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Post by pippsheadache on Sept 27, 2021 5:08:00 GMT -5
I was fortunate to see Mantle bat. The whole world came to a stop. The Stanton we've seen the past two months looks like the Stanton who played in Miami. Long before we could have imagined him playing for the Yankees, I would stop at a Marlins telecast if he was coming up. He was a must-watch hitter. Like watching Nolan Ryan pitch, I always felt I might see something amazing. Yeah, these homers he's been crushing give you some idea of how Mantle hit them. Almost speechless. Sure, Stanton did well in his first season with the Yankees, but I didn't think we'd ever see this version of him. |
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Post by kaybli on Sept 27, 2021 8:29:27 GMT -5
Lol I hope he didn't shut it off Nope, I did see it, but stopped posting because we have houseguests coming today and there were some last-minute issues I needed to take care of. Of course they were last-minute because I neglected to take care of them earlier in the day! The husband half of this duo played at the AAA level in both the Houston and Atlanta organizations, but never got even the proverbial cup of coffee in the majors. But lots of cool stories! Glad you saw it pipps! Have fun with the guests! That’s cool he played in AAA! |
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Post by pippsheadache on Sept 27, 2021 8:48:53 GMT -5
Nope, I did see it, but stopped posting because we have houseguests coming today and there were some last-minute issues I needed to take care of. Of course they were last-minute because I neglected to take care of them earlier in the day! The husband half of this duo played at the AAA level in both the Houston and Atlanta organizations, but never got even the proverbial cup of coffee in the majors. But lots of cool stories! Glad you saw it pipps! Have fun with the guests! That’s cool he played in AAA! Thanks Kaybli. He's a good guy. Primarily a first baseman, he was first blocked in Houston's system by Glenn Davis and then by Bob Horner in Atlanta. He played on the same high school team with Clint Hurdle in Florida and the year after Hurdle graduated he broke his school home run record. Hurdle was a much more sought-after commodity than our friend, almost a Bryce Harper type coming out of high school. Our friend later turned to catching to try to enhance his shot at the majors, but it never panned out. He did get to catch both Glavine and Smoltz and was teammates with David Justice. He got hitting instructions from Hank Aaron and played for Bobby Cox in Spring Training. So he has no regrets and considers the whole experience a blessing. Even though he never played an inning in the majors and left baseball over 30 years ago, every few weeks he gets autograph requests from fanatic collectors! He doesn't get it at all, but he does humor them. |
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Post by kaybli on Sept 27, 2021 9:14:41 GMT -5
Glad you saw it pipps! Have fun with the guests! That’s cool he played in AAA! Thanks Kaybli. He's a good guy. Primarily a first baseman, he was first blocked in Houston's system by Glenn Davis and then by Bob Horner in Atlanta. He played on the same high school team with Clint Hurdle in Florida and the year after Hurdle graduated he broke his school home run record. Hurdle was a much more sought-after commodity than our friend, almost a Bryce Harper type coming out of high school. Our friend later turned to catching to try to enhance his shot at the majors, but it never panned out. He did get to catch both Glavine and Smoltz and was teammates with David Justice. He got hitting instructions from Hank Aaron and played for Bobby Cox in Spring Training. So he has no regrets and considers the whole experience a blessing. Even though he never played an inning in the majors and left baseball over 30 years ago, every few weeks he gets autograph requests from fanatic collectors! He doesn't get it at all, but he does humor them. Wow he caught Glavine and Smoltz? And he got hitting tips from Hank Aaron? Amazing! He must have a million good stories. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Sept 27, 2021 9:25:54 GMT -5
Thanks Kaybli. He's a good guy. Primarily a first baseman, he was first blocked in Houston's system by Glenn Davis and then by Bob Horner in Atlanta. He played on the same high school team with Clint Hurdle in Florida and the year after Hurdle graduated he broke his school home run record. Hurdle was a much more sought-after commodity than our friend, almost a Bryce Harper type coming out of high school. Our friend later turned to catching to try to enhance his shot at the majors, but it never panned out. He did get to catch both Glavine and Smoltz and was teammates with David Justice. He got hitting instructions from Hank Aaron and played for Bobby Cox in Spring Training. So he has no regrets and considers the whole experience a blessing. Even though he never played an inning in the majors and left baseball over 30 years ago, every few weeks he gets autograph requests from fanatic collectors! He doesn't get it at all, but he does humor them. Wow he caught Glavine and Smoltz? And he got hitting tips from Hank Aaron? Amazing! He must have a million good stories. He does, but you have to kind of drag them out of him. Once he gets rolling, it's fun. He has very little negative to say about anybody. Although I can tell he is more sparing of praise for Hurdle! Must be a high school thing. He was in awe of Aaron, as who wouldn't be. I'll pump him on Glavine and Smoltz a bit and see what I can come up with. He still has contact with Smoltz. Not sure about Glavine and some of the others. |
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Post by kaybli on Sept 27, 2021 9:33:25 GMT -5
Wow he caught Glavine and Smoltz? And he got hitting tips from Hank Aaron? Amazing! He must have a million good stories. He does, but you have to kind of drag them out of him. Once he gets rolling, it's fun. He has very little negative to say about anybody. Although I can tell he is more sparing of praise for Hurdle! Must be a high school thing. He was in awe of Aaron, as who wouldn't be. I'll pump him on Glavine and Smoltz a bit and see what I can come up with. He still has contact with Smoltz. Not sure about Glavine and some of the others. Tell him to tell Smoltz he's a terrible announcer!  |
