Kiner's Korner

[Edgy MD]

Your home for Ralph Kiner video.

Like this 1950's Wheaties commercial:
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[Zvon]

We all knew we would be losing Ralph more sooner than later...
I hope that doesn't sound insensitive. What I mean is that this wasn't something that was shocking or surprising. In that way, we were prepared emotionally, or I was (shouldn't speak for all), when this happened.

Therefore I was not upset emotionally. I joined the masses in talking and reading about him, and thought in terms of he had a good, full life.

Then I saw this video a blogger was sharing. Its just Ralph signing a few baseballs this last summer. When I saw the effort it took (at 90), and the time he gave to each autograph to assure the signature would look good, it brought a tear to my eye.

I think I'm going to find out that Ralph's even classier than I imagined he was.

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[Edgy MD]

April 5, 1983. There's not a second of this that isn't delectable. It's like a video creampuff.

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[Edgy MD]

Seaver all poised and polished at the butt end of his career and Siskie all rumpled and awkward --- in the flower of his youth but somehow seeming older.

[Guest d'Kong76]

This is only audio, but it's worth listening. Guests include Yogi Berra,
Ed Kranepool, Rusty Staub, Felix Millan, Tom Seaver, Tug McGraw
and Cleon Jones ...

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[Benjamin Grimm]

This is strangely interesting:

[Guest d'Kong76]

It was a crappy car, I think. Maybe a sponsor thing.
Funny how he made his eights.

[Edgy MD]

Nice to see Scully still reporting to camp early. How many other MLB figures can give you first hand descriptions of watching Kiner hit?

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[Zvon]

Kong76 wrote: It was a crappy car, I think. Maybe a sponsor thing. Funny how he made his eights.

I make my eights like that too. Got it from taking Blueprint Reading and Mechanical Drawing in High School and it stuck (well, not 100% of the time). I wonder why he does.

[Zvon]

Lets make it video, personal checks, and art.

JOES BACK!

[batmagadanleadoff]

Breakfast of Champions Ad:

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