tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post116024500816943480..comments2023-10-20T04:28:04.547-04:00Comments on Nats320 -- A Washington Nationals Blog: Me, Al Kaline & 1968 TigersScreech's Best Friendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-1170103361863874732007-01-29T15:42:00.000-05:002007-01-29T15:42:00.000-05:00Most excellent experience. I really enjoyed readin...Most excellent experience. I really enjoyed reading it.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps you can help me with something related.<BR/><BR/>I cannot make out two of the 30 signatures on my 1968 Tigers Team autographed baseball.<BR/><BR/>The last two do not appear to match any of the remaining eight players on the roster...so I thought they may be coaches or batboys.<BR/><BR/>Of the 28 signatures I can identify, manager Smith...and coaches Cuccinello, Sain and Naragan are included.<BR/><BR/>Can you think of any other possibilities (other than the actual players)...?<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/><BR/>DickDekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576904310546033331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-1170103285478816842007-01-29T15:41:00.000-05:002007-01-29T15:41:00.000-05:00Most excellent experience. I really enjoyed readin...Most excellent experience. I really enjoyed reading it.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps you can help me with something related.<BR/><BR/>I cannot make out two of the 30 signatures on my 1968 Tigers Team autographed baseball.<BR/><BR/>The last two do not appear to match any of the remaining eight players on the roster...so I thought they may be coaches or batboys.<BR/><BR/>Of the 28 signatures I can identify, manager Smith...and coaches Cuccinello, Sain and Naragan are included.<BR/><BR/>Can you think of any other possibilities (other than the actual players)...?<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/><BR/>DickDekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576904310546033331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-1161123555542668722006-10-17T18:19:00.000-04:002006-10-17T18:19:00.000-04:00That is a great story. Kaline was always a class a...That is a great story. Kaline was always a class act, like Brooks Robinson. Kaline's a Baltimore guy, as I recall. Too bad players today would never do what he did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-1160421794616554012006-10-09T15:23:00.000-04:002006-10-09T15:23:00.000-04:00SenatorNat--I really doubt that the Lerners will h...SenatorNat--I really doubt that the Lerners will hire either Piniella or Torre. The Lerners are cheap and those two would cost way too much. It makes no sense to field a low payroll team, then pay a big name manager $5 million per year for three years. They'll bring in someone who will work for around $1 million per year. Same goes for Soriano. They aren't going to pay him big bucks either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-1160402023643239282006-10-09T09:53:00.000-04:002006-10-09T09:53:00.000-04:00One of the reasons the highly touted Cap Peterson ...One of the reasons the highly touted Cap Peterson never realized his potential was that he suffered from a very serious kidney disease that sapped his strength. He died in 1980 at the age of 37. RIPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-1160356567728060672006-10-08T21:16:00.000-04:002006-10-08T21:16:00.000-04:00Why do the Yankees win so many pennants and World ...Why do the Yankees win so many pennants and World Series titles? Because if they didn't, what happened yesterday would not be so nearly as sweet and joyous for non-Yankee fans...<BR/><BR/>And I do know how the other side feels. Anybody remember the '85 Hoyas against Villanova?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-1160332757956065702006-10-08T14:39:00.000-04:002006-10-08T14:39:00.000-04:00Soulless is EXACTLY RIGHT!! Couldn't agree with ...Soulless is EXACTLY RIGHT!! Couldn't agree with you more.Screech's Best Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-1160329761431739372006-10-08T13:49:00.000-04:002006-10-08T13:49:00.000-04:00Yeah, I love it too. It reminds me so much of Riv...Yeah, I love it too. It reminds me so much of Riverfront Stadium where I grew up watching Reds games. <BR/><BR/>I'm really going to miss RFK. The new place will be nice, but I am afraid that it will be soulless the way that FedEx field is. And don't even get me started on Lot 8...Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928284083910072694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-1160324567865884032006-10-08T12:22:00.000-04:002006-10-08T12:22:00.000-04:00The Longines Clock was FAMOUS. The Scoreboard was...The Longines Clock was FAMOUS. The Scoreboard was actually half hand operated and electronic. DC Stadium was the very first Major League Ballpark with an Electronic Scoreboard showing not only the out of town scores, but the pitchers in each and every game. DC Stadium started the tradition of changing the pitchers number on the scoreboard in each game as they happened, then fans could follow who that pitcher was by looking up the teams pitcher's numbers in the 10Cent Scorecard that you could buy at each and every game, along with a Red Senators Pencil. Every Teams Pitchers and Uniform Numbers were listed on the the back of each scorecard. The DC Stadium Scoreboard could also show messages, also a first. For many years, the Scoreboard was sponsored by PEOPLE's DRUG STORES, now long since extinct, then The Washington Post. Schaefer Beer was THE SENATORS Sponsor, and it was just about the ONLY BEER sold at DC Stadium, as far as I can recall. Briggs Hot Dogs also a sponsor, and their red hots only sold at the ballpark. And, each bullpen, located in the same space as the Nationals Today, had canopy roofs, to protect the relievers/coaches from the hot sun and bad weather. Finally, there was the HALL OF STARS, Washington Greats from all sports that ringed the entire UPPER DECK Overhang, long since removed and now replaced by all the Electronic SIgn and Advertising Boards.<BR/><BR/>But--no doubt!! Except for Cosmetic Changes, DC, now RFK Stadium is exactly the same as when opened in 1961. As I have said, I STILL LOVE IT!!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the nice comments.Screech's Best Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-1160311104771600022006-10-08T08:38:00.000-04:002006-10-08T08:38:00.000-04:00Wow...what a great post! I really enjoyed the tri...Wow...what a great post! I really enjoyed the trip back in time. What struck me most was that picture of RFK in the middle of the post. It looks eerily like RFK did at the end of this last season...stands nearly empty. I had no idea that the current "Washington Nationals" clock is mounted today where the old Longnies clock was. I wish that RFK still had the hand-operated scoreboard in right field. It's strange to think that next season will be the last season at RFK!Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928284083910072694noreply@blogger.com