ted
It's well past midnight, but i'm remembering an old story about Ray Chapman,I believe, when he was facing the train speed fastball of Walter Johnson.
He too quickly leaves the batter's box, hustling back to his teammates, when
the umpire yells "you've got another strike left." Ray, not missing a step,
yells back astutely(word choice for you,ted)--"you can have it; i don't want it."
In 1920, Ray dies when hit by Carl Mays fastball.
Not deadball but a great anecdote that i remember from listening to dizzy dean with Pee Wee call the baseball games between falstaffs, when i was a kid.
Asked how great Bill Terry was, Diz simply tells us that Terry hit a ball so hard once that it went through the pitcher's legs and then soared and sailed over the fence for a homerun. Great falstaff methinks.
all the best, ole buddy
barry
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