Thanks for the Bill White mention; the man put together a great all-around baseball career, but those of us who were Yankee fans in the '70's/'80's tuning into WPIX 11 will always love him most for being the wise, patient and eminently listenable antidote to Phil Rizzuto's friendly lunacy. And Lou Brock was also a fine gent . . . and I believe he invented and patented the 'Brock-a-brella'; a nifty hands-free umbrella that fit like a hat on your head! Why didn't that take off? Are there other great inventors among our baseball heroes?
73 Topps Graig Nettles. Right after the big home run swing though it’s unclear if he missed and the ball is nestled in the catcher’s mitt, he nubbed a grounder over to short or he popped it over the short porch in right. But the best part is Nettles appears to be wearing the rare light blue, non-pinstriped home Yankee uniform. This card must be savored
Two cards, which resulted from horrible one sided trades, that changed the histories for two franchises: 1973 Carlton ( sent to Phils for Rick Wise-even more essential to their success than Morgan to Reds in my estimation, ( with Lefty they had no chance in 1980) and in reverse, 1983-85 Ryne Sandberg to Cubbies for, hard to believe, Ivan DeJesus ( Bowa was thrown in too)
Thanks for the Bill White mention; the man put together a great all-around baseball career, but those of us who were Yankee fans in the '70's/'80's tuning into WPIX 11 will always love him most for being the wise, patient and eminently listenable antidote to Phil Rizzuto's friendly lunacy. And Lou Brock was also a fine gent . . . and I believe he invented and patented the 'Brock-a-brella'; a nifty hands-free umbrella that fit like a hat on your head! Why didn't that take off? Are there other great inventors among our baseball heroes?
73 Topps Graig Nettles. Right after the big home run swing though it’s unclear if he missed and the ball is nestled in the catcher’s mitt, he nubbed a grounder over to short or he popped it over the short porch in right. But the best part is Nettles appears to be wearing the rare light blue, non-pinstriped home Yankee uniform. This card must be savored
Two cards, which resulted from horrible one sided trades, that changed the histories for two franchises: 1973 Carlton ( sent to Phils for Rick Wise-even more essential to their success than Morgan to Reds in my estimation, ( with Lefty they had no chance in 1980) and in reverse, 1983-85 Ryne Sandberg to Cubbies for, hard to believe, Ivan DeJesus ( Bowa was thrown in too)