When I started my 1965 replay, the starting first baseman in Houston was Walt Bond, a 6’7″, 228 pound hulk. Many viewed him as a younger Willie McCovey. He led the Colt .45′s with 20 home runs in 1964, and was the only Houston player to have a multi-homer game. He accomplished the feat twice. However, [...]
The untimely passing of Angel pitcher Nick Adenhart yesterday was tragic. Thanks to DirecTV’s free week of Extra Innings, I watched some of Adenhart’s performance while flipping around while watching the Dodgers-Padres game and listening to the brilliance of Vince Scully. Being on the East Coast, I don’t hear Scully that much, and I take every [...]
This may be strange to say, but as I replay and research these baseball seasons, I get a feel for certain players, and in this case, managers of the era. Herman Franks became the manager of the San Francisco Giants in 1965, and he recently passed away at the age of 95. Plenty has been said [...]