Latest / Sports History Network / 165: Bill Mazeroski - MLB
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- 0:54This
- 0:54podcast
- 0:55is
- 0:55part
- 0:55of
- 0:55the
- 0:55Sports.
- 0:55History
- 0:56Network,
- 0:56your
- 0:57headquarters
- 0:57for
- 0:57the
- 0:57yesteryear
- 0:58of
- 0:58your
- 0:58favorite
- 0:59sport.
- 0:59You
- 0:59can
- 1:00learn
- 1:00more@sportshistorynetwork.com
- 1:03he
- 1:03hit
- 1:04perhaps.
- 1:04The
- 1:04greatest
- 1:05home
- 1:05run
- 1:06in
- 1:06World
- 1:07Series
- 1:07history.
- 1:08In
- 1:08fact,
- 1:09it's
- 1:10the
- 1:10only
- 1:10walk
- 1:11off
- 1:11home
- 1:11run
- 1:11in
- 1:12the
- 1:12bottom
- 1:12of
- 1:12the
- 1:12ninth
- 1:13in
- 1:13game
- 1:14seven
- 1:14history.
- 1:16He
- 1:16was
- 1:16not
- 1:16your
- 1:17stereotypical
- 1:18offensive
- 1:18star,
- 1:19but
- 1:19with
- 1:19the
- 1:19glove
- 1:20and
- 1:20there
- 1:20was
- 1:21no
- 1:21one
- 1:21better.
- 1:22And
- 1:22next
- 1:23on
- 1:23Sports
- 1:24Forgotten
- 1:24Heroes,
- 1:25we'll
- 1:25take
- 1:26a
- 1:26look
- 1:26back
- 1:26at
- 1:27the
- 1:27career
- 1:27of
- 1:27hall
- 1:28of
- 1:28Fame
- 1:28second
- 1:29baseman
- 1:30Bill
- 1:30Mazeroski.
- 1:32This
- 1:33is
- 1:33Sports
- 1:33Forgotten
- 1:34Heroes,
- 1:35a
- 1:35tribute
- 1:35to
- 1:35the
- 1:36stars
- 1:36who
- 1:36shaped
- 1:36the
- 1:37games
- 1:37we
- 1:37love
- 1:37to
- 1:37watch
- 1:38and
- 1:38the
- 1:38games
- 1:38we
- 1:39love
- 1:39to
- 1:39play.
- 1:40Stars
- 1:40who
- 1:40provided
- 1:41us
- 1:41with
- 1:41many
- 1:41thrills,
- 1:42but
- 1:42when
- 1:42their
- 1:42time
- 1:43was
- 1:43up,
- 1:43they
- 1:44faded
- 1:44away.
- 1:45We'll
- 1:45take
- 1:45a
- 1:45look
- 1:46back
- 1:46at
- 1:46their
- 1:46spectacular
- 1:47careers,
- 1:47their
- 1:48moments
- 1:48of
- 1:48fame,
- 1:49even
- 1:49if
- 1:49it
- 1:49was
- 1:49just
- 1:49for
- 1:50one
- 1:50season
- 1:50or
- 1:51just
- 1:51one
- 1:51game.
- 1:52And
- 1:52now,
- 1:52now
- 1:52here's
- 1:53your
- 1:53host,
- 1:54Warren
- 1:54Rogan.
- 1:55Hello
- 1:55and
- 1:56welcome
- 1:56to
- 1:56Sports
- 1:56Forgotten
- 1:57Heroes,
- 1:57episode
- 1:58165,
- 2:00Bill
- 2:00Mazeroski.
- 2:02Now,
- 2:03not
- 2:03too
- 2:03long
- 2:04ago,
- 2:04February
- 2:0520,
- 2:062026,
- 2:07we
- 2:08lost
- 2:08a
- 2:08great
- 2:08one
- 2:09when
- 2:09Maz
- 2:10passed
- 2:10away
- 2:10at
- 2:11the
- 2:11age
- 2:11of
- 2:1189.
- 2:13To
- 2:13those
- 2:14not
- 2:14familiar
- 2:14with
- 2:15Maz
- 2:15and
- 2:15who
- 2:16more
- 2:16recently
- 2:17marveled
- 2:17at
- 2:17the
- 2:17exploitation
- 2:18of
- 2:18Ozzie
- 2:19Smith,
- 2:19who
- 2:20was
- 2:20one
- 2:20of
- 2:20the
- 2:21greatest
- 2:21shortstops
- 2:22of
- 2:22all
- 2:22time.
- 2:23That's
- 2:24the
- 2:24type
- 2:24of
- 2:25player
- 2:25Mazeroski
- 2:26was.
- 2:27Good
- 2:28with
- 2:28the
- 2:28bat
- 2:29but
- 2:29great
- 2:30with
- 2:30the
- 2:30glove.
- 2:31And
- 2:31when
- 2:31I
- 2:32say
- 2:32great,
- 2:33it's
- 2:33not
- 2:33an
- 2:33overstatement.
