JimCT Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 86 https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/braves-legend-hank-aaron-dies-age-86-according-former-city-official/JXDCLYDFFVHNPC2KRNX2KBKIEM/ ETA: I still consider 755 to be the record. Fight me. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DarknessandHope Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 9 minutes ago, JimCT said: 86 https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/braves-legend-hank-aaron-dies-age-86-according-former-city-official/JXDCLYDFFVHNPC2KRNX2KBKIEM/ ETA: I still consider 755 to be the record. Fight me. Agree with you Jim he still holds the record at 755. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JimCT Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 About the only nice things I can say about Alabama are Aaron and Mays. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AMIW Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 am i right in saying he has statues outside 2 of the 3 baseball stadiums in Hotlanta as the city of atlanta refused to move the original to cobb county? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JudgeBrown Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 13 minutes ago, JimCT said: About the only nice things I can say about Alabama are Aaron and Mays. Patterson Hood, Mike Cooley, Muscle Shoals. But the point stands. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmy James Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Agreed about the HR record! After all the pitchers we lost last year, should be a HR hitter now! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JudgeBrown Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 11 minutes ago, Jimmy James said: Agreed about the HR record! After all the pitchers we lost last year, should be a HR hitter now! I was thinking of Seaver, Niekro, Gibson etc. sitting around saying "man I wish we had somebody to pitch to" and then saying "oh shit, not him." 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JimCT Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 20 minutes ago, JudgeBrown said: I was thinking of Seaver, Niekro, Gibson etc. sitting around saying "man I wish we had somebody to pitch to" and then saying "oh shit, not him." I'm guessing one of the happiest days for Niekro and Gibson (Seaver was too young) was the day Frank Robinson got traded to Baltimore. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmy James Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 12 minutes ago, JimCT said: I'm guessing one of the happiest days for Niekro and Gibson (Seaver was too young) was the day Frank Robinson got traded to Baltimore. In the book “Sixty Feet, Six Inches,” Gibson said, “Frank Robinson might have been the best I ever saw at turning his anger into runs. He challenged you physically as soon as he stepped into the batter’s box, with half his body hanging over the plate. “His fearlessness played a tremendous part in making him the hitter he was. He practically dared you to clip him or knock him down and, when you did, he’d use it as intensity. He seemed to gain strength from it. If you couldn’t drive him off the plate _ and you couldn’t _ then you couldn’t take away his outside corner. “As a rule, I’m reluctant to express admiration for hitters, but I make an exception for Frank Robinson.” 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JudgeBrown Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 33 minutes ago, Jimmy James said: In the book “Sixty Feet, Six Inches,” Gibson said, “Frank Robinson might have been the best I ever saw at turning his anger into runs. He challenged you physically as soon as he stepped into the batter’s box, with half his body hanging over the plate. “His fearlessness played a tremendous part in making him the hitter he was. He practically dared you to clip him or knock him down and, when you did, he’d use it as intensity. He seemed to gain strength from it. If you couldn’t drive him off the plate _ and you couldn’t _ then you couldn’t take away his outside corner. “As a rule, I’m reluctant to express admiration for hitters, but I make an exception for Frank Robinson.” As a kid I read Gibson's book From Ghetto to Glory. There was a chapter where he described some of the hitters of the day and his approach to each of them and I swear it seemed like every one of them began with "I don't have much trouble with [insert name - McCovey, Aaron, etc.]..." then he would talk about how he pitched them and what the danger areas to avoid were. I remember thinking "damn, this is one confident dude." And the more I learned about him I realized he had good reason. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BrilliantDisguise Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Rest in peace Hank. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daisey Jeep Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 I always read these threads even when i don't know of the player 86 is a good innings Thank's for posting @JimCT RIP Hank and my condolences to his fans Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmy James Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 @Daisey Jeep, all these names you hear on these types of threads are our Childhood hero's and Jim's young 20's hero's 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daisey Jeep Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 4 minutes ago, Jimmy James said: @Daisey Jeep, all these names you hear on these types of threads are our Childhood hero's and Jim's young 20's hero's That's why i read them I can tell these are your Richard Hadlees and Colin Meads Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JimCT Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 5 hours ago, Jimmy James said: @Daisey Jeep, all these names you hear on these types of threads are our Childhood hero's and Jim's young 20's hero's 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
burghfan Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I remember listening to the radio when the Pirates played the Braves. Once the game would get to about the 7th or 8th the announcers for the Pirates would start talking about how it was important to get a 1-2-3 inning or how many batters it would be before he came up. I can't remember how much success he had against the Pirates but they were always aware/fearful of what he could do. @JimCT off topic but since you posted about the Grateful Dead, my first and only time that I saw them was "the rain show". I was under an overhang so I stayed dry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JimCT Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 18 minutes ago, burghfan said: I remember listening to the radio when the Pirates played the Braves. Once the game would get to about the 7th or 8th the announcers for the Pirates would start talking about how it was important to get a 1-2-3 inning or how many batters it would be before he came up. I can't remember how much success he had against the Pirates but they were always aware/fearful of what he could do. @JimCT off topic but since you posted about the Grateful Dead, my first and only time that I saw them was "the rain show". I was under an overhang so I stayed dry. Date? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
burghfan Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 28 minutes ago, JimCT said: Date? June 30, 1995. Link to show on www.dead.net Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JimCT Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 6 minutes ago, burghfan said: June 30, 1995. Link to show on www.dead.net Nice looking show Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JimCT Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 12 hours ago, JudgeBrown said: Looking at the pics of him hitting, I realized one thing that won’t be in his HOF exhibit ... batting gloves Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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