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Post by bigjeep on Dec 25, 2023 15:36:49 GMT -5
Merry Christmas everyone. I recently came over from the YES board, so I thought that I should introduce myself. I've been a Yankee fanatic for my whole life (I'm old). My earliest memories are of the great Yankee teams of the late 1950's and early 1960's. I remember listening to the Yanks under the covers at night (so my parents wouldn't know that I wasn't sleeping) on my transistor radio. The Mick will always be my sports idol. I watched Yogi, Howard, Blanchard, Kubeck, Richardson, Peppitone, Clete, Maris, Mantle, Blanchard, Tresh, etc., etc...., on WPIX and occasionally at the stadium. My loyality never wavered, even through the bad years (yes, there were more than I'd like to remember). Although I usually just "lurked" every day, I have contributed when it seemed necessary. I look forward to becoming part of this community, even if I'm not contributing every day. Oburg Bob I go back to the last couple years of Joe Demaggio! I remember when Mantle messed his knee up in the drainage hole in the outfield! But the strange thing is, I was a Yankee hater! Giant fan even when they left for San Fran! Willie Mays was my Hero! But when he retired and the Yankees hit rock bottom, I climbed aboard! My has the game changed for the worse! Dodgers paying two players a combined value of 1 Billion dollars while San Diago borrows money from a Bank to pay their players! Changing the rules is not going to help! Anyway, welcome aboard! |
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Post by inger on Dec 25, 2023 17:12:34 GMT -5
Merry Christmas everyone. I recently came over from the YES board, so I thought that I should introduce myself. I've been a Yankee fanatic for my whole life (I'm old). My earliest memories are of the great Yankee teams of the late 1950's and early 1960's. I remember listening to the Yanks under the covers at night (so my parents wouldn't know that I wasn't sleeping) on my transistor radio. The Mick will always be my sports idol. I watched Yogi, Howard, Blanchard, Kubeck, Richardson, Peppitone, Clete, Maris, Mantle, Blanchard, Tresh, etc., etc...., on WPIX and occasionally at the stadium. My loyality never wavered, even through the bad years (yes, there were more than I'd like to remember). Although I usually just "lurked" every day, I have contributed when it seemed necessary. I look forward to becoming part of this community, even if I'm not contributing every day. Oburg Bob I go back to the last couple years of Joe Demaggio! I remember when Mantle messed his knee up in the drainage hole in the outfield! But the strange thing is, I was a Yankee hater! Giant fan even when they left for San Fran! Willie Mays was my Hero! But when he retired and the Yankees hit rock bottom, I climbed aboard! My has the game changed for the worse! Dodgers paying two players a combined value of 1 Billion dollars while San Diago borrows money from a Bank to pay their players! Changing the rules is not going to help! Anyway, welcome aboard! BigJeep. You too will be a wealth of information for us. I look forward to all of us picking your brain… |
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Post by bigjeep on Dec 25, 2023 20:33:43 GMT -5
I go back to the last couple years of Joe Demaggio! I remember when Mantle messed his knee up in the drainage hole in the outfield! But the strange thing is, I was a Yankee hater! Giant fan even when they left for San Fran! Willie Mays was my Hero! But when he retired and the Yankees hit rock bottom, I climbed aboard! My has the game changed for the worse! Dodgers paying two players a combined value of 1 Billion dollars while San Diago borrows money from a Bank to pay their players! Changing the rules is not going to help! Anyway, welcome aboard! BigJeep. You too will be a wealth of information for us. I look forward to all of us picking your brain… I have to warn you! I love stirring the pot and  |
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Post by inger on Dec 25, 2023 20:47:47 GMT -5
BigJeep. You too will be a wealth of information for us. I look forward to all of us picking your brain… I have to warn you! I love stirring the pot and Stir to you heart’s content and beat that SOB as much as you dare… |
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Post by pippsheadache on Dec 26, 2023 12:20:44 GMT -5