- 2:35Mazarowski,
- 2:37who
- 2:37came
- 2:37up
- 2:37with
- 2:38the
- 2:38Pirates
- 2:38in
- 2:391956
- 2:40and
- 2:40played
- 2:4117
- 2:41years,
- 2:42won
- 2:43eight
- 2:43Gold
- 2:44Gloves,
- 2:45was
- 2:45an
- 2:45All
- 2:45Star
- 2:46seven
- 2:46times
- 2:47and
- 2:47holds
- 2:48the
- 2:48record
- 2:48for
- 2:48most
- 2:49double
- 2:49plays
- 2:50turned
- 2:50with
- 2:501,706.
- 2:53He
- 2:53led
- 2:53the
- 2:54National
- 2:54League
- 2:54in
- 2:55turning
- 2:55double
- 2:55plays
- 2:56eight
- 2:56straight
- 2:57years,
- 2:58led
- 2:58the
- 2:58NL
- 2:59in
- 2:59assists
- 2:59nine
- 3:00times,
- 3:00put
- 3:01outs
- 3:01five
- 3:02times
- 3:02and
- 3:03is
- 3:03the
- 3:03all
- 3:03time
- 3:04leader
- 3:04in
- 3:05total
- 3:06zone
- 3:07total
- 3:07fielding
- 3:08runs
- 3:09above
- 3:09average,
- 3:10which
- 3:10is
- 3:11the
- 3:11number
- 3:11of
- 3:12runs
- 3:12above
- 3:13or
- 3:13below
- 3:13average
- 3:14a
- 3:15player
- 3:15is
- 3:15worth
- 3:16based
- 3:17on
- 3:17the
- 3:17number
- 3:18of
- 3:18plays
- 3:19made.
- 3:19That's
- 3:20a
- 3:20mouthful,
- 3:21but
- 3:21for
- 3:21a
- 3:21better
- 3:22explanation,
- 3:22check
- 3:23out
- 3:23baseballreference.com
- 3:25Simply
- 3:26stated,
- 3:26though,
- 3:27Mazerosky
- 3:28was
- 3:29one
- 3:29of
- 3:29the
- 3:29greats,
- 3:30of
- 3:31course,
- 3:31he
- 3:31is
- 3:31best
- 3:32known
- 3:32for
- 3:32the
- 3:32home
- 3:33run
- 3:33he
- 3:33hit
- 3:33in
- 3:33the
- 3:34bottom
- 3:34of
- 3:34the
- 3:34ninth
- 3:34of
- 3:35the
- 3:35seventh
- 3:35game
- 3:35of
- 3:35the
- 3:361960
- 3:37World
- 3:37Series
- 3:38against
- 3:38the
- 3:39New
- 3:39York
- 3:39Yankees
- 3:40at
- 3:40Forbes
- 3:40Field.
- 3:41To
- 3:42the
- 3:42World
- 3:42Series
- 3:43for
- 3:43the
- 3:44Pirates,
- 3:45by
- 3:45far
- 3:45one
- 3:46of
- 3:46the
- 3:46greatest
- 3:46home
- 3:47runs
- 3:47in
- 3:47baseball
- 3:48history
- 3:49and
- 3:49one
- 3:49of
- 3:49the
- 3:49most
- 3:50iconic
- 3:51moments
- 3:51in
- 3:51Pittsburgh
- 3:52sports
- 3:53history.
- 3:54Joining
- 3:55me
- 3:55on
- 3:55today's
- 3:56show
- 3:56is
- 3:56Harv
- 3:57Aronson,
- 3:58host
- 3:58of
- 3:58the
- 3:59Total
- 3:59Sports
- 4:00Recall
- 4:01podcast
- 4:01and
- 4:02a
- 4:02lifelong
- 4:02fan
- 4:03of
- 4:03the
- 4:03Pittsburgh
- 4:04Pirates.
- 4:05We'll
- 4:05talk
- 4:06about
- 4:06that
- 4:06home
- 4:07run,
- 4:07Maz's
- 4:07career,
- 4:08his
- 4:09controversial
- 4:10hall
- 4:10of
- 4:10Fame
- 4:11induction,
- 4:11and
- 4:11a
- 4:12lot
- 4:12more
- 4:13before
- 4:13we
- 4:13get
- 4:14there.
- 4:14A
- 4:14few
- 4:14notes
- 4:15Please
- 4:15follow
- 4:15Sports
- 4:16Forgotten
- 4:16Heroes
- 4:17on
- 4:17X@SportsFheroes.
- 4:19Look
- 4:19for
- 4:19the
- 4:19Sports
- 4:20Forgotten
- 4:20Heroes
- 4:21page
- 4:21on
- 4:21Facebook
- 4:22and
- 4:23wherever
- 4:23it
- 4:23is
- 4:24you
- 4:24are
- 4:24listening
- 4:25or
- 4:25watching,
- 4:26please
- 4:26give
- 4:27Sports
- 4:27Forgotten
- 4:28Heroes
- 4:28a
- 4:28like
- 4:29and
- 4:29if
- 4:29you
- 4:29can,
- 4:30a
- 4:30five
- 4:31star
- 4:31rating
- 4:32and
- 4:32review.
- 4:33As
- 4:34always,
- 4:34I
- 4:35thank
- 4:35you
- 4:35for
- 4:36your
- 4:36support.
- 4:38Also,
- 4:39I
- 4:39am
- 4:40thrilled
- 4:41to
- 4:41announce
- 4:41the
- 4:42publication
- 4:42of
- 4:43my
- 4:43first
- 4:44book,
- 4:44College
- 4:45All
- 4:45Stars
- 4:46vs
- 4:46NFL
- 4:48the
- 4:48Chicago
- 4:49Charities
- 4:49Football
- 4:50Games
- 4:511934-1976.
