Back in 1971, or maybe 1972, I saw Willie Stargell hit a home run into the swimming pool in back of the large scoreboard at Jarry Park in Montreal against the Expos. Unbelievable power! Had to have been 500 feet! I remember the sound, it sounded like a gunshot!
what a super cool and fun story to share! it must have been amazing to be standing there watching it happen! Willie Stargell is my favorite player of all time! except for my own kids of course!
Actually, it was 1963, not 1962. Willie was a September call-up in September 1962 and batted .290. In most of the summer of1963, Willie hit poorly. However, in September 1963, Willie went on a tear.
In the next few decades there will never be any type of stories like this here in Pittsburgh. You can blame it on one man. ( Bob Nutting ). He is the reason I hate baseball.
Pie Traynor, was a great baseball player, no wonder Willie became so damn good. This is a "Classic Baseball" story, so glad it has a positive turn out for Willie Stargell.
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Hmmm... I'm not quite sure how we get from A to B. Pie Traynor in effect said "Don't let the pitcher dictate the flow. Use swings to calibrate your timing. If the pitcher takes too long, step out." Sage advice. But how does this mean that Stargell got his unique "pinwheel" warm-up from Traynor?
You should do something on the Islam Grotto, ,which was ;located in the block that became Allegheny Center. My dad's union had a Christmas party there and I saw Knish and Rodney.
Funny how people just believe this. I have a bridge in Brooklyn for sale, by the way. According to Willie, it was so he wouldn't tighten up, not for his timing. This is probably nonsense, although who can be sure either way.
I worked as a security guard in 1988 after I first left the Army. I can still picture the security booth across from the first floor escalators in the middle of the mall.
Makes sense. It's about timing. It probably helped his patience with wait time. Then again, sometimes Willie would get those two swings in fast to catch up to a quicker windup start from the pitcher. Great old days. The Lumber Company.
Pie Traynor. Incredible player for the Pirates. Willie was my childhood hero and I saw him inducted into the Hall of Fame, one of the greatest days. Thrilling.
