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[tomcat1]

the last legit un- chemically stained power hitter , the true home run king

Absolutely and many since him have not been selected to the hall of fame because of what you mentioned.

 

[Sportster 72]

WOW, talking about baseball losing another one of the great ones, they just lost one of the greatest of the greats. The man from Mobile, Alabama was a class act, a great human being, and a super star on the field. At only about 175 pounds he hit with more power than anyone I've ever seen for his size. He didn't do it with big shoulders, muscle, and bulk. He did it by mastering the technique of snapping his wrists when he made contact with the ball which generated torque and power. Very few players of his size have ever been able to do this. He was one of my favorite players ever.

Glad to see you mention how he snapped his wrists. I saw him show that a time or two and applied that to my swing in baseball, golf and a couple of other things .... in increased my power/distance. Always had Hank to thank for that.

 

[tomcat1]

Glad to see you mention how he snapped his wrists. I saw him show that a time or two and applied that to my swing in baseball, golf and a couple of other things .... in increased my power/distance. Always had Hank to thank for that.

It's often been said that the hardest thing to do at the professional level in any sport is to hit a baseball coming at you in the batter's box with only a split second to react. Obviously I didn't do that well enough or I would have been in the majors rather than the minors. It's also been said that Ted Williams had such great eyesight that he could actually see the stitches on the ball once the pitchers released it to know what kind of pitch was coming at him with the rotation of the ball and maybe that's why he is the only player who hit .406 in a season. But Hank Aaron blew my mind with reaction speed by not only being able to hit a pitch but sending it anchors away at he same time with the snapping of his wrists. Hopefully you will appreciate my Navy terminology here.

 

[skinsdad62]

Hall of Fame Temple coach Chaney dies at 89

Hall of Fame coach John Chaney, a zone defense innovator who led Temple to 17 NCAA tournament appearances, has died at the age of 89.

www.espn.com

RIP Temple legend

 

[tomcat1]

Hall of Fame Temple coach Chaney dies at 89

Hall of Fame coach John Chaney, a zone defense innovator who led Temple to 17 NCAA tournament appearances, has died at the age of 89.

www.espn.com

RIP Temple legend

I remember well those battles Coach Chaney had with Coach Cal when Coach Cal coached at UMass.

 

[Sportster 72]

Hall of Fame Temple coach Chaney dies at 89

Hall of Fame coach John Chaney, a zone defense innovator who led Temple to 17 NCAA tournament appearances, has died at the age of 89.

www.espn.com

RIP Temple legendcC

Helluva a coach. He was always a threat with his match up zone. RIP Coach.

 

[tomcat1]

Helluva a coach. He was always a threat with his match up zone. RIP Coach.

I remember when Coach K at Duke had a 40+ game winning streak at home against non-ACC teams and Coach Chaney brought his Temple Owls into Cameron and ended this winning streak.

 

[tomcat1]

Joe Gibbs, 3 time Super Bowl champion, and 5 time NASCAR Cup series champion, and hall of famer in both sports, had his most emotional victory ever today when he watched his 18 year old grandson, in his first start ever, win in the NASCAR Xfinity series.

Good things happen to good people!

 

[Sportster 72]

Joe Gibbs, 3 time Super Bowl champion, and 5 time NASCAR Cup series champion, and hall of famer in both sports, had his most emotional victory ever today when he watched his 18 year old grandson, in his first start ever, win in the NASCAR Xfinity series.

Good things happen to good people!

I watched it earlier and am watching the replay now. It had a good ending.

 

[tomcat1]

I watched it earlier and am watching the replay now. It had a good ending.

Joe Gibb's success continued today as his young NASCAR cup driver Christopher Bell won his first cup race at the Daytona road course.

WOW, just WOW!

 

[Sportster 72]

Joe Gibb's success continued today as his young NASCAR cup driver Christopher Bell won his first cup race at the Daytona road course.

WOW, just WOW!

Yes sir, I was watching.

 

[Stymietee]

R.I.P



Irv Cross, Former Eagles Star DB And Pioneer Black Analyst, Dies At 81
Irv Cross, the former NFL defensive back who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national ...

CBS Philadelphia on MSN.com3h

 

[skinsdad62]

R.I.P


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Irv Cross, Former Eagles Star DB And Pioneer Black Analyst, Dies At 81
Irv Cross, the former NFL defensive back who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national ...

CBS Philadelphia on MSN.com3h

I. Liked him a lot

 

[Sportster 72]

Irv Cross was a first class guy. Having been born in Philadelphia he was a favorite at a very young age. First class analyst too. RIP Irv!!

 

[tomcat1]

R.I.P


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Irv Cross, Former Eagles Star DB And Pioneer Black Analyst, Dies At 81
Irv Cross, the former NFL defensive back who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national ...

CBS Philadelphia on MSN.com3h

Irv Cross and class act go together! RIP

 

[skinsdad62]

Irv Cross and class act go together! RIP

Absolutely !

 

[skinsdad62]

 

[Sportster 72]

Nice arm ... don't think she'll sign with the WTF Molesters though.

 

[tomcat1]

Nice arm ... don't think she'll sign with the WTF Molesters though.

Well, at least you've given us a new name to go along with WTF.

 

[Stymietee]

For old hats like myself, the king of special teams is gone, R.I.P



Former NFL player, assistant coach Rusty Tillman dies at 75
Rusty Tillman, who spent 30 years playing and coaching in the NFL, died Sunday, the Seahawks …