- 4:55This
- 4:55book
- 4:56takes
- 4:56a
- 4:56look
- 4:57back
- 4:57at
- 4:57the
- 4:57history
- 4:58of
- 4:58the
- 4:58series
- 4:59where
- 4:59a
- 4:59team
- 5:00of
- 5:00college
- 5:01football
- 5:01All
- 5:02Stars
- 5:02took
- 5:02on
- 5:03the
- 5:03defending
- 5:04NFL
- 5:04champions.
- 5:05And
- 5:06every
- 5:06year
- 5:06from
- 5:071934
- 5:08until
- 5:091976,
- 5:11you
- 5:11can
- 5:11pick
- 5:11up
- 5:12a
- 5:12copy
- 5:12on
- 5:12Amazon
- 5:13or
- 5:13straight
- 5:14from
- 5:14the
- 5:14publisher
- 5:16McFarlandBooks.com
- 5:19that's
- 5:19McFarland
- 5:21McFarland
- 5:23Books.com
- 5:25and
- 5:25hey,
- 5:25if
- 5:25you
- 5:25want
- 5:26more
- 5:26information
- 5:26about
- 5:27the
- 5:27book
- 5:27or
- 5:27a
- 5:28signed
- 5:28copy,
- 5:29please
- 5:29send
- 5:29me
- 5:30an
- 5:30email
- 5:30to
- 5:31sports
- 5:32fh.info
- 5:34mail.com
- 5:35that's
- 5:36sports
- 5:36fh.infomail.com
- 5:40and
- 5:41I'll
- 5:41share
- 5:41with
- 5:42you
- 5:42how
- 5:42we
- 5:42can
- 5:43make
- 5:43it
- 5:43happen.
- 5:44Okay,
- 5:45let's
- 5:45get
- 5:45to
- 5:45today's
- 5:46show
- 5:46about
- 5:46Bill
- 5:47Mazowski
- 5:48with
- 5:48my
- 5:48guest,
- 5:49Harv
- 5:50Aronson.
- 5:52And
- 5:53joining
- 5:53the
- 5:53show
- 5:53now
- 5:54from
- 5:55Total
- 5:55Sports
- 5:56Recall,
- 5:57Harv
- 5:57Aronson.
- 5:58Harv,
- 5:59great
- 5:59to
- 5:59have
- 6:00you
- 6:00on
- 6:00Sports
- 6:00Forgotten
- 6:01Heroes.
- 6:02Well,
- 6:03thanks
- 6:03for
- 6:03inviting
- 6:04me,
- 6:04Warren,
- 6:04and
- 6:05it's
- 6:05a
- 6:05pleasure
- 6:05to
- 6:06be
- 6:06here.
- 6:07Yeah,
- 6:08this
- 6:08is
- 6:08going
- 6:08to
- 6:08be
- 6:08awesome.
- 6:09We're
- 6:10going
- 6:10to
- 6:10talk
- 6:10about
- 6:10someone
- 6:11I
- 6:11know
- 6:11close,
- 6:12very
- 6:13close
- 6:13to
- 6:13your
- 6:13heart,
- 6:14the
- 6:14great
- 6:15Bill
- 6:15Mazeroski,
- 6:17who,
- 6:18unfortunately
- 6:19we
- 6:19lost
- 6:20just
- 6:20a,
- 6:21a
- 6:22short
- 6:22time
- 6:22ago.
- 6:23Where
- 6:23does
- 6:24your
- 6:24fandom
- 6:26for
- 6:26Bill
- 6:26come
- 6:26from?
- 6:28Well,
- 6:28obviously,
- 6:29growing
- 6:29up
- 6:29in
- 6:30Pittsburgh,
- 6:31I
- 6:31was
- 6:31one
- 6:32year
- 6:32old
- 6:32when
- 6:32the
- 6:331960
- 6:33World
- 6:34Series
- 6:34took
- 6:34place.
- 6:35So
- 6:35of
- 6:35course
- 6:35I,
- 6:35I
- 6:36wouldn't
- 6:36remember
- 6:36that.
- 6:37But
- 6:37growing
- 6:37up
- 6:38a
- 6:38Pittsburgh
- 6:38Pirates
- 6:39fan,
- 6:39I
- 6:39mean,
- 6:39you
- 6:39know
- 6:40all
- 6:40about
- 6:41the
- 6:411960
- 6:41World
- 6:42Series,
- 6:42and
- 6:42fortunately
- 6:43I
- 6:43got
- 6:43to
- 6:43see
- 6:44him
- 6:44play
- 6:44in
- 6:44the
- 6:441971
- 6:45World
- 6:45Series.
- 6:45So
- 6:45I
- 6:46was
- 6:46a
- 6:46little
- 6:46older
- 6:46then.
- 6:46And
- 6:46I
- 6:47do
- 6:47remember
- 6:47that
- 6:47series,
- 6:48but
- 6:49I
- 6:49actually
- 6:49think
- 6:49my
- 6:50mother
- 6:50met
- 6:50him
- 6:50once.
