(WGCL) -- Hall of Famer and one-time home run king Atlanta Braves legend Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron passed away Friday morning at the age of 86, CBS46 has confirmed. He leaves behind an indelible legacy on and off the baseball diamond.
Yeah well an aluminum bat has so many added features. If you drill a small hole on the handle end and then add about a quart of glycol, then plug the hole...when the bat is swung, the glycol rushes to the other end of the bat and will crush a watermelon into a fatality or "living life as a vegetable"
It was a pleasure to watch him on the field and later in interviews about his life. If black and white people emulated this mans character, there wouldn't be any "race" problem in this country.
For those of you old enough to remember. Do you remember listing to ball games on the radio? Us kids would be outside playing and we would hear that distinct crack of a wooden bat hitting a ball. We'd all go silent and soon the announcer would, with great enthusiasm, tell you what had happened. There would be moans and groans or shouts of happiness from the gang. Baseball to me is the crack of a bat and the smell of hot dogs. Those were great days for sure.
Free shopping day for the darkies.
ReplyDeletePick and run
DeleteMan...One of my hero's growing up. Class act.
ReplyDeleteFrom a "racist" white guy.
Sorry to read this. Hank was a good guy.
ReplyDeleteAnother of my boyhood idols gone
ReplyDeleteThe real Home Run King !
ReplyDeleteTrue. Barry Bonds 'record' will always have an asterisk (real or perceived) after his.
DeleteNo asterisk need by his records.
DeleteGerry
In the 50's I used a 32 Hank Aaron Adirondack wooden bat. Nothing like the crack of a wooden bat. The metal things of today just don't do it for me.
ReplyDeleteYeah well an aluminum bat has so many added features. If you drill a small hole on the handle end and then add about a quart of glycol, then plug the hole...when the bat is swung, the glycol rushes to the other end of the bat and will crush a watermelon into a fatality or "living life as a vegetable"
DeleteIt was a pleasure to watch him on the field and later in interviews about his life. If black and white people emulated this mans character, there wouldn't be any "race" problem in this country.
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He was more proud of never exceeding 100 strike outs a season... Another one gone...
ReplyDeleteFor those of you old enough to remember. Do you remember listing to ball games on the radio? Us kids would be outside playing and we would hear that distinct crack of a wooden bat hitting a ball. We'd all go silent and soon the announcer would, with great enthusiasm, tell you what had happened. There would be moans and groans or shouts of happiness from the gang. Baseball to me is the crack of a bat and the smell of hot dogs. Those were great days for sure.
ReplyDeleteWhat a coincidence...
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