Al Kaline passed away RIP

[fan of Ray Williams]

18 time All Star
10 time Gold Glove
HOF

 

[Bad Gopher]

 

[tikited]

The Harmon comparison is right on the money. Great power hitter. RIP.

 

[KGF]

Before cable TV, in the days when you’d watch the NBC Game of the Week no matter who was playing. One of the greats of that era. RIP.

 

[saintpaulguy]

My first bat (wooden), was an Al Kaline autograph model.

I'm still playing with a Fernando Valenzuela glove.

 

[KGF]

My first bat (wooden), was an Al Kaline autograph model.

I'm still playing with a Fernando Valenzuela glove.

Hey, I just remembered that I had an Al Kaline bat too. Don’t know if it was the same as yours, but it had a thin handle relative to the barrel and fairly long. I remember I cracked that handle and she was done.

 

[saintpaulguy]

Hey, I just remembered that I had an Al Kaline bat too. Don’t know if it was the same as yours, but it had a thin handle relative to the barrel and fairly long. I remember I cracked that handle and she was done.

Same, I'm sure. Mine only was in service for a short time before being replaced by an Easton aluminum model.

 

[KGF]

Same, I'm sure. Mine only was in service for a short time before being replaced by an Easton aluminum model.

I hit a lot of homers with that bat in pick up baseball.

 

[tikited]

My first bat (wooden), was an Al Kaline autograph model.

I'm still playing with a Fernando Valenzuela glove.

I think I still have my Fred Lynn glove.

 

[saintpaulguy]

I think I still have my Fred Lynn glove.

Fred was a beast in the late 70s.

 

[GoodasGold]

I hit a lot of homers with that bat in pick up baseball.

You get better every year, don’t you?

 

[GoodasGold]

My first bat (wooden), was an Al Kaline autograph model.

I'm still playing with a Fernando Valenzuela glove.

What’s a wooden bat?

 

[short ornery norwegian]

Kaline was a very consistent hitter - and a really good defensive outfielder. In terms of numbers, he put up some of his best seasons very early in his career. but he really never had a 'bad' season until the last couple of years. even hit .313 as a 36-year-old.

The Tigers had some nice teams in the 60's. and one of the great pinch-hitters of all time in Gates Brown.

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

Kaline was a very consistent hitter - and a really good defensive outfielder. In terms of numbers, he put up some of his best seasons very early in his career. but he really never had a 'bad' season until the last couple of years. even hit .313 as a 36-year-old.

The Tigers had some nice teams in the 60's. and one of the great pinch-hitters of all time in Gates Brown.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Gates did some prison time before making it to the big leagues.

 

[short ornery norwegian]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Gates did some prison time before making it to the big leagues.

absolutely correct. dude had a heck of a story - but he could swing the bat.

 

[KGF]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Gates did some prison time before making it to the big leagues.

Burglary. The prison guard baseball coach helped him get in the Majors