- 6:51She
- 6:51said
- 6:51he
- 6:52was
- 6:52such
- 6:52a
- 6:52gentleman,
- 6:53signed
- 6:53his
- 6:53autograph.
- 6:55But
- 6:55I
- 6:55mean,
- 6:56he's
- 6:56a
- 6:56hero
- 6:57in
- 6:57Pittsburgh.
- 6:57Always
- 6:58was,
- 6:58always
- 6:58will
- 6:59be.
- 7:00And
- 7:00everybody
- 7:01quite
- 7:01remembers,
- 7:02well,
- 7:02the
- 7:031960
- 7:03World
- 7:03Series
- 7:04and
- 7:04how
- 7:04that
- 7:04ended.
- 7:06It's
- 7:06funny
- 7:06you
- 7:07say
- 7:07that
- 7:07you're
- 7:07a
- 7:08Pirates
- 7:09fan
- 7:09and
- 7:09you
- 7:09don't
- 7:10recall
- 7:10the
- 7:111960
- 7:12series
- 7:12because,
- 7:13you
- 7:13know,.
- 7:15One
- 7:15year
- 7:16old
- 7:16is
- 7:16kind
- 7:16of
- 7:16tough.
- 7:17Yeah,
- 7:18that's
- 7:18sort
- 7:18of
- 7:18like
- 7:19me
- 7:19as
- 7:19a,
- 7:19as
- 7:19a
- 7:19Mets
- 7:20fan.
- 7:21It's
- 7:22actually
- 7:22pretty
- 7:23cruel
- 7:23because
- 7:25I
- 7:25can
- 7:25remember
- 7:26Almost
- 7:27everything
- 7:27about
- 7:281970
- 7:29between
- 7:29the
- 7:30Orioles
- 7:30and
- 7:30the
- 7:31Reds.
- 7:31I
- 7:32can
- 7:32remember
- 7:32Almost
- 7:33everything
- 7:33about
- 7:341971
- 7:36between
- 7:36the
- 7:36Pirates
- 7:37and
- 7:37the
- 7:37Orioles.
- 7:38Then
- 7:38of
- 7:38course,
- 7:39we
- 7:39get
- 7:39into
- 7:39the
- 7:40great
- 7:41Oakland
- 7:41athletic
- 7:42teams
- 7:43of
- 7:4372,
- 7:443
- 7:44and
- 7:444.
- 7:45I
- 7:45have
- 7:46no
- 7:46recollection
- 7:47whatsoever
- 7:49of
- 7:491969,
- 7:51the
- 7:51greatest
- 7:52year
- 7:52in
- 7:53the
- 7:53history
- 7:53of
- 7:53the
- 7:54Mets.
- 7:54That's
- 7:55a,
- 7:55that
- 7:55was
- 7:55pretty,
- 7:56one
- 7:56heck
- 7:56of
- 7:56a
- 7:56comeback
- 7:57on
- 7:57their
- 7:57part.
- 7:58Yeah,
- 7:59yeah.
- 8:01You
- 8:01know,
- 8:01when
- 8:02people
- 8:02hear
- 8:03the
- 8:03name
- 8:03Bill
- 8:04Mazarowski,
- 8:06they
- 8:07immediately
- 8:08think
- 8:08of
- 8:09one
- 8:09swing
- 8:10and
- 8:10you
- 8:11know,
- 8:11it's,
- 8:11it's
- 8:12pretty
- 8:12fair
- 8:12that
- 8:12they
- 8:13do.
- 8:14But
- 8:14is
- 8:15it
- 8:15fair
- 8:15when
- 8:16you
- 8:16consider
- 8:17the
- 8:17rest
- 8:17of
- 8:17his
- 8:18career?
- 8:19No,
- 8:20not
- 8:20at
- 8:20all.
- 8:20I
- 8:20mean
- 8:21he's,
- 8:21there's
- 8:22all
- 8:22kinds
- 8:22of
- 8:22records
- 8:22he
- 8:23has.
- 8:23He's
- 8:23a
- 8:2310
- 8:23time
- 8:24All
- 8:24Star,
- 8:26played
- 8:26his
- 8:26entire
- 8:26career
- 8:27with
- 8:27the
- 8:27Pirates.
- 8:28Fantastic
- 8:29defensive
- 8:29second
- 8:29baseman,
- 8:30one
- 8:30of
- 8:30the
- 8:30best
- 8:30ever.
- 8:31In
- 8:32fact,
- 8:32I
- 8:32think
- 8:32he
- 8:33is
- 8:33the
- 8:34all
- 8:34time
- 8:34leader
- 8:34in
- 8:34turning
- 8:35double
- 8:35plays
- 8:35in
- 8:36second
- 8:36base.
- 8:37So
- 8:38he
- 8:38was
- 8:38just
- 8:38a
- 8:38fantastic
- 8:39fielder.
- 8:40Great
- 8:40glove
- 8:41and
- 8:41he
- 8:41was
- 8:42an
- 8:42above
- 8:42average
- 8:43hitter.
- 8:43But
- 8:43you
- 8:43know,
- 8:44he,
- 8:44he
- 8:44was
- 8:44a
- 8:45contact
- 8:45hitter
- 8:46and
- 8:47sure
- 8:47enough,
- 8:47in
- 8:471960
- 8:48he
- 8:48made
- 8:48contact
- 8:49at
- 8:49the
- 8:49right
- 8:49time.
