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Dyedinthewoolliberal

(15,893 posts) Mon Sep 9, 2024, 08:33 AM Sep 9

On this date

Koufax throws a perfecto and Vin Scully tells us about it-

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On this date (Original Post) Dyedinthewoolliberal Sep 9 OP

Koufax was the man! LoisB Sep 9 #1

Damn I miss Vin wysimdnwyg Sep 9 #2

My dad took me to Chicago in late August one year to see Koufax v Holtzman rurallib Sep 9 #3

Even the best have bad days... Wounded Bear Sep 9 #4

I used to be a huge baseball fan. One of the most endearing qualities of baseball rurallib Sep 9 #5

LoisB

(8,501 posts)

1. Koufax was the man!

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Mon Sep 9, 2024, 08:43 AM

Sep 9

wysimdnwyg

(2,255 posts)

2. Damn I miss Vin

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Mon Sep 9, 2024, 08:48 AM

Sep 9

Best announcer in the history of sports.

Interesting tidbit: The Cubs are in Los Angeles for a three game set starting tonight.

rurallib

(63,144 posts)

3. My dad took me to Chicago in late August one year to see Koufax v Holtzman

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Mon Sep 9, 2024, 09:02 AM

Sep 9

in a battle of the two best lefties of the day. The wind was blowing out that day.

I was quite young - @ 10 or 12 I think so my memory is not so good. But I do remember Koufax throwing his glove up in the air and walking off the mound after giving up a homer. Did I say the wind was blowing out?

I think the score after the 2nd inning was 6 to 5 Cubs. Both starters were gone after the second in my recollection,

Wounded Bear

(60,590 posts)

4. Even the best have bad days...

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Mon Sep 9, 2024, 09:33 AM

Sep 9

rurallib

(63,144 posts)

5. I used to be a huge baseball fan. One of the most endearing qualities of baseball

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #4)

Mon Sep 9, 2024, 09:37 AM

Sep 9

was that even the best of teams only win @ 59% of their games. Every game is guaranteed to be different than any previous game.

So a day like that is just the essence of baseball.

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