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Post by inger on Feb 16, 2020 1:50:02 GMT -5
Always kind of dread seeing this thread light up. Indeed way too young, certainly far more to do with his life to leave now.
Tony spent one year with the Yanks, a season in which at 33, he was quickly sliding downhill toward the end of his career. Then only 33. There was this player who once had lightning speed on the bases and was one of the rangiest short stops in the game with a .300 bat, and he once even hit a sassy 17 league-leading triples. Prior to becoming a Yankee his base stealing skill had even slipped to 20 successes and 20 failures in a season.
Somehow it seems that Fernandez was able to get his fingers looped around the brass ring a few times, only to find that ring to become elusive as his baseball career wound down.
I suspect rather strongly that there was more to the story that led to Tony’s death. Maybe I’m wrong, but my spider senses indicate drug abuse and other possible contributing factors.
Sometimes we die with glory and dignity. Sometimes, it seems that there is a downward slope.
Yep. RIP. To Tony. To his family...
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Post by chiyankee on Feb 26, 2020 15:59:28 GMT -5
RIP to author and ship raiser Clive Cussler. I was a big fan of some of his older Dirk Pitt novels.
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Post by inger on Feb 26, 2020 16:38:25 GMT -5
RIP to author and ship raiser Clive Cussler. I was a big fan of some of his older Dirk Pitt novels. At least when an artist passes, he leaves something behind to enjoy. We always wonder what was left inside them to give that we’ll never know of... |
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Post by desousa on Feb 26, 2020 17:24:00 GMT -5
RIP to author and ship raiser Clive Cussler. I was a big fan of some of his older Dirk Pitt novels. Sorry to hear. I read a bunch of his books in the 80's (I think). Dirk Pitt was a pretty cool guy. |
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Post by rizzuto on Feb 26, 2020 22:21:04 GMT -5
RIP to author and ship raiser Clive Cussler. I was a big fan of some of his older Dirk Pitt novels. Sorry to hear. I read a bunch of his books in the 80's (I think). Dirk Pitt was a pretty cool guy. I knew the name but have not read anything he’s written. Anything you’d recommend? |
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Post by desousa on Feb 27, 2020 6:35:12 GMT -5
Sorry to hear. I read a bunch of his books in the 80's (I think). Dirk Pitt was a pretty cool guy. I knew the name but have not read anything he’s written. Anything you’d recommend? It's a series, so I would start with the beginning. The Mediterranean Caper, Iceberg and Raise the Titanic are the first three. Pitt is an ex-fighter pilot from the Viet Nam War who is now a marine engineer in charge of the National Underwater and Marine Agency. Somehow he meets a lot of bad guys while researching underwater shipwrecks. He also has different really cool cars in most of the books. |
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Post by chiyankee on Feb 27, 2020 9:23:52 GMT -5
I knew the name but have not read anything he’s written. Anything you’d recommend? It's a series, so I would start with the beginning. The Mediterranean Caper, Iceberg and Raise the Titanic are the first three. Pitt is an ex-fighter pilot from the Viet Nam War who is now a marine engineer in charge of the National Underwater and Marine Agency. Somehow he meets a lot of bad guys while researching underwater shipwrecks. He also has different really cool cars in most of the books. That's a great write up by desousa on the Dirk Pitt series. Pitt is like a underwater Indiana Jones and he is co-workers are in every book. It's probably best to start at the beginning of the series, although The Mediterranean Caper is written in a different style and is not like the rest of the series. The series is at its best, starting with Raise the Titanic, Vixen 03 (the first one I ever read), Night Probe and so on. |
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Post by inger on Feb 27, 2020 11:44:49 GMT -5
The Legacy of a Genius, Karl1958:
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I had never heard of any of this. I’d love to say I’m going to sit down and read the entire series, but that’s most likely not going to happen due to my schedule and priorities. It does allow me to check the Wiki and such to give me a bit of background knowledge and even conversational knowledge should the subject arise as I’m out and about.
I’m wondering if Dirk might have been an inspiration for the old “Sea Hunt” TV series starring Lloyd Bridges...
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Post by noetsi on Feb 27, 2020 12:51:30 GMT -5
Sea Hunt was from 1958 to 1961.
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Post by inger on Feb 27, 2020 12:56:47 GMT -5
Sea Hunt was from 1958 to 1961. Got to watch Wapner. Wapner’s on at 6:00...Get my T-shirts at K-Mart... |
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Post by sierchio on Feb 27, 2020 13:33:00 GMT -5
RIP: The balls that Wade and Frazier hit
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Post by chiyankee on Feb 27, 2020 14:07:21 GMT -5
RIP: The balls that Wade and Frazier hit |
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Post by inger on Feb 27, 2020 14:32:27 GMT -5
When Zack Granite hit his “double”, Choi looked like a matador waving the soft bouncer down the line...
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Post by inger on Feb 27, 2020 14:39:55 GMT -5
Clarke Schmidt showing off his slide piece today...
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Post by chiyankee on Feb 27, 2020 14:51:44 GMT -5
When Zack Granite hit his “double”, Choi looked like a matador waving the soft bouncer down the line... Zack Granite sounds more like a football player than baseball. |
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