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clydepepper 06-18-2022 11:12 PM

Opinions on the Sandy Koufax Statue?
 
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ocjack 06-19-2022 11:39 AM

I think the statue is outstanding. And Koufax is aging gracefully.

jingram058 06-19-2022 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ocjack (Post 2235607)
I think the statue is outstanding. And Koufax is aging gracefully.

+1

jingram058 06-19-2022 12:34 PM

Sandy Koufax is my favorite pitcher in all of the history of baseball

Casey2296 06-21-2022 05:40 PM

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Fantastic looking statue, my choice would have been this.
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ClementeFanOh 06-21-2022 05:55 PM

Statue
 
Two thumbs up. Sandy was a bad man on that mound! Trent King

commishbob 06-21-2022 06:14 PM

It's great.

Lorewalker 06-21-2022 07:36 PM

Statue is awesome and Sandy looked and sounded great at the ceremony. Classy guy.

JollyElm 06-22-2022 12:58 PM

Don't rag on me, please, but it's gotta be said. The pitching moment captured in the statue is really low, like squished down to the ground low. Too bad he wasn't higher up in more of an awe-inspiring hurling pose. When you look with reverence at a cathedral, you look up towards the heavens, not down towards the muddy earth.

jingram058 06-22-2022 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JollyElm (Post 2236333)
Don't rag on me, please, but it's gotta be said. The pitching moment captured in the statue is really low, like squished down to the ground low. Too bad he wasn't higher up in more of an awe-inspiring hurling pose. When you look with reverence at a cathedral, you look up towards the heavens, not down towards the muddy earth.

Check out how low he actually got. I remember.

JollyElm 06-22-2022 04:29 PM

Yeah, I know it's realistic and all, but I would've chosen a moment where he was standing taller. The sculptor could've cheated and had him more fully atop a realistic mound, to give it some additional height, instead of semi-flat earthing Sandy. Oh well, my opinion matters not. If Dodgers fans are loving it, then good for them!!

Snapolit1 06-22-2022 05:35 PM

I've seen the Tom Seaver one now at Citifield and have to say I like Koufax better.

Carter08 06-22-2022 05:45 PM

Awesome looking statute.

jingram058 06-23-2022 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by JollyElm (Post 2236396)
Yeah, I know it's realistic and all, but I would've chosen a moment where he was standing taller. The sculptor could've cheated and had him more fully atop a realistic mound, to give it some additional height, instead of semi-flat earthing Sandy. Oh well, my opinion matters not. If Dodgers fans are loving it, then good for them!!

He stays up there these days. Not bad for 86, yes?

mrreality68 06-23-2022 08:32 AM

Great Looking Statue, Great Pitcher, and a Great Ambassador to the Game

JustinD 06-28-2022 09:41 AM

Love the action captured and it's a big "like" from me.

Bonus points for the jacket at the unveiling as well.

Snapolit1 06-28-2022 12:34 PM

Guy has been living right. Age 86 and looks sharp and I assume is mentally and physically in a great place. I'd sign on to that tomorrow.

jingram058 06-28-2022 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by JustinD (Post 2238209)
Love the action captured and it's a big "like" from me.

Bonus points for the jacket at the unveiling as well.

After a 64 year life of adventure, I love seeing someone from my youth that you can actually still look up to.

icurnmedic 06-29-2022 09:44 PM

I like the statue..


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