Koufax won two of the four in the sweep.
Posted on 12/21/2006 7:05:19 AM PST by rhema
I was at the game in '63 when he no-hit you guys. Just a dominating performance. Known for his fastball but actually got more K's with his overhand curve that just fell off the table as it crossed the plate. Barry Zito's curve is the closest to Koufax's but he throws it more 3/4 giving it more left to right break. Koufax, Drysdale, Marichal, Gibson, Spahn......brings back memories and reminds me why today's game doesn't really impress me much.
One does not need to like someone to respect his talent. The only Giant I "liked" was McCovey, he seemed to me a 'gentle Giant'. But man, how he could clobber the ball against the Dodgers.
National League pitchers still bat...some of them occasionally even get a hit.
Bad Elbow. He used to soak it in ice after every game and I remember the Docs giving him Cortisone shots .
Willie Davis's 3 errors in Center field didn't help Koufax in the last game of 66.
Arthritis. I think it was already a serious problem the last season or two he was still pitching.
Has anyone asked Yogi Berra his reaction to the death of Joe Barbera (co-creator of Yogi Bear)?
Koufax won two of the four in the sweep.
Games now take forever ... EVERY batter steps out of the box after EVERY pitch ... drives me crazy.
Don't forget about Say-hey.
He had arm problems off and on and got to the point that he needed surgery to continue his career but at 31 he decided against it. Plus, he took offense at some of the things being said about his ancestry by team officials so he walked away. Years later he quietly came back to coach some of the youngsters and, according to Lasorda, was pitching batting practice and no one could hit him. Amazing guy. Did things his way without allowing others to dictate his life to him.
In college I dated a girl from Upper Montclair. I picked her up at her house and she was late dressing so I was ushered into the Sitting Room to wait. Her Dad introduced me to their dinner guests. Mr and Mrs Berra and their friends Mr & Mrs Rizzuto. I said Hello and thanked them for that wonderful bowling alley.
Phil Rizutto was a little before my time, didn't he play shortstop or second base.
Saw Roberto Clemente hit a line drive HR to RF off Koufax at Chevez Ravine in 1962 .Ball left the field like a lightning bolt .
My Dad bought our first TV in 1948 for my Mom who was convalescing after the birth of my brother. We were the toast of the town, (well neighborhood) and my young uncles who lived next door soon discovered the Yankees who were one of the first to televise their home games, "High from the Top of the Empire State Building!"
I guess this is where my fanhood came from.
Of course there were no instant replays or fancy angles but the Mick's and Yogi's homeruns were still outstanding!
Sandy Koufax shut out the Reds (with Frank Robinson and a rookie named Pete Rose).
The sound of the ball hitting John Roseboro's mit was so loud, you could hear it all over the packed stadium.
Koufax was simply dominating.
Yes they did. I think he said:
"Joe Barber? Was he the guy up on 59th street, next to the deli? He used to cut my hair. Nice guy I always liked him. He was cartoon guy to? Well, it just goes to show you, like they say: Sometimes you don't know anything until you know it. You know?"
Wasn't his nickname the "Scooter". Do you remember when CBS owned the Yankees back in the early 60's. Ole Dizzy Dean and Pee Wee Reese did the games every Saturday. Sometimes I think old Diz had one two many Falstaff's.
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