|
The old guys that saw him break into the league said he was easily the fastest guy they ever saw. He lost a few steps when he tore the knee up, IIRC in the 1951 series he caught a spike in a drain in the outfield.
When Canseco was hitting HRs and stealing bases for Oakland, Mantle qupped 'if I thought stealing bases was going to be important I'd have done it more'. lol
__________________
Vent Windows Forever!
The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
|