One of our own throwing out first pitch at Nats game tonight!

[Buythatcard]

Good Luck Hank. Found this picture of Hank from 2007. He is a pro at this.

[glchen]

Nice picture. I can see some resemblance to Wojo.

[yanksfan09]

Very cool, Wish I was there!

[Buythatcard]

You can tell that they are related.

[VintageBall]

A fine choice by the Nats and a fine man...

Robert S

[wonkaticket]

A second time Hank? Wow I guess it would be easier to just sign you at this point.

[Jay Wolt]

Hank, congrats!
Now don't jinx the Nats, they are in rarefied air in 1st place

[Ladder7]

Originally Posted by glchen

Nice picture. I can see some resemblance to Wojo.

We may have an ear match... Let 'er rip little train!

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by glchen

Nice picture. I can see some resemblance to Wojo.

I agree with this regarding Hank's pitching form, but unfortunately, I don't see where Hank inherited any of his grandpa's good looks!!

Seriously, I wish I had known, and I wish I had been there! Truth be told, the way I feel about Hank is, they don't come any nicer, and this is something that I suspect he did inherit from his grandpa.

The Nats won in the 9th, thanks to a bad-throw gift from the Giants, as the game shudda gone into extra innings. Lady luck often seems to smile on a team on the roll. World Series, here we come - hey, I've dreaming for a Washington team to achieve this even since Dad took me to old Griffith Stadium back in the 1950s!!

Hank, do you realize that the 100th anniversary of the 1924 Senators' (only) Championship is only a dozen years away? Hopefully, the Nats will do some sort of a meaningful remembrance of this achievement during the 2024 season, and they should contract with you to arrange this.

BTW, have you ever noticed the list of names of the members of the DC sports hall of fame (or some words to this effect) that appears, as I recall, in the area beyond the left field seats? What mystifies me re this listing is the glaring omission of "Sam" Rice, who IMHO, had the greatest career with the Senators of any ballplayer not named Walter Johnson.

Best always,
Val

[Rickyy]

Very Cool. I just wished he could have pitched for Casilla in the 9th...

Ricky Y

[kcohen]

We long suffering Washington fans have to pinch ourselves to make sure we're not dreaming. A win is a win, but how great would it have been on the final play had Laroche hit a grounder to 3rd with the ball taking a bad hop over Sandoval's head.

[npa589]

Ease up on the "long suffering" part. There are Cubs fans on this board...

[kcohen]

Originally Posted by npa589

Ease up on the "long suffering" part. There are Cubs fans on this board...

Noted. But at least you didn't have to endure 35 years without a team.

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by kcohen

We long suffering Washington fans have to pinch ourselves to make sure we're not dreaming. A win is a win, but how great would it have been on the final play had Laroche hit a grounder to 3rd with the ball taking a bad hop over Sandoval's head.

If anyone is wondering what Ken meant by this comment, the Senators were trailing the NY Giants 3-1 in the bottom of the eighth inning of the 7th game of the 1924 World Series when Bucky Harris hit a routine ground ball to third which hit a pebble and took a bad hop over Giants third baseman Freddie Lindstrom. Two runners scored on the play, tying the score at three. Walter Johnson then came in to pitch the ninth, and held the Giants scoreless into extra innings. With the score still 3–3, Washington came up in the bottom of the twelfth. With one out, and runners on first and second, Earl McNeely (whom the Senators had acquired from Sacramento in early August) hit another grounder at Lindstrom, and again the ball took a bad hop, scoring Muddy Ruel with the Series-winning run, making Johnson the winning pitcher and giving Washington its only W.S. Championship, that is, until 2012 (come October, the Nationals will be good enough to beat the Yankees!).
Val

[danmckee]

Hank! Is that Blair Jett next to you in the stands in the red shirt?????