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'Baseball is really funny. In the heat of battle, we boo the opponent. Koufax obviously got lots of boos in Cincy. We loved to boo Willie McCovey in L.A. At the end of his career, his last at bat was at Dodger Stadium. In the ninth inning, he hit a sacrifice fly. I had quite a lump in my throat when we gave him a standing O that lasted 15 minutes.'

OK, I haven't read thru the end of the thread, but let me add some meat.

Sandy Koufax was a great pitcher, without question. He was a Brooklyn kid who got a scholarship to the University of Cincinnati to play basketball and tennis. I don't know why he decided to go for the baseball team but it was obviously a good decision.