- 8:51And
- 8:51to
- 8:51this
- 8:52day,
- 8:52that's
- 8:52the
- 8:53only
- 8:539th
- 8:54inning
- 8:55walk
- 8:55off
- 8:55home
- 8:56run
- 8:56in
- 8:56the
- 8:56World
- 8:56Series
- 8:56to
- 8:57win
- 8:57the
- 8:57World
- 8:57Series.
- 8:58So
- 8:58he
- 8:58holds
- 8:58that
- 8:59bottom
- 8:59of
- 8:59the
- 8:59ninth,
- 9:00seventh
- 9:00game.
- 9:02Yeah,
- 9:02exactly.
- 9:03Seventh
- 9:03game,
- 9:04walk
- 9:04off,
- 9:04only
- 9:04time
- 9:05in
- 9:05history.
- 9:07So
- 9:07yeah,
- 9:08he's,
- 9:08he's,
- 9:09he
- 9:09was
- 9:09just
- 9:10a
- 9:10great
- 9:11second
- 9:12baseman.
- 9:14Yeah,
- 9:14because
- 9:15he's
- 9:16a
- 9:16Hall
- 9:16of
- 9:16Famer.
- 9:17But
- 9:17when
- 9:17you
- 9:17look
- 9:18at
- 9:18his
- 9:18numbers,
- 9:19he's
- 9:19not
- 9:19in
- 9:20the
- 9:20hall
- 9:20of
- 9:20Fame
- 9:20necessarily
- 9:21because
- 9:22of
- 9:22what
- 9:22he
- 9:22did
- 9:23at
- 9:23the
- 9:23plate.
- 9:24He's
- 9:24in
- 9:24the
- 9:24hall
- 9:24of
- 9:25Fame
- 9:25because
- 9:26of
- 9:26what
- 9:27he
- 9:27did
- 9:27in
- 9:27the
- 9:27field.
- 9:28Gold
- 9:28Glove
- 9:29in
- 9:2958.
- 9:30Gold
- 9:31Glove
- 9:32in
- 9:321960.
- 9:3361,
- 9:3463,
- 9:3564,
- 9:3665,
- 9:3866,
- 9:3967.
- 9:40I
- 9:40mean,
- 9:41this
- 9:41guy
- 9:42was
- 9:43just
- 9:43a
- 9:43phenomenal
- 9:44fielder.
- 9:45So
- 9:46before
- 9:47we
- 9:47get
- 9:49to
- 9:491960,
- 9:51tell
- 9:52us
- 9:52who
- 9:53Bill
- 9:53Mazeroski
- 9:54was
- 9:55as
- 9:55a
- 9:56player
- 9:56when
- 9:57he
- 9:57first
- 9:58arrived
- 9:58in
- 9:59Pittsburgh.
- 9:59What
- 10:00did
- 10:00the
- 10:01Pirates
- 10:02organization
- 10:03see
- 10:04in
- 10:04him
- 10:05early
- 10:06that
- 10:06made
- 10:06them
- 10:07believe
- 10:08he
- 10:08could
- 10:08be
- 10:08someone
- 10:09special
- 10:09and
- 10:10really
- 10:10hold
- 10:11down
- 10:11second
- 10:12base
- 10:12for
- 10:12such
- 10:13a
- 10:13long
- 10:14period
- 10:14of
- 10:14time?
- 10:15Well,
- 10:15it's
- 10:16got
- 10:16to
- 10:16be
- 10:16his
- 10:16defensive
- 10:17prowess.
- 10:17I
- 10:17mean,
- 10:18he
- 10:18was
- 10:18just
- 10:18such
- 10:18a
- 10:19fantastic
- 10:19defensive
- 10:20second
- 10:20baseman.
- 10:20And
- 10:21who
- 10:21wouldn't
- 10:21want
- 10:21an
- 10:21infielder
- 10:22that
- 10:22had
- 10:22a
- 10:22glove
- 10:23like
- 10:23that.
- 10:24And
- 10:24you
- 10:24know,
- 10:24in
- 10:25combination
- 10:25with
- 10:25Gene
- 10:26Alley
- 10:26for
- 10:26the
- 10:26longest
- 10:27time,
- 10:27those
- 10:27two
- 10:27just
- 10:28made
- 10:28a
- 10:29great
- 10:29double
- 10:30play
- 10:30duo.
- 10:31And
- 10:31they
- 10:31were
- 10:31teammates
- 10:32for
- 10:32quite
- 10:32A
- 10:32long
- 10:32time.
- 10:34In
- 10:341966,
- 10:35he
- 10:35turned
- 10:35161
- 10:36double
- 10:37plays
- 10:37and
- 10:38that
- 10:38remains
- 10:38the
- 10:38major
- 10:38league
- 10:39record
- 10:39for
- 10:39second
- 10:39baseman
- 10:40to
- 10:40this
- 10:40day.
- 10:41And
- 10:41he
- 10:42held,
- 10:42when
- 10:42he
- 10:43retired,
- 10:43he
- 10:43held
- 10:43the
- 10:44top
- 10:44three
- 10:44marks
- 10:45in
- 10:45the
- 10:45National
- 10:45League
- 10:46history
- 10:47for
- 10:47fielding.
