Houk was cool. But I hated it when the players started talking about how much they preferred him to Casey Stengel. I grew up watching Casey winning World Series almost every year, so I thought that really sucked.
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fyi, he was 90.
ReplyDeleteWhoops. At least I didn't call him Ralph Heck (former NYGiants linebacker)
ReplyDeleteThe Colonel: A great man and a true Yankee.
ReplyDeleteI'll be flying at half mast today in his honour.
(Alphonso will be flying three sheets to the wind, I'm sure. And Frankenburger doesn't give a sheet, as usual.)
Sam Heck.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone realize that Steinbrenners full name was George Michael?
ReplyDeleteHouk was cool.
ReplyDeleteBut I hated it when the players started talking about how much they preferred him to Casey Stengel. I grew up watching Casey winning World Series almost every year, so I thought that really sucked.
The Major won in '61 and '62, won the pennant in '63, got kicked upstairs and fired Yogi in '64, lost the Series. Then the Yankees sucked.
ReplyDeleteReally, come on. What is it that managers get paid for? When they have a great team, they win. When they have a bad team, they lose.
Somebody point out the difference the manager made. Please. I want to believe.
Buck Foston says,
ReplyDeleteR.I.P.
Ralphy boy!
Billy Martin always made a difference.
ReplyDeleteAny team that hired him got better at first, then got worse.
You could look it up.