Merry Christmas everyone. I recently came over from the YES board, so I thought that I should introduce myself. I've been a Yankee fanatic for my whole life (I'm old). My earliest memories are of the great Yankee teams of the late 1950's and early 1960's. I remember listening to the Yanks under the covers at night (so my parents wouldn't know that I wasn't sleeping) on my transistor radio. The Mick will always be my sports idol. I watched Yogi, Howard, Blanchard, Kubeck, Richardson, Peppitone, Clete, Maris, Mantle, Blanchard, Tresh, etc., etc...., on WPIX and occasionally at the stadium. My loyality never wavered, even through the bad years (yes, there were more than I'd like to remember). Although I usually just "lurked" every day, I have contributed when it seemed necessary. I look forward to becoming part of this community, even if I'm not contributing every day. Oburg Bob Hey Bob -- let me add my welcome. I think we're coming from pretty close to the same place on the calendar -- guys on the Yanks I remember at the tail-end of their careers include Jerry Coleman, Enos Slaughter, Tommy Byrne, Murray Dickson -- Kubek as a promising young rookie, latter years of McDougald and Moose and Bauer (and Casey) -- yeah Tresh showing so much ability early on -- Billy Short as "The Next Whitey Ford" and Roger Repoz as "The Next Mickey Mantle." I don't know why a Silvertone Six Transistor under the covers with a single plastic earpiece seems so much more pleasurable than being able to watch pretty much every team every night on a reasonably-priced TV package, but it does. All we knew, I guess. Do drop in often. We have our own grizzled veterans coterie around here and we like to resuscitate those thrilling days of yesteryear. Is that Oburg as in Orangeburg SC? |
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Post by inger on Dec 26, 2023 12:42:39 GMT -5
Merry Christmas everyone. I recently came over from the YES board, so I thought that I should introduce myself. I've been a Yankee fanatic for my whole life (I'm old). My earliest memories are of the great Yankee teams of the late 1950's and early 1960's. I remember listening to the Yanks under the covers at night (so my parents wouldn't know that I wasn't sleeping) on my transistor radio. The Mick will always be my sports idol. I watched Yogi, Howard, Blanchard, Kubeck, Richardson, Peppitone, Clete, Maris, Mantle, Blanchard, Tresh, etc., etc...., on WPIX and occasionally at the stadium. My loyality never wavered, even through the bad years (yes, there were more than I'd like to remember). Although I usually just "lurked" every day, I have contributed when it seemed necessary. I look forward to becoming part of this community, even if I'm not contributing every day. Oburg Bob Hey Bob -- let me add my welcome. I think we're coming from pretty close to the same place on the calendar -- guys on the Yanks I remember at the tail-end of their careers include Jerry Coleman, Enos Slaughter, Tommy Byrne, Murray Dickson -- Kubek as a promising young rookie, latter years of McDougald and Moose and Bauer (and Casey) -- yeah Tresh showing so much ability early on -- Billy Short as "The Next Whitey Ford" and Roger Repoz as "The Next Mickey Mantle." I don't know why a Silvertone Six Transistor under the covers with a single plastic earpiece seems so much more pleasurable than being able to watch pretty much every team every night on a reasonably-priced TV package, but it does. All we knew, I guess. Do drop in often. We have our own grizzled veterans coterie around here and we like to resuscitate those thrilling days of yesteryear. Is that Oburg as in Orangeburg SC? I hate to brag, but my transistor was/is a Motorola. I still have it and it still works. The antenna was broken off many years ago, but I don’t know if it did anything anyway… |
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Post by pippsheadache on Dec 26, 2023 13:16:34 GMT -5
Hey Bob -- let me add my welcome. I think we're coming from pretty close to the same place on the calendar -- guys on the Yanks I remember at the tail-end of their careers include Jerry Coleman, Enos Slaughter, Tommy Byrne, Murray Dickson -- Kubek as a promising young rookie, latter years of McDougald and Moose and Bauer (and Casey) -- yeah Tresh showing so much ability early on -- Billy Short as "The Next Whitey Ford" and Roger Repoz as "The Next Mickey Mantle." I don't know why a Silvertone Six Transistor under the covers with a single plastic earpiece seems so much more pleasurable than being able to watch pretty much every team every night on a reasonably-priced TV package, but it does. All we knew, I guess. Do drop in often. We have our own grizzled veterans coterie around here and we like to resuscitate those thrilling days of yesteryear. Is that Oburg as in Orangeburg SC? I hate to brag, but my transistor was/is a Motorola. I still have it and it still works. The antenna was broken off many years ago, but I don’t know if it did anything anyway… I always knew that you were a pampered rich boy Inger.  Just pulling your antenna. And the antenna is really designed for FM reception. We didn't need any stinking FM back in the early to mid 60s. Actually my transistor radio after the Silvertone was a Motorola. Not the pocket job in the faux-suede case, but a red and silver number about the size of a laptop. Was that your model as well? |
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Post by rizzuto on Dec 26, 2023 13:33:28 GMT -5
