I Coached Tommy Greene (Phillies) Donnell Nixon (Giants) and played with Otis Nixon (Braves) and all 3 said between him and Randy Johnson there was almost no touching there pitches when they had it going on that day....
I Coached Tommy Greene (Phillies) Donnell Nixon (Giants) and played with Otis Nixon (Braves) and all 3 said between him and Randy Johnson there was almost no touching there pitches when they had it going on that day....
Complete and total side note.....
I was in high school and a bunch of buddies and I went to an Oakland A's series in Oakland.
Otis Nixon was fresh off a bunch of cocaine charges, I mean, like his first game back after some suspension, if I recall. We had seats right behind home plate, for all 3 games of the short home series.
Every time he came up to bat, the entire lower infield went, "Kiiii-Looo" "Kiiii-Looo" (as in "kilo of cocaine")
I think he went 1-13 in the series. And the azzhat A's fans loved it.
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The DIPCHIT ADD, after a morning of drinking:
You despair, repeatedly, constantly! daily basis? A despair ninny. Sack up, despire ninny.
No kidding. I got to ask Pudge Rodriguez about that incident. As you know Pudge was catching that game. Pudge is a great guy and I was needling him about not helping Nolan out. He says " I wasn't really paying much attention to Ventura because he hesitated so long in running out there, i was sort of looking off in another direction. When I noticed he was charging the mound he was already way out there, then I started hearing what sounded like Nolan beating the hell out of a watermelon. It was Ventura's face". I laughed my butt off hearing him tell it.
It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.
No kidding. I got to ask Pudge Rodriguez about that incident. As you know Pudge was catching that game. Pudge is a great guy and I was needling him about not helping Nolan out. He says " I wasn't really paying much attention to Ventura because he hesitated so long in running out there, i was sort of looking off in another direction. When I noticed he was charging the mound he was already way out there, then I started hearing what sounded like Nolan beating the hell out of a watermelon. It was Ventura's face". I laughed my butt off hearing him tell it.
Awesome....
- Greg
Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.
I Coached Tommy Greene (Phillies) Donnell Nixon (Giants) and played with Otis Nixon (Braves) and all 3 said between him and Randy Johnson there was almost no touching there pitches when they had it going on that day....
Where did you coach them at?
It is irrelevant what you think. What matters is the TRUTH.
I Coached Tommy Greene (Phillies) Donnell Nixon (Giants) and played with Otis Nixon (Braves) and all 3 said between him and Randy Johnson there was almost no touching there pitches when they had it going on that day....
Randy Johnson vs. John Kruk is one of my favorite moments in sports. Kruk: "All I wanted to do is make contact, and after the first pitch all I wanted to do was live."
Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense. Robert Frost
I Coached Tommy Greene (Phillies) Donnell Nixon (Giants) and played with Otis Nixon (Braves) and all 3 said between him and Randy Johnson there was almost no touching there pitches when they had it going on that day....
Randy Johnson vs. John Kruk is one of my favorite moments in sports. Kruk: "All I wanted to do is make contact, and after the first pitch all I wanted to do was live."
Remember that one too...
The Big Unit was an animal..
- Greg
Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.
I Coached Tommy Greene (Phillies) Donnell Nixon (Giants) and played with Otis Nixon (Braves) and all 3 said between him and Randy Johnson there was almost no touching there pitches when they had it going on that day....
Where did you coach them at?
American Legion and at Whiteville high school. Otis played at West Columbus high School and American legion with me. He went to Louisburg Jr college and I went to Appalachain State. He signed after soph season and spent I believe 11 years with yankees before trade to brave. Yes he had and still has his problems,
I Coached Tommy Greene (Phillies) Donnell Nixon (Giants) and played with Otis Nixon (Braves) and all 3 said between him and Randy Johnson there was almost no touching there pitches when they had it going on that day....
Randy Johnson vs. John Kruk is one of my favorite moments in sports. Kruk: "All I wanted to do is make contact, and after the first pitch all I wanted to do was live."
That clip with Randy Johnson is one of my favorites. It's funny watching everybody in the dugouts reactions
He's been my favorite player since I was a kid. I shared a hunting camp last year with one of his lifelong friends, who shared some stories. He was the real deal. He pitched in the era of pitchers trying to pitch as long as possible every few days. In his last game, he was 46 and tore a ligament in his arm. His elbow was toast from the tear and wasn't working. He threw one more pitch to feel it out that was clocked at 98mph. I expect the vast majority of pitchers in the MLB today can't touch 98. Nobody will ever surpass his accomplishments because pitch counts are watched so closely now. He could be wild as hell too and threw allot of wild pitches. Not a good thing but 100+mph wild pitches tend to shake up batters.
No kidding. I got to ask Pudge Rodriguez about that incident. As you know Pudge was catching that game. Pudge is a great guy and I was needling him about not helping Nolan out. He says " I wasn't really paying much attention to Ventura because he hesitated so long in running out there, i was sort of looking off in another direction. When I noticed he was charging the mound he was already way out there, then I started hearing what sounded like Nolan beating the hell out of a watermelon. It was Ventura's face". I laughed my butt off hearing him tell it.
LMAO!!
We had the sports page clip of Nolan with Ventura in a headlock on the wall in my college apartment the entire time. And my freshman year was the best 2 years of my life!
Pudge was a good'un.
The DIPCHIT ADD, after a morning of drinking:
You despair, repeatedly, constantly! daily basis? A despair ninny. Sack up, despire ninny.
I Coached Tommy Greene (Phillies) Donnell Nixon (Giants) and played with Otis Nixon (Braves) and all 3 said between him and Randy Johnson there was almost no touching there pitches when they had it going on that day....
Randy Johnson vs. John Kruk is one of my favorite moments in sports. Kruk: "All I wanted to do is make contact, and after the first pitch all I wanted to do was live."
Classic! Reminds me of when Larry Walker flipped his helmet and "switch hit" against RJ in the all-star game!
The DIPCHIT ADD, after a morning of drinking:
You despair, repeatedly, constantly! daily basis? A despair ninny. Sack up, despire ninny.
Look up the stats for Greg Maddux. Talk about impressive!! One that really stands out is this one. He faced 20,421 batters in his career and only 310 saw a 3-0 count!!