- 10:48He
- 10:49led
- 10:49the
- 10:49major
- 10:49leagues
- 10:49in
- 10:50assist
- 10:50a
- 10:50record
- 10:50nine
- 10:51times.
- 10:52He
- 10:52led
- 10:52National
- 10:52League
- 10:53and
- 10:53put
- 10:53outs
- 10:53five
- 10:53times.
- 10:54He
- 10:54was
- 10:54an
- 10:55eight
- 10:55time
- 10:55Gold
- 10:55Glove
- 10:56award
- 10:56winner.
- 10:57What
- 10:57more
- 10:57can
- 10:58you
- 10:58say?
- 10:58It's
- 10:58just
- 10:58that,
- 10:59you
- 10:59know,
- 11:00hall
- 11:00of
- 11:00Fame
- 11:00is
- 11:00not
- 11:00always
- 11:01about
- 11:02just
- 11:02offensive
- 11:03stats.
- 11:04And
- 11:04Ozzie
- 11:05Smith
- 11:05has
- 11:05proof
- 11:05of
- 11:05that
- 11:05as
- 11:06well.
- 11:07Probably
- 11:07one
- 11:07of
- 11:07the
- 11:08best
- 11:08defensive
- 11:08shortstops
- 11:09in
- 11:09history.
- 11:12What,
- 11:13what
- 11:13do
- 11:13you
- 11:14think
- 11:15made
- 11:16him
- 11:17so
- 11:18special
- 11:18as
- 11:19a
- 11:19second
- 11:19baseman?
- 11:20What
- 11:20was
- 11:20it
- 11:22in
- 11:22his
- 11:23style
- 11:23of
- 11:23play?
- 11:23Where
- 11:24did
- 11:24he
- 11:24learn
- 11:24to
- 11:25play
- 11:25the
- 11:25game
- 11:25like
- 11:26that?
- 11:26Because
- 11:26if
- 11:27I
- 11:27recall,
- 11:28he,
- 11:29he
- 11:29didn't
- 11:29get
- 11:30to
- 11:30play
- 11:30all
- 11:30that
- 11:31much
- 11:31as
- 11:31a
- 11:32youth,
- 11:33you
- 11:34know,
- 11:35because
- 11:35of
- 11:35his
- 11:36family
- 11:36situation.
- 11:37I
- 11:37think
- 11:37his
- 11:38dad,
- 11:38in
- 11:38fact,
- 11:39had
- 11:40a.
- 11:42Might
- 11:42have
- 11:43had
- 11:43a
- 11:43professional
- 11:44career,
- 11:44but
- 11:44had
- 11:45a
- 11:45coal
- 11:46mining
- 11:46accident
- 11:47and
- 11:48that
- 11:48sort
- 11:48of
- 11:49steered
- 11:49him
- 11:49away
- 11:50from
- 11:50baseball.
- 11:53But
- 11:53they
- 11:54were,
- 11:54they
- 11:54were
- 11:54not
- 11:55affluent
- 11:55to
- 11:56say
- 11:56the
- 11:56least.
- 11:56And
- 11:56it
- 11:57took
- 11:57quite
- 11:57some
- 11:57time
- 11:58for
- 11:59Bill
- 12:00to
- 12:01find
- 12:02the
- 12:02money
- 12:02or
- 12:03earn
- 12:03the
- 12:03money
- 12:04to
- 12:04go
- 12:04out
- 12:04and
- 12:05buy
- 12:05a
- 12:06baseball
- 12:06glove.
- 12:08Yeah,
- 12:08and
- 12:09you're
- 12:09right,
- 12:10his
- 12:10father
- 12:11had
- 12:11a
- 12:11tryout
- 12:11with
- 12:11the
- 12:11Cleveland
- 12:12Indians,
- 12:12but
- 12:12because
- 12:13of
- 12:13the
- 12:13coal
- 12:13mining
- 12:13accident,
- 12:14that
- 12:14kind
- 12:14of
- 12:15destroyed
- 12:16his
- 12:16any
- 12:16chances
- 12:17he
- 12:17had
- 12:17for
- 12:18a
- 12:18baseball
- 12:18career.
- 12:19But
- 12:19Mazerosky,
- 12:21he
- 12:21was,
- 12:21he
- 12:22was
- 12:22raised
- 12:22in
- 12:23Tiltonsville,
- 12:24Ohio,
- 12:25and
- 12:25he
- 12:26wasn't
- 12:26just
- 12:26a
- 12:26baseball
- 12:26player.
- 12:27He
- 12:27was
- 12:27a
- 12:27very,
- 12:28very
- 12:28outstanding
- 12:29basketball
- 12:29player,
- 12:30for
- 12:30those
- 12:30who
- 12:30didn't
- 12:30know.
- 12:32And
- 12:33he
- 12:33had
- 12:34been
- 12:34courted
- 12:35by
- 12:35the
- 12:35Indians,
- 12:35the
- 12:36Red
- 12:36Sox,
- 12:37White
- 12:37Sox,
- 12:38the
- 12:38Phillies.
- 12:39But
- 12:40he
- 12:40decided
- 12:41to
- 12:41go
- 12:41with
- 12:41the
- 12:42Pirates
- 12:42because
- 12:43they
- 12:43decided
- 12:44to
- 12:44push
- 12:44him
- 12:45up
- 12:45in
- 12:45the
- 12:45minor
- 12:45leagues
- 12:46a
- 12:47lot
- 12:47faster
- 12:47than
- 12:47maybe
- 12:48some
- 12:48of
- 12:48the
- 12:48other
- 12:48teams
- 12:49would
- 12:49have.
