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Doug K., we're probably about t...Thanks, guys!<br /><br />Doug K., we're probably about the same age. I saw Mantle in 1967 and 1968, too. He went 0-2 with t2 walks at the Old Stadium, as they lost to the Angels. Then I saw him get a clean single in Fenway Park, as Stan Bahnsen beat the bad guys, 1-0. That was it.<br /><br />The Comos were a riot. I saw them a couple times out in the Meadowlands, in a sold-out stadium, 77,000 fans. You ever see the documentary on them, "Once in a Lifetime"? Hilarious.<br /><br />I love all the Rusty Tipple ideas, too!HoraceClarke66https://www.blogger.com/profile/16965472730239358589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-76187735308724193822018-05-08T17:11:56.341-04:002018-05-08T17:11:56.341-04:00Doug, I remember seeing Pele play at Downing Stadi...Doug, I remember seeing Pele play at Downing Stadium in something like 1976 or '77. Also saw Mantle about ten years earlier. Saw Namath in his all-too-soon fading years. And saw Jeter many times in his last few years, when maybe somebody else should have been playing instead of giving Jeets his long victory lap.<br /><br />There are no jinxes. There is only Juju.<br /><br />Tonight we dance with the girls from The Fens.13bithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02704750226699235013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-67263459924301095832018-05-08T14:23:58.608-04:002018-05-08T14:23:58.608-04:00Believe it or not, my name is very close to Rusty ...Believe it or not, my name is very close to Rusty Tipple. It's more like Rusty the Don't Squeeze the Charmin Guy, for those who are old enough to know what I'm talking about. I was ridiculed for years over my last name and I would have loved to been a Tipple instead. LOL! <br /><br />Anyway great article! Love to see more of them!Vampifellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02082319225683920606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-63336726812702941572018-05-08T12:25:25.843-04:002018-05-08T12:25:25.843-04:00Last thing as long as I'm serial commenting......Last thing as long as I'm serial commenting...<br /><br />I am only old enough to have seen Mantle strike out repeatedly. First games in attendance are in the 67-68 range. It was always disappointing. Then again I once saw Pele blow a shoot out kick for the Cosmos.<br /><br />From the NYT - Hey Horrace they did soccer even then. May 2nd 1977<br /><br />EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ., May 1—The Cosmos lost to the St. Louis Stars, 3.2, today in their second straight shootout,<br /><br />They lost because of their inability to score when they dominated the game. It was Pele's 1,328th soccer game, but the Brazilian displayed little of his famed ebullience and brilliance.<br /><br />“I am not satisfied at all with my game today,” Pete said after the Cosmos had fallen victims to the Stars in the shootout at Giants Stadium. “I didn't do well. The team played well but we couldn't score.”<br /><br />As in last Sunday's game against Dallas, the Cosmos were the dominant team today before 20,112 fans and in ideal weather. They took 33 shots on goal, two more than last week, but all they had to show for it was two goals. Ironically, both goals were scored by defenders, which goals not happen very often in soccer, particularly in the North American Soccer League.<br /><br />The Cosmos trailed twice to a team that had not won on the road since July 5, 1975. Pete and his teammates were unable to capitalize against Dave Jokerst, the Stars’ goalkeeper, who had trouble holding the ball and players who showed great desire but not as much imagination."<br /><br />So maybe I'm a jinx.<br /><br />Doug K. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-52318523210026667552018-05-08T12:16:38.934-04:002018-05-08T12:16:38.934-04:00Also, I can't decide if Rusty Tipple is the na...Also, I can't decide if Rusty Tipple is the name of a drink as in "Give me a Rusty Tipple hold the ice." I'm open to what the recipe might be. <br /><br />Or if Rusty Tipple is a good porn name. Open to the gender of "Rusty". It kind of works both ways as I'm sure Rusty does anyway. <br /><br />Doug K. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-21055904864015664692018-05-08T12:09:46.644-04:002018-05-08T12:09:46.644-04:00Or Random Slaughter.
Doug K.Or Random Slaughter.<br /><br />Doug K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-89156928838815190892018-05-08T11:52:36.526-04:002018-05-08T11:52:36.526-04:00I wonder if there was an ancestry connection to En...I wonder if there was an ancestry connection to Enos Slaughter?Alphonsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03294726065596642068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-55045492112853704092018-05-08T10:44:56.250-04:002018-05-08T10:44:56.250-04:00Thanks, Doug K. and thanks, Carl! I did read Mutt ...Thanks, Doug K. and thanks, Carl! I did read Mutt & Jeff every Sunday, but I had not seen that one.<br /><br />Funny, when I was a kid and Mantle and Mays were still playing, it seemed to me that they had reached a state of immortality—already!—that exceeded even that attained by such superstars as LeBron or Jordan today.<br /><br />In part, I guess, that was because the press did not report on their every foible (not that Mays, at least, had much in the way of foibles to report). <br /><br />But I think it was also because they WERE so relatively accessible. Not only did Mays play stickball with kids in the streets of Harlem, but Mantle apparently did the same with kids in the Bronx. For at least one whole season, he also walked to the Stadium every game day, through Central Park.<br /><br />I think it's the difference between hill gods and sky gods. Hill gods, in their way, were even more awe-inspiring because they might actually pop up some time!HoraceClarke66https://www.blogger.com/profile/16965472730239358589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-62242857855657753702018-05-08T10:31:16.717-04:002018-05-08T10:31:16.717-04:00Horace, if you're old enough to have seen Mick...Horace, if you're old enough to have seen Mickey play like I did then you might have seen this in the Sunday comics in the early 60's. Enjoy!<br /><br />http://www.gocomics.com/muttandjeff/2018/05/06Carl J. Weitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731099939816564366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-38845436518309120752018-05-08T08:23:18.447-04:002018-05-08T08:23:18.447-04:00There used to be a baseball literary magazine name...There used to be a baseball literary magazine named Elysian Fields. It was a quarterly and I subscribed to it back in the day. Prior to that it was the Minneapolis Review of Baseball. This piece would have fit quite nicely. <br /><br />I miss that rag. <br /><br />Doug K. (Up way too early for some reason)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-26602509070467050402018-05-08T05:23:21.589-04:002018-05-08T05:23:21.589-04:00Is Frank Gilhooley related to Jeff?Is Frank Gilhooley related to Jeff?Rufus T. Fireflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00900151484482681328noreply@blogger.com