Fallen Leafs
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![“I can’t believe that Babe Ruth was a better player than Willie Mays. Ruth is to baseball what Arnold Palmer is to golf. He got the game moving. I can’t believe [Ruth] could run as well as Mays, and I can’t believe he was any better an outfielder.”
~ Sandy Koufax](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lls1mwAlFs1qzdhfto1_500.jpg)
“I can’t believe that Babe Ruth was a better player than Willie Mays. Ruth is to baseball what Arnold Palmer is to golf. He got the game moving. I can’t believe [Ruth] could run as well as Mays, and I can’t believe he was any better an outfielder.”
~ Sandy Koufax
Harmon Killebrew, RIP: I took this in Washington’s Griffith Stadium on photo day as a kid in 1959 or 1960. (via John Lott/National Post)
“I swing big, with everything I’ve got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can.” - Babe Ruth
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Scioscia and Valenzuela lead the pack, ca. 1984[?]
Photo by Rick Meyer, from the LA Times slideshow Fernandomania: The Fernando Valenzuela years
I saw Fernando Valenzuela on the bus once. Or, so I thought it was Fernando. However, I didn’t think she would have appreciated the comparison if I told her at the time.
This is funny to me because this is a true story.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_liwftfSvx01qzniimo1_500.jpg)
Scioscia and Valenzuela lead the pack, ca. 1984[?]
Photo by Rick Meyer, from the LA Times slideshow Fernandomania: The Fernando Valenzuela years
I saw Fernando Valenzuela on the bus once. Or, so I thought it was Fernando. However, I didn’t think she would have appreciated the comparison if I told her at the time.
This is funny to me because this is a true story.
Obligatory
I just spent seven minutes liking every post that featured Roberto Alomar on Go Jays Go (if you’re not careful, Dave, I might just leave you*), and of course, I end up watching this video 113 more times tonight. Maybe if Jack Morris starred in a commercial like this, he would be in the Hall of Fame.
*That may be the worst bluff I’ve ever heard
First off: Respect. Just so much respect.
Second off: Before anyone criticizes Roy’s performance tonight (it will be inevitable), consider this.
Skynet is officially here. Everyone repent.
A Few Pointers From Ted Williams
mp3s from WFMU’s Beware of the Blog
Scoring less than 3 runs or less in eight of their last 10 games (3-7 W/L), time for The Manager to bring out this classic for the Toronto Blue Jays. Considering Cito Gaston’s love for veterans, what better way to drill some hitting instructions from a spry hypothetically 92-year old guy?