- 12:49But
- 12:50they
- 12:50noticed
- 12:50his
- 12:50glove
- 12:51and
- 12:51I
- 12:51know,
- 12:51I
- 12:52heard
- 12:52a
- 12:52story
- 12:52recently
- 12:53about
- 12:54how
- 12:54he
- 12:54was
- 12:54teaching
- 12:55somebody
- 12:56like
- 12:57tricks
- 12:57what
- 12:57to
- 12:57do
- 12:57with
- 12:57your
- 12:57glove,
- 12:58how
- 12:58to
- 12:58be
- 12:58a
- 12:58really
- 12:59good
- 12:59fielder.
- 12:59So
- 12:59he
- 13:00just,
- 13:00he
- 13:00had
- 13:01that
- 13:01knack
- 13:02or
- 13:02just
- 13:02natural
- 13:03instinct
- 13:03to
- 13:03be
- 13:04a
- 13:04good
- 13:04defensive
- 13:05player.
- 13:08Tough
- 13:08question
- 13:08for
- 13:09you,
- 13:09Harvard.
- 13:14How
- 13:14revolutionary
- 13:16was
- 13:17his
- 13:17defensive
- 13:18style
- 13:19for
- 13:19that
- 13:20era?
- 13:20What
- 13:20separated
- 13:21him
- 13:22from
- 13:22other
- 13:23second
- 13:23basemen?
- 13:24You
- 13:24know,
- 13:25when
- 13:25we
- 13:25look
- 13:25at
- 13:25the
- 13:25game
- 13:26today,
- 13:26it's
- 13:27obvious
- 13:28when
- 13:28you
- 13:28talk
- 13:28about
- 13:29a
- 13:29guy
- 13:29like
- 13:30Shohei
- 13:30Ohtani
- 13:31and
- 13:32what
- 13:32separates
- 13:33him
- 13:34from
- 13:34every
- 13:34other
- 13:35ball
- 13:35player
- 13:35on
- 13:36the
- 13:36planet?
- 13:37Aaron
- 13:38Judge.
- 13:38What
- 13:39separates
- 13:39him
- 13:40from
- 13:41virtually
- 13:42every
- 13:42ball,
- 13:43every
- 13:43other
- 13:43ball
- 13:44player
- 13:44on
- 13:44the
- 13:45planet?
- 13:47His
- 13:48power
- 13:48is
- 13:49phenomenal.
- 13:50What
- 13:50is
- 13:51it
- 13:51about
- 13:53or
- 13:53what
- 13:53was
- 13:53it
- 13:54about?
- 13:55Mazarowski's
- 13:56defensive
- 13:57style
- 13:58for
- 13:58that
- 13:58era
- 14:00was
- 14:00he
- 14:01ahead
- 14:02of
- 14:02the
- 14:02game
- 14:02was.
- 14:04What
- 14:05was
- 14:05it?
- 14:06Well,
- 14:07I
- 14:07think,
- 14:07you
- 14:07know,
- 14:08baseball
- 14:08is
- 14:09much
- 14:09different
- 14:10now
- 14:10than
- 14:10it
- 14:10was
- 14:11back
- 14:11then.
- 14:12The
- 14:12money
- 14:13has
- 14:13changed
- 14:13the
- 14:13game,
- 14:14the
- 14:14salaries
- 14:14have
- 14:15changed
- 14:15the
- 14:15game.
- 14:15And
- 14:16I
- 14:16don't
- 14:16think
- 14:16these
- 14:16guys
- 14:17are
- 14:17as
- 14:17passionate
- 14:18about
- 14:18the
- 14:18game
- 14:19itself
- 14:19as
- 14:19they
- 14:19were
- 14:19back
- 14:20then.
- 14:20And
- 14:20I'm
- 14:21an
- 14:21old
- 14:21school
- 14:21guy.
- 14:22I
- 14:23love
- 14:23baseball
- 14:23for
- 14:24history
- 14:25back
- 14:25then
- 14:26and
- 14:26even
- 14:26before,
- 14:27way
- 14:27before
- 14:27I
- 14:27was
- 14:28born
- 14:28because
- 14:28they
- 14:28loved
- 14:29the
- 14:29game.
- 14:30And
- 14:30he
- 14:30was
- 14:30a
- 14:31hard
- 14:31worker.
- 14:31I
- 14:32mean,
- 14:32he
- 14:32worked
- 14:32at
- 14:32his
- 14:33fielding
- 14:33and
- 14:34he
- 14:34would
- 14:34go
- 14:34out
- 14:34there
- 14:35and
- 14:35practice,
- 14:35practice,
- 14:36practice.
- 14:37And
- 14:37his
- 14:38teammate,
- 14:38the
- 14:38great
- 14:38one,
- 14:39Roberto
- 14:39Clemente,
- 14:40unfortunately
- 14:40he's
- 14:40not
- 14:40with
- 14:40us
- 14:41anymore
- 14:41either.
