Archive for November 17th, 2008

More Rapid Robert

I just looked at the official Bob Feller web site and saw a couple of interesting quotes.  Apparantly Feller wasn’t too fond of the Yankees;
“I would rather beat the Yankees regularly than pitch a no-hit game.”
“Sympathy is something that shouldn’t be bestowed on the Yankees. Apparently it angers them.”

Bob Feller

“Individual” is the right word to describe him.  I remember in the 90’s, when I was in the memorabilia business, and ballplayers were selling their soles to show promoters, who sold player autographs for $25 and up.  Bob Feller refused to make deals with the promoters and would take his own table at memorabilia shows [...]

The Hall of Fame

A very nice weekend indeed up in Cooperstown, NY.  My daughter is at the age where she can start to understand things.  It was nice to see her “run around” the HOF and investigating different things.  They have a “Sandlot Kids’ Clubhouse” where the kids can put on uniforms and watch videos.  One of her [...]