Member of that '68 team...was the batter that got the hit enabling Pete Rose to run over doormat Ray Fosse

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

Aww man,this one hit's home for me. As a kid,I used to try to emulate his swing. His time on the Cubs,he was known as "Mr. Clutch". He always seemed to hit a HR or get a big hit when needed most. He had a great year in 1970.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/ ... /86379450/


Former Major League All-Star Jim HIckman, who was born and raised in Henning, Tenn., died Saturday. He was 79 and in hospice care.

HIckman's son Joey is the longtime golf pro at Old Hickory Country Club.

Jim Hickman was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.

After six years in the minors HIckman, whose nickname was "Gentleman Jim," became an original member of the New York Mets in 1962.

After five seasons in New York, Hickman went to the Los Angeles Dodgers (1968), Chicago Cubs (1968-73) and St. Louis Cardinals (1974).

He was named an All-Star in 1970 when he hit .312 with 32 home runs and 100 RBIs.

In the All-Star game Hickman drove in Pete Rose in a famous play where Rose steamrolled catcher Ray Fosse at the plate.

The play gave the National League a 5-4 win.

After his playing career Hickman served as the Reds minor league hitting coordinator from 1987-2006.

The funeral will be at Garner Funreral Home in Ripley, Tenn., but the details are incomplete at this time.

Reach Mike Organ at 615-259-8021 and on Twitter @MikeOrganWriter.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

RIP