Satchel Paige. Poetry in motion.
An awesome photo of Trevor Hoffman warming up for the San Diego Padres. I’m still bitter that he no longer wears a Friars uniform. Let’s just say I do not like Sandy Alderson.
Duke Snider, Willie Mays, and Stan Musial.
The 1934 Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues.
RIP Buck O’Neil. May the powers that be in baseball wake up one day and give you the recognition that you deserve.
During his 22 season Hall f Fame career, Willie McCovey played with the San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres and Oakland A’s.
Gaylord Perry spent the 1978 and 1979 seasons with the San Diego Padres. He won the NL Cy Young award 1978 when he went 21–6 with a 2.71 ERA while pitching 260.2 innings.
The 1982 All-Star game was hosted in Montreal where 5 Expos were included on the NL roster. From L to R: Gary Carter, Andre Dawson, Steve Rogers, Tim Raines, and Al Oliver. Those are some serious studs to have on your team however Montreal only finished 3rd in their division that year that season with a 86 – 76 record.
1 month before his death 1n 1975 The “Old Professor” Casey Stengel managed an Old Timers game at Dodger Stadum.
The 1936 Negro League All-Star “East-West” game in Chicago Illinois at Comiskey Park. What I would give to been able to witness this. Seriously so awesome.
Incredible photo of Babe Ruth in 1921. This photo has “bad-ass” written all over it.
2 of My favorite players to wear the New York Yankees pinstripes: Roger Maris and Jim Bouton.
Cool Papa Bell sliding into third base in 1932 as a member of the Homestead Grays. Bell is usually included in discussions regarding the fastest players in baseball history. Bell retired with a lifetime batting average of .337 during 28 seasons in the Negro Leagues and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.
Buck O’Neil is Baseball.
In 1986 Bo Jackson played 53 games with the Memphis Chicks, the AA affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. He was called up to the big leagues later in the season and made his Major League debut on September 2nd, 1986 going 1 for 3 against future Hall of Famer Steve Carlton of the Chicago White Sox.
Some more Satchel Paige quotes I came across. Enjoy!:
“Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.”
“I ain’t ever had a job, I just always played baseball.”
“I don’t generally like running. I believe in training by rising gently up and down from the bench.”
“I never rush myself. See, they can’t start the game without me.”
“I use my single windup, my double windup, my triple windup, my hesitation windup, my no windup. I also use my step-n-pitch-it, my submariner, my sidearmer and my bat dodger. Man’s got to do what he’s got to do.”
“If a man can beat you, walk him.”
“It’s funny what a few no-hitters do for a body.”
“My feet ain’t got nothing to do with my nickname, but when folks get it in their heads that a feller’s got big feet, soon the feet start looking big.”
“One time I snuck a ball on with me and when I went to winding up, I threw one of them balls to first and one to second. I was so smooth I picked off both runners and fanned the batter without that ump or the other team even knowing it.”
“The only change is that baseball has turned Paige from a second class citizen to a second class immortal.”
“There never was a man on earth who pitched as much as me. But the more I pitched, the stronger my arm would get.”
“When a batter swings and I see his knees move, I can tell just what his weaknesses are then I just put the ball where I know he can’t hit it.”
“Ain’t no man can avoid being born average, but there ain’t no man got to be common.”
“I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I would toss one that ain’t never been seen by this generation.”
“Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don’t move.”
“They said I was the greatest pitcher they ever saw…I couldn’t understand why they couldn’t give me no justice.”
“Don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.”
“How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?”
“Money and women. They’re two of the strongest things in the world. The things you do for a woman you wouldn’t do for anything else. Same with money.”
“Work like you don’t need the money. Love like you’ve never been hurt. Dance like nobody’s watching.”
“You win a few, you lose a few. Some get rained out. But you got to dress for all of them.”
“My pitching philosophy is simple; you gotta keep the ball off the fat part of the bat.”
“I never had a job. I always played baseball.”
“Mother always told me, if you tell a lie, always rehearse it. If it don’t sound good to you, it won’t sound good to no one else.”
September 1st, 2010. Nyger Morgan of the Nationals getting clotheslined by Gaby Sanchez of the Marlins after Morgan charged the mound after pitcher Chris Volstad.
Doc, Strawberry and Iron Mike fooling around in New York. You think these 3 dudes partied together that night?
A great photo of Jim Bouton of the New York Yankees in action.
Curt Flood, Manager Ted Williams, and Denny Mclain of the Washington Senators in 1971.
ninety feet of perfection. 