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Most beautiful pitching motion ever and one of the great men of my youth. On my fantasy perfect day I would spend a couple of hours at Ebbets Field and watch “that Jewish kid” as Casey said, with Carl Hubbell pitching for the New York the Giants would win on a Willie Mays home run.
Happy Birthday Sandy.
A favorite story from his days with the 'hitless wonders':
Koufax was pitching a no-hitter in Philly, when Drysdale left early to go to NY where he was pitching the next day.
When Drysdale was getting of the train in NYC reporters rushed him:
"Did you hear the news? Koufax PITCHED A NO HITTER!"
Drysdale: Did he win?
Koufax & Drysdale.
They broke my heart in the 1963 World Series.
Revenge would not come until 1977
Unlike Beethoven he got his picture on a bubble gum card.
I saw him too many times to count, including his first no-hitter against the Mets.
It would be so nice to read this headline:
AFTER 10 YEARS, HILLARY RELEASED FROM PRISON ON 80TH BIRTHDAY
Saw him strike out 18 at the Coliseum in 1959. Dodgers might have even won the game.
I totally remember Koufax. God am I old. But I went to a Kansas City A’s game where I saw Ted Williams play. There were probably older guys but Williams is recognizable.
Happy birthday, Mr. Koufax.
I feel that every position has an all time top five, and that Koufax is on the list for pitcher.
My Dad was a big fan. I went with him several times, with standing room only tickets, to watch Sandy pitch.
Best Dodger pitcher EVER! Happy Birthday Sandy.
Way cool!
Here’s someone who will be 90 in a couple of months.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Garagiola,_Sr.
[Closing Narration] Once upon a time, there was a major league baseball team called the Hoboken Zephyrs, who, during the last year of their existence, wound up in last place and shortly thererafter wound up in oblivion. There's a rumor, unsubstantiated, of course, that a manager named McGarry took them to the West Coast and wound up with several pennants and a couple of world championships.
This team had a pitching staff that made history. Of course, none of them smiled very much, but it happens to be a fact that they pitched like nothing human. And if you're interested as to where these gentlemen came from, you might check under 'B' for Baseball - in The Twilight Zone.
Great!
You were my childhood hero. 54 years ago I tracked each of your strikes & strikeouts while at summer camp at night, listening to the radio I hid under the covers, while my bunkmates were sleeping (3 hour time difference from L.A.), in an America that is gone forever.