Spring ‘71, Meadowbrook Park, our home park , 1/2 doz blocks from school…scroll & it’ll slap you baseball fans.
Oh, 26 happens to be…..😁
"(Ryne Duren) quickly became the most feared reliever in the league. 'Blind Ryne,' who had uncorrected vision of 20/70 and 20/200, would frighten hitters when he entered the game, squinting toward home through bottle-thick glasses. He enhanced the effect by intentionally throwing his first warm-up pitch back to the screen. Initially, it may not have always been planned; while in the minors his control was so erratic that he once hit the on-deck batter." - Author George D. Wolf on BaseballLibrary.com
Best MLB players ever drafted 15th overall
The Phillies have the 15th overall pick in next Wednesday's draft, the same pick they selected Chase Utley with 20 years ago. Who are the best players ever drafted at that spot? By Corey Seidman
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Oh, 26 happens to be…..😁
"(Ryne Duren) quickly became the most feared reliever in the league. 'Blind Ryne,' who had uncorrected vision of 20/70 and 20/200, would frighten hitters when he entered the game, squinting toward home through bottle-thick glasses. He enhanced the effect by intentionally throwing his first warm-up pitch back to the screen. Initially, it may not have always been planned; while in the minors his control was so erratic that he once hit the on-deck batter." - Author George D. Wolf on BaseballLibrary.com