The Glory of Their Times -- Special Edition

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  @fr6313 · 6 years ago

  My all time favorite baseball book along with Robert Creamers Babe . After reading this book in high school I sought out Smokey Joe Wood who was living in New Haven CT not far from us in Rhode Island . I was 15 years old at the time . Wood and I exchanged letters and at one point I called him on the phone . When my father found  out he asked me who this Joe Wood was in New Haven . I told him that he was a pitcher on the 1912 Red Sox . My father then perked up and said "you mean Smokey Joe Wood?"  I said "yes ". He then said "your grandfather used to tell me stories about him when I was a little boy" . So my father picked up the phone and called Wood himself and asked if he received  visitors to his New Haven home . Wood said "yes" . So we scheduled a visit to see him . It's something I will never forget. We got lost on the way there so my father asked a New Haven policeman how do we find Marvel Road . The police officer asked if we were looking for Joe Wood and my Dad said "yes" So the officer led us there . We met with Joe Wood for a couple of hours . It was a thrill  for me and I'll never forget it

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• PH

  @philreveal6742 · 3 years ago

  My absolute favorite baseball book.  I read it every year before Spring Training.

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• TA

  @taylorchandler7058 · 3 years ago

  It's wonderful to hear the Giants defend Fred Merkle.

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• AN

  @angelotero7729 · 5 years ago

  brim of baseball caps sure did grow since then

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• MI

  @michaelhegyan2771 · 7 years ago

  What a difference..my father was ten when he went to seventh game of the 1934 world series, between the cards and the tigers, at Briggs stadium, Detroit. He saw Dizzy Dean pitch. My dad passed in 2008, at 86. I remember him telling me years prior, how the game has changed, and he was right. Miss you dad...

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• CA

  @carlsmith3214 · 5 years ago

  Smokey Joe Wood hurt his arm in 1915 and came back  as an outfielder for Cleveland from 1918 through  1922. By the way, if Walter Johnson calls you the fastest pitcher on the planet YOU ARE THE FASTEST PITCHER ON THE PLANET

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• MA

  @madman7us · 5 years ago

  Smokey Joe Wood should be in the hall of fame!

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• ST

  @steelers6titles · 7 years ago

  Ty and Honus got along very well with each other, with the Dutchman (Wagner's parents were actually immigrants from Prussia) receiving invitations to come down to Georgia to hunt and fish.  Cobb called Wagner the greatest ballplayer who ever lived, high praise indeed.

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• EP

  @EphSBGGSO · 8 years ago

  Fabulous narration by Alexander Scourby, one of the best ever.

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• CH

  @chd1694 · 6 years ago

  These old black and white photos are the greatest ever.

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• UN

  @UncleRosie · 6 months ago

  Listen to Soundgarden “Ty Cobb”. Perfect song about him 100 years later.

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• JA

  @jacksmith5692 · 9 years ago

  I've read the book about 40 times now along with Ball Four. My two favorite baseball books.

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