Posted on 08/25/2015 8:58:34 PM PDT by Michael.SF.
It was a brawl that forever defined one of sports' fiercest rivalries, with an ugliness that offered a new and frightening definition of sports violence.
Yet, 50 years later, the most enduring memory of baseball's most famous fight is that it did not define the men.
Monday marks the 13th anniversary of a far more powerful moment, one occurring at Roseboro's funeral, when, in a hall filled with old Dodgers, an old Giant suddenly walked to the lectern.
It was Marichal, who wanted to say goodbye, and thank you.
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I agree.
I still haven’t forgiven my cousin for telling me the end to Star Wars when i was eight!!!
I’ll take that to my grave!!
I couldn’t stand Barry either. His dad Bobby though was great.
He also had a great arm. I saw him throw a ball from the right field foul pole at Dodger stadium to make a play at the plate.
The ball landed 10-12 rows up on the lower level as he over shot the catcher.
Kewel!
I agree.
That is a throw all right.
My dad took me to a Dodger game at the LA Coliseum. It wasn’t meant for baseball. There was a fifty foot or more netted fence in left field maybe less than 280 feet from home plate.
Howard hit a lined shot like a cannon ball that just cleared the third baseman’s head. He had froze. The ball rose barely three feet more to slam into the netting at the left field fence.
The one and only big league game I went to Willie Mays and Bobby Bonds both hit home runs. Gaylord Perry was pitching.
I was in little league at the time. There was an old guy in the small town I was from that took a couple of kids to a game every game until every kid on the team went. Rode the greyhound bus from Orick to San Francisco.
I forgot about Perry, he was an intimidating pitcher.
What I love about the Dodgers is that Vin Scully is still calling games and that takes me back to when I was twelve.
You lived in Orick? Wow that is a small town I must have passed through it 6 times this summer on motorcycle camping trips up to Oregon. That is a long way to go for a Giants game.
Dean Chance of the Angels pitched five 1-0 shutouts in 1964 and also lost four games that year by the same score. That’s how bad the Angels offense was.
Actually I lived up on the hill down by the little red schoolhouse about 6 miles south. Orick was where we went when we went to the city. LOL
IIRC, he had a great arm until he ruined it. In one game, he was angry at himself for poor play. He then angrily threw himself against the dugout wall, thus injuring his throwing arm forever. As a result, he ended up getting moved from right field to left field.
Not just that,
He is a class act and Always has been.
Todays athletes should take notes from him on being a great human being.
I was at that no hitter game at Philly. Only a walk to Johnny Callison spoiled a perfect game. I was amazed to see Philly fans rooting him on.
Ouch. Didn’t remember that.
I think you mean first base as that was where he finished his career.
I saw Sandy pitch many games, including his first no-hitter against the Mets. In the 9th inning, the great Richie Ashburn hit a little flair down the left field line that barely went foul.
One of my great memories was watching Koufax when I just turned 21. I was with my dad and brothers in the left field pavillion. For the first 7 innings, I had a beer an inning. No wonder I had trouble following his awesome curveball. LOL
I hear one of them died recently but before that guy died he forgive everybody on this
Yeah Juan was real hothead
Yup that up there with Ryan gave Robin Ventura Texas size a*** kickin
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