July 26, 20196 yr comment_1594871 On 2/7/2019 at 5:38 PM, Jason said: He passed away today. And as you can see noone cares to even comment.. Report
July 26, 20196 yr comment_1594874 34 minutes ago, claptonrocks said: And as you can see noone cares to even comment.. Yet you felt the need to post this on a 6 month old thread because.. why, exactly? Report
July 28, 20196 yr comment_1594942 On 7/26/2019 at 3:33 PM, T-Dub said: Yet you felt the need to post this on a 6 month old thread because.. why, exactly? Im not on here much...just saw the post.. Report
July 28, 20196 yr comment_1594947 29 minutes ago, claptonrocks said: Im not on here much...just saw the post.. Fair enough. Embarrassing story time? I'm pretty sure he was signing autographs at a Reds game I went to years ago & I only vaguely knew who he was then. I've never been much for autographs but there wasn't even a line since the game had started & they were packing up the booth. Exchanged a hello & wave walking by but of course now I wish I would've stopped to at least shake his hand. Not just because I've since learned he was one of the greatest; automatic 1st round HoF'er with more accolades than you can count. NL Rookie of the Year in 1956 says everything if you consider our history but he won everything else too. MVP in both leagues! 3 different teams retired his number.. I've posted the list down below, it's crazy. So yeah my ignorant ass just walked by like "oh yeah I've heard of this guy!" Derp. Honestly he seemed like such a nonchalant chill older gentleman you'd have no idea the guy was who he was. Had the laugh-line wrinkles though like I bet his grandkids had many a quarter pulled out of their ears. Anyway.. RIP to one BAMF. 14× All-Star (1956, 1957, 1959, 1959², 1961, 1961², 1962², 1965–1967, 1969–1971, 1974) 2× World Series champion (1966, 1970) NL MVP (1961) AL MVP (1966) World Series MVP (1966) Triple Crown (1966) NL Rookie of the Year (1956) Gold Glove Award (1958) AL Manager of the Year (1989) Cincinnati Reds No. 20 retired Baltimore Orioles No. 20 retired Cleveland Indians No. 20 retired Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame Washington Nationals Ring of Honor Report
July 28, 20196 yr comment_1594949 He was a great hitter.... Btw...tks for sharing story.. Pretty cool... Report
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