My mom tells the story of how when Gil Hodges was in a batting slump, her priest got up in the pulpit on a Sunday and asked for prayers for him to break out. The guy was a living saint and everybody loved the guy. Even Leo Durocher pointed out that he was a nice guy via his famous quote.
How about Yeager just taking that hit ? Talk about a brick wall tough mofo... Damn, things were sure different then...
between that and a towering fly by Wynn that was pretty much the extent of my fond memory of 74 series
my memory is this the only ws game i've ever been to me and my dad to this day i’ve never heard a louder crowd reaction in person
Over the years, I've come to realize Kent is not well liked on DSP...maybe even hated by some. But I always liked his no nonsense, no bullshit approach to the game, redneck dirt bike rider or not. But him going straight at Bonds and Fielder, ( two scumbags I hated), no hesitation, was what I liked most about him. Can't help wondering what he'd say about, for instance, the Soto shuffle. Or the Tatis, Jr. HR stutter step at third...so admired and categorized as having "fun". Earning a quarter of a billion dollars or more ? That's my kinda fun.
don't hate him just hard for me to like any ex-giant i reluctantly accepted darrell thomas couldn't accept juan marichal even had a hard time accepting juan uribe p.s. i really didn't like orel on the broadcasts at first then i realized i was hating on him because he chose to play for the giants for one season if not for all the greatness in dodger blue, i might still not like him fuck the giants .
I love Jeff Kent. Bellflower born. Edison High School in Huntington Beach. And played well for us. The racism is just a bonus.