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Post by pippsheadache on Sept 27, 2021 10:02:47 GMT -5
He does, but you have to kind of drag them out of him. Once he gets rolling, it's fun. He has very little negative to say about anybody. Although I can tell he is more sparing of praise for Hurdle! Must be a high school thing. He was in awe of Aaron, as who wouldn't be. I'll pump him on Glavine and Smoltz a bit and see what I can come up with. He still has contact with Smoltz. Not sure about Glavine and some of the others. Tell him to tell Smoltz he's a terrible announcer! I'll do what I can. Plus Smoltz is one more Yankee-hating media guy. Maybe I can get him to give me Smoltz's contact info and we can troll him. |
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Post by kaybli on Sept 27, 2021 10:04:04 GMT -5
Tell him to tell Smoltz he's a terrible announcer! I'll do what I can. Plus Smoltz is one more Yankee-hating media guy. Maybe I can get him to give me Smoltz's contact info and we can troll him.  |
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Post by rizzuto on Sept 27, 2021 10:24:42 GMT -5
Glad you saw it pipps! Have fun with the guests! That’s cool he played in AAA! Thanks Kaybli. He's a good guy. Primarily a first baseman, he was first blocked in Houston's system by Glenn Davis and then by Bob Horner in Atlanta. He played on the same high school team with Clint Hurdle in Florida and the year after Hurdle graduated he broke his school home run record. Hurdle was a much more sought-after commodity than our friend, almost a Bryce Harper type coming out of high school. Our friend later turned to catching to try to enhance his shot at the majors, but it never panned out. He did get to catch both Glavine and Smoltz and was teammates with David Justice. He got hitting instructions from Hank Aaron and played for Bobby Cox in Spring Training. So he has no regrets and considers the whole experience a blessing. Even though he never played an inning in the majors and left baseball over 30 years ago, every few weeks he gets autograph requests from fanatic collectors! He doesn't get it at all, but he does humor them. As Jerry Jeff Walker sang, “Life is mostly attitude and timing.” Your friend could have played first base for the Yankees this season and other seasons where we threw Chris Carter et al at the position. I can imagine being blocked by the likes of Derek Jeter or Cal Ripken. Sometimes the only thing missing from true success is the right opportunity. Wonderful that he has no regrets, or as some tattoos read, “No regerts.” |
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Post by pippsheadache on Sept 27, 2021 11:21:13 GMT -5
Thanks Kaybli. He's a good guy. Primarily a first baseman, he was first blocked in Houston's system by Glenn Davis and then by Bob Horner in Atlanta. He played on the same high school team with Clint Hurdle in Florida and the year after Hurdle graduated he broke his school home run record. Hurdle was a much more sought-after commodity than our friend, almost a Bryce Harper type coming out of high school. Our friend later turned to catching to try to enhance his shot at the majors, but it never panned out. He did get to catch both Glavine and Smoltz and was teammates with David Justice. He got hitting instructions from Hank Aaron and played for Bobby Cox in Spring Training. So he has no regrets and considers the whole experience a blessing. Even though he never played an inning in the majors and left baseball over 30 years ago, every few weeks he gets autograph requests from fanatic collectors! He doesn't get it at all, but he does humor them. As Jerry Jeff Walker sang, “Life is mostly attitude and timing.” Your friend could have played first base for the Yankees this season and other seasons where we threw Chris Carter et al at the position. I can imagine being blocked by the likes of Derek Jeter or Cal Ripken. Sometimes the only thing missing from true success is the right opportunity. Wonderful that he has no regrets, or as some tattoos read, “No regerts.” No regerts,love it. I'm sure you are familiar with the supposedly misheard lyrics of "Purple Haze" coming out as "Scuse me while I kiss this guy." There are entire websites devoted to this. Yeah, unless you are Derek Jeter or Cal Ripken or a very small percentage of other players, there is always someone in the organization better than you. When you are stuck behind an All Star not much older than you, it's tough to break through. AAA may only be one step below the show, but even from that level most never make it in the majors. Something Kennesaw Landis doesn't get much credit for was opening up the minor leagues so that teams (specifically the Cardinals of the 1930s with their vast farm system) couldn't just stockpile players who might be major league material for a different team and keep them buried in the bushes. He was an attention-loving autocrat, but he really did help a lot of minor league players. |
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Post by inger on Sept 27, 2021 13:12:48 GMT -5
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The lady plays an educated ax. I could listen to her all day… not hard on the eyes, either… |
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Post by inger on Sept 28, 2021 9:23:11 GMT -5
Sweet Caroline (Red Sox Lament)… quote author=" inger" source="/post/124816/thread" timestamp="1632838924"]Where it began, I can't begin to knowing But then I know it's growing strong We win in the spring And spring became the summer Who'd have believed we start to lose Bats. Missing balls. Striking out, me and you , even him Sweet Caroline Good times never seemed so good I've been inclined To believe they never would But now I Look at the night games. The Yanks They always win then Even when they’re playing two And when I hurt It’s cause the Yankees beat us How can I heal when getting swept One, after one Losing games, in the standings, every day Sweet Caroline Good times never seemed so good I've been inclined To believe they never would Oh no, no Sweet Caroline Good times never seemed so good Sweet Caroline I believe they never could (They didn’t) Good times never stayed that good[/quote] |
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