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Bob Turley, Pitcher With a Blazing Fastball, Dies at 82
The New York Times ^
| March 30, 2013
| Robert D. McFadden
Posted on 03/31/2013 9:27:20 AM PDT by EveningStar
Bob Turley, a Cy Young-winning, right-handed pitcher whose blazing fastball bore in on baffled hitters like a dissolving aspirin and lifted the Yankees to a come-from-behind victory over the Milwaukee Braves in the 1958 World Series, died in Atlanta on Saturday. He was 82.
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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: baseball; bobturley; obituary; yankees
To: EveningStar
I remember "Bullet Bob" like it was yesterday.
RIP.
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posted on
03/31/2013 9:44:48 AM PDT
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: EveningStar
With Ryne Duren on the same 1958 team with Turley, it was unsafe for any batter to be anywhere near the batter’s box.
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posted on
03/31/2013 9:59:27 AM PDT
by
oldbill
To: oldbill
And Duren was half blind and wild.
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posted on
03/31/2013 10:07:36 AM PDT
by
EveningStar
("What color is the sky in your world?" -- Frasier Crane)
To: oldbill
With Ryne Duren on the same 1958 team with Turley, it was unsafe for any batter to be anywhere near the batters box.Duren had glasses that were as thick as pop bottle glass, threw 100 mph and was wild. No one felt comfortable digging in against him.
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posted on
03/31/2013 10:55:05 AM PDT
by
Starstruck
(Question. What would the U.S. look like today if there was no 2nd Amendment.)
To: oldbill
I got to see him pitch against the Red Sox one time at Fenway when I was growing up.
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posted on
03/31/2013 11:00:31 AM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Barry gave the Republicans a free lunch. All the taxpayers got was a lousy tax increase.)
To: EveningStar
Not only was Ryne legally blind and wild, he was also often under the influence! No wonder the batters feared him.
After he retired, he was able to gain control over his alcohol abuse and spent his later years counselling others.
Lew
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posted on
03/31/2013 11:33:59 AM PDT
by
laterldf
To: oh8eleven
Turley almost singlehandedly beat the Milwaukee Braves in the 1958 series. He was a staple for the legendary 1961 team, still one of the best five teams ever. I still have a 1961 card he graciously signed for me.
He was not only a great pitcher, but a great man.
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posted on
03/31/2013 11:55:37 AM PDT
by
Luke21
To: oldbill; Starstruck; FlingWingFlyer; laterldf
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posted on
03/31/2013 12:11:59 PM PDT
by
EveningStar
("What color is the sky in your world?" -- Frasier Crane)
To: EveningStar
I just read that he was the inspiration for Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn in the movie “Major League”. That’s funny.
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posted on
03/31/2013 12:18:58 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Barry gave the Republicans a free lunch. All the taxpayers got was a lousy tax increase.)
To: EveningStar
To: FlingWingFlyer
I just read that he was the inspiration for Ricky Wild Thing Vaughn
I was a NYC kid and watched all the 50s and 60s Yankees' games on WPIX (free!).
Ryne Duren used to peer into the catcher for a signal, shake him off a few times, then would step off the rubber.
He'd take out his handkerchief, clean his glasses, and then peer back in for another sign.
Finally he'd slip a fastball right under the batter's nose ... then take out his handkerchief again. LOL ... intimidating to say the least.
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posted on
03/31/2013 5:41:04 PM PDT
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: EveningStar
It's been a bad week or so for the older pros. First was Virgil Trucks, then Gus Triandos, and now Bob Turley, all who I really enjoyed watching play in the 50’s.
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