Mickey was a .300 hitter throughout his career -- with power, speed, and a great defense. It was a damn shame he let his career average sink down to .297, or whatever he ended at, by not retiring two or three years earlier.
I was glad that Pedro did not allow his ERA rise over 3.00 before he got out.
Let's just hope he comes out of it 100%. Hate to see anyone, even a rival player, go through something like this. I can still visualize Tony Conigliaro getting hit on the temple. It gives me the shudders.
Toronto is coming on strong. The AL East is going to be a knockdown dragout free-for-all by September. Any one of the five teams can win the division... or end up in last place.
True, that's why Juan Marichal bopped Johnny Roseboro on the bean. Koufax wouldn't throw at him, so Roseboro was whistling the ball by Marichal's ears on his returns to Koufax.
I sometimes think Koufax was smart to just stop at 30 years old
I was glad that Pedro did not allow his ERA rise over 3.00 before he got out.
Who'd have thunk it, Lackey and Dubront are keeping the Red Sox afloat.
Speaking of gloating, btw; my first thought when I checked the scores at 6:30 am (12:30 am Boston time) was: How sweep it is! :-)
ya' know.