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10-31-2018, 09:38 PM
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Resurrectionist
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Cheyenne, Wy
Posts: 3,615
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RIP Mr. McCovey
Saw him hit the longest homerun I have ever seen at Dodger Stadium in the 70's.
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10-31-2018, 10:10 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Diez meses en Port St. Lucie, FL; two months in the Dominican Republic
Posts: 4,355
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My favorite baseball player of all time."Stretch " had such a smooth swing yet he was always able to generate a lot of power even with a slender but tall (6'5" IIRC) frame.Loved to watch him hit.
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10-31-2018, 10:17 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 433
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I saw the news. Makes me feel old.
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10-31-2018, 10:18 PM
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Buckle Up
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 10,614
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I miss those SF Giant team's of my teen years, McCovey, Bonds, Lanier, Fuentes, Hiatt, the Alou Brothers...Et al. But more than that, I miss that era of baseball and it's atmosphere, it's been long gone, then they killed it for me with the Strike of '94....Never went back.
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10-31-2018, 10:25 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 14,569
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Rest in peace
Stretch
One gifted ballplayer
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Want to know what's wrong with this country?
Here it is, in a nutshell: Millions of people are
pinning their hopes on a man who has every
chance of returning to the WH, assuming that
he can manage to stay out of prison. Think about it.
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10-31-2018, 10:49 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: eastern pennsylvania
Posts: 882
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Saw him with Mays, Jim Ray Hart, Orlando Cepeda in the early 60's bang
homer after homer in batting practice at Old Shibe Park or Connie Mack
Stadium in Philly. Saw him at the tail end of his career with the A's. Everybody
who was tall and lanky was called Stretch back in those days.
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10-31-2018, 11:29 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 5,005
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Only WS game I ever saw live, 1962, Giants vs. Yankees at the Stadium. I got in for free as the bandboy for the Seuffert Band which was playing the anthem and other pieces before the game. My dad, a Giant fan, played in the band.
Found a spot to stand and remember McCovey lining out to Bobby Richardson to end a late-inning rally for the Giants. RIP.
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10-31-2018, 11:39 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Behind the Pine Curtain
Posts: 10,646
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One of my childhood favorites, may he RIP.
I was in grade school when they made it to the WS, I told my brother they'd go back to several more series with that lineup. My older brother, in high school and knew better , corrected me. "Pitching and defense is all that matters. The Dodgers and cardinals will dominate the next few years."
He was right, but the Giants were fun. The lineup for the Pirates of the 70s were the Giants of the 60s IMO. Tough lineup to face.
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11-01-2018, 05:44 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 2,176
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We went to see the Giants play the Phillies late in McCovey's career. After the game, Willie stood outside the Vet in a nice suit, signing autographs for an hour. Real gentleman. None of the Phils were out there. RIP.
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11-01-2018, 09:10 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 5,803
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11-01-2018, 09:26 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Houston , Tx.
Posts: 9,590
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Probably pitcher's most feared left handed hitter of his time. I saw him play in the old Astrodome many times. His line-drive foul balls into seats along the 1st base side was a trademark also, kept fans that knew him on their toes.
Rest in Peace...tough guy.
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