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I started this thread because I wanted to share this clip and found it amusing. Did any of us know this happened? I did not. In 1974 I was a little too young.
Here is the video clip. (now say it with your Sean Connery voice)
That’s baseball… the Chicago way!
It was May 1974. The Texas Rangers were hosting the Cleveland Indians. Bob Johnson was the pitcher and he had just thrown behind Randle one pitch earlier.
Home Plate Umpire Dave Phillips ruled Randle out despite Johnson never having actually tagged him. According to the link below, Randle interfered “with a fielder entitled to field a batted ball”.
It can be found by searching on — Lenny Randle bunt Bob Johnson
Looked like an A-Rod move.
That was a great clip, and thanks for sharing!
Watching MLB always makes me nostalgic for a simpler, pastoral bygone era, unlike other sports, even those with long histories. It’s a slow-paced game with just enough outbursts of excitement to keep you engaged. It’s as much a thinking game as a physical one. Even watching from home, I smell the roasted peanuts, hear “hot dogs, get yer hotdogs!”, and see sepia-tone flashbacks of Babe Ruth and Micky Mantle slamming home runs, and Ty Cobb spiking players (even if those stories were overblown). It brings back vivid memories of playing in little league, and neighbors backyards as a kid (I still have my baseball glove from 6 decades ago). It makes me long to watch the Phillies playing on TV and at Connie Mack Stadium with my dad once again. Bittersweet memories. I like baseball.
Minor league manager Phil Wellman’s epic tirade:
Dave Kingman’s fly ball that never came down:
One of the oddest men to ever take the mound, Mark “the Bird” Fidrych:
Fidrych was fun to watch.
In recent rumors: Eric Karros predicts that Shohei Ohtani will be traded to the San Francisco Giants.
I can dream, can’t I? But who would the Giants have to give up? That could be painful.
Seat Cushion Night in St. Louis.
Tom Herr, who would hit only two home runs the entire season, smacked a walk-off grand slam on the night the Cardinals happened to be giving away souvenir seat cushions. The fans had tipped their intentions with a celebration in the 6th inning, but Herr’s heroics triggered a blizzard of seat cushions sailing on to the field as he circled the bases.
I know I’ve posted this before, but this is still the most amazing defensive play I’ve ever seen.
Watch it here: KC@SEA: Bo Jackson's cannon gets Reynolds at home - YouTube
Harold Reynolds, known for his speed, could not believe that Bo could throw him out. He didn’t believe it!
He talked about it later. Bo was fantastic!