill DickeyArguably the most underrated Yankee ever, Bill Dickey was the backbone of one of the most successful eras in franchise history.
I still struggle trying to decide if Dickey or Berra is the best the Yanks ever had. I lean toward Dickey when the numbers are put in perspective by era… I agree with you, I think Dickey gets a slight edge over Yogi. But I wouldn't argue with someone who sees it the other way. |
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Post by inger on Jan 30, 2024 11:51:07 GMT -5
Pinstripe Alley Top 100 Yankees: #9 Bill DickeyArguably the most underrated Yankee ever, Bill Dickey was the backbone of one of the most successful eras in franchise history.
Neighbor of mine is Bill Dickey's nephew. When I first moved to Pueblo West I noticed that there was a Bill Dickey drive off of Pueblo Boulevard as you approach town. Apparently It was the name of a local politician. I was hoping for the “real” Bill Dickey… |
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 30, 2024 11:59:49 GMT -5
Neighbor of mine is Bill Dickey's nephew. When I first moved to Pueblo West I noticed that there was a Bill Dickey drive off of Pueblo Boulevard as you approach town. Apparently It was the name of a local politician. I was hoping for the “real” Bill Dickey… Never know...as I said, apparently the Dickey family is quite large with many branches. If not, I guess Jack Dempsey will be the area's claim to fame. |
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Post by inger on Jan 30, 2024 12:09:58 GMT -5
When I first moved to Pueblo West I noticed that there was a Bill Dickey drive off of Pueblo Boulevard as you approach town. Apparently It was the name of a local politician. I was hoping for the “real” Bill Dickey… Never know...as I said, apparently the Dickey family is quite large with many branches. If not, I guess Jack Dempsey will be the area's claim to fame. The mafiosa playground is well up there too… Ever been to the Dempsey museum? It took me three tries because it’s only open when it’s open… 🤓 |
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Post by inger on Jan 30, 2024 12:14:57 GMT -5
When I first moved to Pueblo West I noticed that there was a Bill Dickey drive off of Pueblo Boulevard as you approach town. Apparently It was the name of a local politician. I was hoping for the “real” Bill Dickey… Never know...as I said, apparently the Dickey family is quite large with many branches. If not, I guess Jack Dempsey will be the area's claim to fame. I just noticed they can lay claim to David Packard. And there’s William Wadsworth Hodgkinson. I have no idea what he did, but with a name like that, it had to be big… There’s a web site that rates fame. Packard got a 5/100 and Hodgy got a 2/100… |
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Post by azbob643 on Jan 30, 2024 12:24:46 GMT -5
Never know...as I said, apparently the Dickey family is quite large with many branches. If not, I guess Jack Dempsey will be the area's claim to fame. I just noticed they can lay claim to David Packard. And there’s William Wadsworth Hodgkinson. I have no idea what he did, but with a name like that, it had to be big… There’s a web site that rates fame. Packard got a 5/100 and Hodgy got a 2/100… Never been to the Demspey museum. I do recall that HP was supposedly started in Packard's garage in Pueblo. Pueblo & Trinidad have well-established Italian immigrant history, including "mob" ties. I believe the Smaldone family in Denver originated and kept strong ties in Trinidad. |
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Post by inger on Jan 30, 2024 12:32:44 GMT -5
I just noticed they can lay claim to David Packard. And there’s William Wadsworth Hodgkinson. I have no idea what he did, but with a name like that, it had to be big… There’s a web site that rates fame. Packard got a 5/100 and Hodgy got a 2/100… Never been to the Demspey museum. I do recall that HP was supposedly started in Packard's garage in Pueblo. Pueblo & Trinidad have well-established Italian immigrant history, including "mob" ties. I believe the Smaldone family in Denver originated and kept strong ties in Trinidad. The story in Pueblo goes that to this day there are catacombs under the streets that mob families use to get around the city without being seen. Apparently the mob needed a place to go for vacations without the constant worry of daddy getting shot, so they established Pueblo as a neutral zone where they agreed to maintain peace… |
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Post by Max on Jan 30, 2024 13:24:52 GMT -5
Pinstripe Alley Top 100 Yankees: #9 Bill DickeyArguably the most underrated Yankee ever, Bill Dickey was the backbone of one of the most successful eras in franchise history.
I still struggle trying to decide if Dickey or Berra is the best the Yanks ever had. I lean toward Dickey when the numbers are put in perspective by era… When I have asked longtime Yankee fans that saw them both play, including my Dad and Uncles, I got the same answer... "It's hard to say, they were both great players." |
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Post by fwclipper51 on Jan 30, 2024 13:47:19 GMT -5
Pinstripe Alley Top 100 Yankees: #10 Andy PettitteA homegrown talent with a left arm to envy, Pettitte offered both reliability and a knack for big playoff moments.
Andy was the modern era money pitcher same as the 1950-1960's Yankees HOF starter Whitey Ford. Clipper |
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