Munson's legacy remembered

Granted, it was in the aforementioned later years, but the few times I had occasion to talk to Earnhardt he was pretty easy to get along with, which must have been difficult in dealing with me because I didn't know much about racing .

 

no. Not at all.

 

Munson was not close to being the bigot that Graig Nettles is.

Munson was surly and liked to play the tough guy but was not a bad guy

 

When I was a kid, I thought Cliff Johnson was Asian.

 

So there's still hope for Bob Knight with his next career move.

 

I was an adult and thought the same thing.

 

My old man used to run into Piniella at the track whenever the Yankees were in Toronto. Said he was a good guy who was just looking for some winners like everybody else.

 

Sorry. I thought this thread was going to be about about Georgia, radio and a hob-nailed boot. Carry on.

 

Damn. Thought this thread was about Eric Munson.

 

No bowler with a hook for a hand has ever been better. What a legacy. He showed that disabilities can be overcome.

 

Munson was never mistaken for Mr. Congeniality, but he handled a pitching staff well, played injured, made up for an average arm with a quick release behind the plate, hit behind baserunners with no outs by going to right field, knocked in a lot of runs for someone with little home run power, and got clutch, two-out hits with runners in scoring position during close ballgames.
There have been a lot of hitters average 30 homers a year who couldn't get a hit -- or even get their bat on the ball -- when it really counted. The ones who go yard when they're down or up 10-2.