RIP Johnny Callison

[Claws for Concern]

Solid player. Good guy.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-obit-callison&prov=ap&type=lgns

 

[shotglass]

Had always heard he was a good fellow. And it's a shame that he'll always be linked with one of the great late-season collapses in sports history.

RIP.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

Yeah, association with the '64 Phillies is not to be desired. Actually, Callison was one of the few Phils to keep producing during the 10-game swoon. At the one game of that disaster I attended personally, Callison hit game-tying homers in the 8th and 11th innings before the Phils fell to the Braves 7-5 in the 12th.
RIP, John. You still deserve the MVP Ken Boyer got that year.

 

[silvershadow1981]

R.I.P, Mr. Callison

 

[Claws for Concern]

Yeah, association with the '64 Phillies is not to be desired. Actually, Callison was one of the few Phils to keep producing during the 10-game swoon. At the one game of that disaster I attended personally, Callison hit game-tying homers in the 8th and 11th innings before the Phils fell to the Braves 7-5 in the 12th.
RIP, John. You still deserve the MVP Ken Boyer got that year.

Well said.

 

[Moderator1]

Didn't he win an all-star game with a home run one year? I could look it up but SJ is my google.

 

[Smasher_Sloan]

Yes, the 1964 All-Star game played at shiny new Shea Stadium. Three-run homer off the late **** Radatz. That's when '64 was still a dream season for Callison and the Phillies.