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The Eve of Destruction

G-Fafif May 30 2020 09:13 AM

The Zoom call of the year, the year being 1977: Howie Rose gets the inside dope on how things were going down at this time 43 late Mays ago from newly named player-manager Joe Torre and restless Cincinnati Red backup infielder Doug Flynn. https://youtu.be/O3_NT720ypI Bonus content, featuring John Stearns as skipper and Jerry Koosman as avenging angel of an advanced age. https://youtu.be/1cflGZi28mk

Edgy MD May 30 2020 03:38 PM Re: The Eve of Destruction

Did Howie glue that beard on?

Johnny Lunchbucket May 30 2020 05:05 PM Re: The Eve of Destruction

Howie is the rare 60-something whose beard makes him look younger

Lefty Specialist May 30 2020 06:53 PM Re: The Eve of Destruction

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Howie is the rare 60-something whose beard makes him look younger Looks like somebody went out and got some Just For Men Beard formula.

Johnny Lunchbucket May 30 2020 08:07 PM Re: The Eve of Destruction

That shit doesn't work

Edgy MD May 30 2020 11:00 PM Re: The Eve of Destruction

Anyhow, the real bonus material there to me was Torre saying that (a) Bob Gibson advocated for his trade from the Braves, and (b) his notion that Gibson (it's hard to say how much he was kidding) knew nothing about baseball except how to pitch. Also cool to hear that Torre always let a player take over as manager for the final game of the season. I don't know how I didn't know that.