Hey Bob -- let me add my welcome. I think we're coming from pretty close to the same place on the calendar -- guys on the Yanks I remember at the tail-end of their careers include Jerry Coleman, Enos Slaughter, Tommy Byrne, Murray Dickson -- Kubek as a promising young rookie, latter years of McDougald and Moose and Bauer (and Casey) -- yeah Tresh showing so much ability early on -- Billy Short as "The Next Whitey Ford" and Roger Repoz as "The Next Mickey Mantle." I don't know why a Silvertone Six Transistor under the covers with a single plastic earpiece seems so much more pleasurable than being able to watch pretty much every team every night on a reasonably-priced TV package, but it does. All we knew, I guess. Do drop in often. We have our own grizzled veterans coterie around here and we like to resuscitate those thrilling days of yesteryear. Is that Oburg as in Orangeburg SC? I hate to brag, but my transistor was/is a Motorola. I still have it and it still works. The antenna was broken off many years ago, but I don’t know if it did anything anyway… My transistor radio was a facsimile of a gas pump from Shell. We probably received it as a promotional free gift for some reason. Not sure the brand was advertised but Philco rings a bell. It worked great and the antenna was broken, too, before it was passed down to me. It kept me company mowing the grass for six hours every weekend, relaxing in the hammock, and late at night under the covers. That one little white earpiece seemed like high tech growing up in the sticks of south Louisiana. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Dec 26, 2023 13:46:52 GMT -5
I hate to brag, but my transistor was/is a Motorola. I still have it and it still works. The antenna was broken off many years ago, but I don’t know if it did anything anyway… My transistor radio was a facsimile of a gas pump from Shell. We probably received it as a promotional free gift for some reason. Not sure the brand was advertised but Philco rings a bell. It worked great and the antenna was broken, too, before it was passed down to me. It kept me company mowing the grass for six hours every weekend, relaxing in the hammock, and late at night under the covers. That one little white earpiece seemed like high tech growing up in the sticks of south Louisiana. Philco made good stuff. Ah, the hammock. Do people still use those? I actually don't know. I see it in the Hi and Lois comic strip, but I'm not sure that is an accurate reflection of contemporary life. |
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Post by gottagotomo on Dec 26, 2023 15:10:18 GMT -5
Thank you
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Post by gottagotomo on Dec 26, 2023 15:16:38 GMT -5
Hello ... GottaGoToMo here ... thanks Awesome! This makes my day! Thanks bomber glad to see you here. Hope you had a nice Christmas and Happy New Year. |
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Post by bruner4329 on Dec 26, 2023 15:42:54 GMT -5
Awesome! This makes my day! Thanks bomber glad to see you here. Hope you had a nice Christmas and Happy New Year. Welcome to another YES Board Alumni. It would be nice to recruit a couple of others like Lauren and New. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Dec 26, 2023 15:49:55 GMT -5
Thanks bomber glad to see you here. Hope you had a nice Christmas and Happy New Year. Welcome to another YES Board Alumni. It would be nice to recruit a couple of others like Lauren and New. Welcome to all of you. Your alumni association has already contributed greatly to this board. |
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Post by inger on Dec 26, 2023 16:52:17 GMT -5
I hate to brag, but my transistor was/is a Motorola. I still have it and it still works. The antenna was broken off many years ago, but I don’t know if it did anything anyway… I always knew that you were a pampered rich boy Inger. Just pulling your antenna. And the antenna is really designed for FM reception. We didn't need any stinking FM back in the early to mid 60s. Actually my transistor radio after the Silvertone was a Motorola. Not the pocket job in the faux-suede case, but a red and silver number about the size of a laptop. Was that your model as well? Black and silver. Bought with my own bottle collecting and weed pulling money…probably something like $10? Maybe be $5? I don’t know. Lots of baseball card money… |
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Post by inger on Dec 26, 2023 16:54:14 GMT -5
My transistor radio was a facsimile of a gas pump from Shell. We probably received it as a promotional free gift for some reason. Not sure the brand was advertised but Philco rings a bell. It worked great and the antenna was broken, too, before it was passed down to me. It kept me company mowing the grass for six hours every weekend, relaxing in the hammock, and late at night under the covers. That one little white earpiece seemed like high tech growing up in the sticks of south Louisiana. Philco made good stuff. Ah, the hammock. Do people still use those? I actually don't know. I see it in the Hi and Lois comic strip, but I'm not sure that is an accurate reflection of contemporary life. I have a hammock on a frame on my patio. Love it, though I put the canvas away for winter in a tote I use for a make shift deck box. |
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Just pulling your antenna. And the antenna is really designed for FM reception. We didn't need any stinking FM back in the early to mid 60s.
