Comments on: Larry Parrish

By: kalvoski

kalvoski — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:42:34 +0000

Pete Axthelm on Oscar Gamble: “Oscar Gamble hits as if he were worth his $450,000 salary, but plays the field as if he were carrying the full bulging amount in his uniform.”

By: tfender

tfender — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:36:09 +0000

Let’s not forget Jose Canseco and his massive, HR assisting cranium.

By: sthek

sthek — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:14:30 +0000

A friend of mine and I always made it a point to get to Tiger Stadium early when the early-80′s Rangers were in town, in large part because Parrish was a legendary batting practice hitter. SERIOUS moonshots.

By: sansho1

sansho1 — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:23:15 +0000

Rarely has the term “lantern-jawed” been so appropriately deployed. It even appears to be emitting light….

By: jjf3

jjf3 — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:58:05 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving, Josh. Love the site, even if I don’t comment often…

By: shealives

shealives — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:47:03 +0000

How about ’65 AL Rookie of the Year Curt Blefary for LF or RF. His nickname was Clank.

By: lonniesmith4president

lonniesmith4president — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:44:29 +0000

My namesake thanks you for that shout-out, EWK.

In the same spirit, how about Ron Blomberg for DH on this team? I recall fondly the bit from THE BRONX ZOO where another player (was it Thurman Munson? in retaliation for a watermelon that looked all too much like Thurm) took a trash can lid, bent it in half, and tossed it in Ron’s locker with a “Blomberg’s glove” sign attached. Blomberg was not good.

By: Ennui Willie Keeler

Ennui Willie Keeler — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:39:39 +0000

You’re gonna need some speed on that team. I nominate Lonnie Smith.

By: daverave2

daverave2 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:05:40 +0000

Hey, who could forget Kevin Reimer. In my cloudy memory of this ill fated Brewer(?) I seem to remember that he was once described by some sprtcaster as if he looked like he wore ice skates when he played the field! I had never heard that said of a major leaguer before but after I saw Reimer play I agreed!

By: sb1902

sb1902 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:35:59 +0000

I used to keep a roster of two such teams, which in my head I called the Dave Kingman All Stars and the Mark Belanger All Stars. I seem to have lost it, because I definitely would have added Richie Zisk.