Buddy Harrelson - 1944 -2024

[metirish]

[batmagadanleadoff]

Harrelson was a dais speaker at the Mets 50th anniversary symposium held at Hofstra University, where he shared this terrific comeback line: he would constantly get ribbed about his light hitting, almost non-existent HR power from well-meaning and maybe some not-so well-meaning fans - he hit just seven HR's in a 16 year career -- less than one HR every two years. And he would respond: "How many HR's did you hit in the majors?"

[MFS62]

he hit just seven HR's in a 16 year career -- less than one HR every two years. And he would respond: "How many HR's did you hit in the majors?"

His Baseball Digest Rookie Report said he had "Good Power for a shortstop". I still chuckle at that and remember to take all scouting reports with a grain of salt.
Later

[G-Fafif]

I watched Buddy offer his WS ring for trying on while he signed copies of his book at Hofstra. Three different women came up to me during the course of the conference and squealed with delight at slipping the bling onto their respective fingers as if he had done it just for them. The man knew his public.

[G-Fafif]

[Frayed Knot]

WFUV's Don McGee closed his 1/13 show with Barbra Streisand singing 'My Buddy' and with a recording of the 1969 NYM chorus's
recording of 'The Green Grass of Shea'.
Don is also enough of a NYM fan to remember Murph calling out Darrel McKinley Harrison

[batmagadanleadoff]

So will the Mets wear a death patch in honor of Mets Hall of Famer Bud Harrelson this season?

[Benjamin Grimm]

The news of the D-Day commemorations serves as a reminder that today would have been Bud's 80th birthday.