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Think the 'Rona got him?

I think being 90 got him.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

20 years old in 1955. I was working at a fucking mini-mart at 20.

200 hits .340 27 HR's 102 RBI

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Scratch that

Being 85 got him.

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One of the best right fielders of that era and there were some good ones Clemente,Aaron,Robinson and Colavito

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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.

Looked to see if he had a cool nickname, but no: "Mr. Tiger"

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I listen to alot of Tigers games, and the radio crew made it sound like Kaline was still active around the team nearly every day. Several interviews during last season he sounded pretty weak. He was a favorite of my Grandpa's; they met several times thanks to a neighbor who had connections.

He was a basic player.

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Seems like every number the Tigers end up retiring turns out to be dead within fifty years.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

Absolutely one of the best all around outfielders in the game back then. I remember my dad bought me a Al Kaline outfielders glove when I was ten year old. It had a notch in it which allowed the glove to close easier which was an innovation at the time. I had the glove for years. Kaline had a great arm and excellent speed as an outfielder. Not as good as Clemente but I'd put him next in line defensively in his hey day. I played right field also when I wasn't pitching in high school and I prided myself in being a good outfielder with a very good arm and Clemente and Kaline were my heroes.

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

I think Colavito might have been a great candidate for being both a pitcher and an outfielder like the Japanese guy who is playing for the Angels now(forget his name) . Rocky had maybe the strongest arm of them all including the pitchers who were around back then.

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

Rocco did take the bump a couple of times....did spend some time with the Sox at that time they would get has beens and trade away young talent.Frank knows all things White Sox he would enlighten you more

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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.

I remember that world series very well in 1968 between the Tigers and the Cardinals. Kaline had a terrific series as did Lou Brock and both of those teams were great teams. Lolich and Gibson pitched great while McClain pitched a gem in game six to take it to seven games. Denny had as great stuff as ever has been in the major leagues. His stuff was as good as Gibson's in my opinion but Gibson was the best right handed pitcher I have ever seen and McClain was a ding bat. I played against him in high school and with him in Legion Ball. In fact my first cousin played on his Mt. Carmel team.

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

Yeah, he mopped up some games when they ran out of pitchers. As for Frank, I need no help from Frank about the White Sox.

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip