Saturday, August 31, 2024

⚾️Baseball Mostly 8/8

 “it's 828, happy 8-8, August 8th. The high today in Spokane is 88. The average high is 88.


And it's the one year anniversary of last, like one year ago, exactly right now, I was at Orientation, downtown, for my job. So it's kind of a, and it's also my Friday. So it's about to be the weekend.


It's kind of a big deal today. It's also Bobby Grich. It's been my ace in the hole.


It's this, you'll figure out why in a sec, second base, shortstop, and first base. That's right, throws right. 6-2, 180, January 15th, 1949.


He's 75. Muskegon, Michigan. First round pick, 19th overall, by the Baltimore A's.


1967 June amateur draft. Woodrow Wilson High School, Long Beach, California. UCLA, Bruin as well.


Or maybe, yeah, I wonder if they ever played for UCLA. Either way. June 29th, it's listed at a school, either way.


1970, at 21 years old, debuted 13,014th player to do such. 0 for 3, versus the Washington Senators, as they were. October 2nd, 1986, final game at 37, versus the Texas Rangers, 0 for 4.


Jerry Capstein, agent, Robert Anthony Grich, 6-time All-Star, 1970 World Series[…]”


From Baseball Mostly: 875~TOTD #386⚾️HOF or Not❓Bobby Grich, Aug 8, 2024

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baseball-mostly/id1454163890?i=1000664741902

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