I loved to watch Frank play. Because the man played hard and with tremendous energy. As a matter of fact, watching Frank play in late 1960's let me know in no uncertain terms what a professional baseball player looked like. (I was still dreaming of making the majors myself but you could say Frank straightened me out.
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Anyway, just wanted to say this news hit me hard today. Because I'm a man with few heroes but one of them passed away today.