At first...I didn't like him. Loud, rude, always complaining. As I grew older, I learn to appreciate his message and determination. I was lucky enough to get season tickets the year they were ranked #1 for most of the season, thanks to a friend in law school there.
He never had the best talent, but he had some great teams. He was a fixture in the late glory days of the Philly Big Five. Double-headers at the Palestra. Philly was an amazing place for hoops from the 50's to the 80's...and with coach Chaney's passing...the leadership of that era is gone. RIP.
I remember as a kid we had movie day after school each week. For a quarter we sat in the auditorium and could watch movies. This was my first exposure to Miss Tyson. The Jane Pittman one and of course Old Yeller. She will be missed. Loved her in everything I ever saw that she did.
I still think of him as a non-steroid all time home run leader. NO JUICE NEEDED OR REQUIRED!
Was lucky to be able to see him play sometimes on TV before cable.
To Hank!
I wouldn't talk about Hank and juice. His 1973 season was wildly statistically improbable for a 39-year-old. There's very little evidence but steroids and amphetamines were clearly part of the game then. This guy sums up the case well.
Looks like a whole lot of speculation and conjecture. "He was so good, he HAD to be on something" is a pretty flimsy argument.
But yeah, amphetamines (and other things) led to Tommy Simpson's collapse and death on Mont Ventoux in 1967. Tragic. c.
It is flimsy but no more so than "no juice required."
Which leaves us to try to explain Babe Ruth. Not juicing in any way that would actually help, but were opposing pitchers going easy on him? A star at Boston, traded to NY and immediately hit twice as many HR? Still hitting over .300 at age 37 and then back to Boston where he performed as one would expect. I call maximum bullshit.
I would rather know a player juiced and overperformed than know a player took cash to underperform.
I still think of him as a non-steroid all time home run leader. NO JUICE NEEDED OR REQUIRED!
Was lucky to be able to see him play sometimes on TV before cable.
To Hank!
I wouldn't talk about Hank and juice. His 1973 season was wildly statistically improbable for a 39-year-old. There's very little evidence but steroids and amphetamines were clearly part of the game then. This guy sums up the case well.
Looks like a whole lot of speculation and conjecture. "He was so good, he HAD to be on something" is a pretty flimsy argument.
But yeah, amphetamines (and other things) led to Tommy Simpson's collapse and death on Mont Ventoux in 1967. Tragic. c.
I still think of him as a non-steroid all time home run leader. NO JUICE NEEDED OR REQUIRED!
Was lucky to be able to see him play sometimes on TV before cable.
To Hank!
I wouldn't talk about Hank and juice. His 1973 season was wildly statistically improbable for a 39-year-old. There's very little evidence but steroids and amphetamines were clearly part of the game then. This guy sums up the case well.
I still think of him as a non-steroid all time home run leader. NO JUICE NEEDED OR REQUIRED!
Was lucky to be able to see him play sometimes on TV before cable.
To Hank!
I agree - Aaron will always be the HR king to me. Players thought he somehow calibrated his bat for distance - a lot of his dingers dropped 'just' over the fence, like a chip shot hitting the green.
He was beloved by fans and players alike - I've read anecdotes about his class on and off the field. One of the great ones. c.