- 14:41But
- 14:42I
- 14:43understand
- 14:43there
- 14:43were
- 14:43stories
- 14:44about
- 14:44him
- 14:44going
- 14:44out
- 14:45to
- 14:45Forbes
- 14:45Field
- 14:46on
- 14:47non
- 14:47game
- 14:47days
- 14:48and
- 14:48he
- 14:49would
- 14:49have
- 14:49somebody
- 14:49throw
- 14:50the
- 14:50ball
- 14:50off
- 14:50the
- 14:50wall
- 14:51with
- 14:51his
- 14:52back
- 14:52to
- 14:52the
- 14:52plate
- 14:53and
- 14:53then
- 14:54learn
- 14:54how
- 14:54to
- 14:54throw
- 14:54directly
- 14:55to
- 14:55home
- 14:55plate.
- 14:56And
- 14:56that's
- 14:56what
- 14:56with
- 14:56his
- 14:57rocket
- 14:57arm.
- 14:57But
- 14:58it
- 14:58just
- 14:58became
- 14:59instinct
- 14:59for
- 14:59him
- 15:00and
- 15:00the
- 15:01whole
- 15:01team
- 15:01was
- 15:01like
- 15:01that.
- 15:02They
- 15:02worked
- 15:02hard.
- 15:03Mazerosky
- 15:03worked
- 15:04hard
- 15:04at
- 15:05his
- 15:05skill
- 15:05and
- 15:05his
- 15:05craft.
- 15:06And
- 15:06so
- 15:07that
- 15:07set
- 15:07him
- 15:07apart.
- 15:09You
- 15:10know,
- 15:10earlier
- 15:11you,
- 15:11you
- 15:12mentioned
- 15:13that
- 15:13he
- 15:14holds
- 15:14the
- 15:14record
- 15:15for
- 15:16most
- 15:16double
- 15:16plays
- 15:17in
- 15:17a
- 15:17season
- 15:17with
- 15:18161.
- 15:19I
- 15:20mean,
- 15:20that's
- 15:20like
- 15:21a
- 15:21double
- 15:22play
- 15:22every
- 15:22single
- 15:23game.
- 15:24And
- 15:24that
- 15:24year
- 15:24he
- 15:25happened
- 15:25to
- 15:25play
- 15:25in
- 15:26162
- 15:27games.
- 15:28But
- 15:28if
- 15:28you
- 15:28look
- 15:29at
- 15:29it
- 15:29where,
- 15:30you
- 15:30know,
- 15:30he
- 15:31led
- 15:31the
- 15:31National
- 15:32League
- 15:32in
- 15:32double
- 15:33plays
- 15:33Starting
- 15:34in
- 15:341960
- 15:35through
- 15:351967,
- 15:37every
- 15:37single
- 15:38year.
- 15:391271-441381-31122,
- 15:41113,
- 15:44161,
- 15:46131.
- 15:49I
- 15:49mean,
- 15:50phenomenal.
- 15:51And
- 15:52I
- 15:53read
- 15:54somewhere
- 15:55that
- 15:55teams
- 15:57feared
- 15:58his
- 15:59ability
- 16:00to
- 16:01turn
- 16:02a
- 16:02double
- 16:03play.
- 16:03I
- 16:04sort
- 16:04of
- 16:04liken
- 16:05it
- 16:05to
- 16:05football
- 16:06where,
- 16:08you
- 16:08know,
- 16:08teams
- 16:09scheme
- 16:11to
- 16:12run
- 16:12away
- 16:13from
- 16:13people,
- 16:14team
- 16:14scheme
- 16:16to,
- 16:16to,
- 16:18you
- 16:18know,
- 16:18against
- 16:19the
- 16:19other
- 16:19team's
- 16:20defense
- 16:20or
- 16:21offense
- 16:22in
- 16:22a
- 16:22particular
- 16:23way.
- 16:24Can
- 16:24you
- 16:24explain
- 16:25or
- 16:25is
- 16:26it
- 16:26possible
- 16:27to
- 16:27explain
- 16:29his
- 16:30double
- 16:30play
- 16:30ability
- 16:32and
- 16:33why
- 16:33it
- 16:33was,
- 16:35dare
- 16:36I
- 16:36say,
- 16:37fear
- 16:38by
- 16:38opposing
- 16:39teams?
- 16:40Yeah,
- 16:40well,
- 16:41I
- 16:41mean,
- 16:41if
- 16:41you
- 16:41knew
- 16:42as
- 16:42a
- 16:42batter
- 16:43you
- 16:43were
- 16:43hitting
- 16:43to
- 16:43the
- 16:43right
- 16:44side
- 16:44of
- 16:44the
- 16:44field,
- 16:45you
- 16:45better
- 16:46have
- 16:46a
- 16:46good
- 16:46shot
- 16:48away
- 16:48from
- 16:48Mazeroski,
- 16:49because
- 16:49he
- 16:49could
- 16:50cover
- 16:50the
- 16:50field.
- 16:51So
- 16:52to
- 16:52get
- 16:52a
- 16:52ball
- 16:52past
- 16:53him
- 16:53was
- 16:53very
- 16:53difficult.
- 16:54And
- 16:54you
- 16:55knew
- 16:55that
- 16:56he
- 16:57knew
- 16:57how
- 16:57to
- 16:57turn
- 16:57the
- 16:58double
- 16:58plays.
- 16:59So
- 16:59if
- 16:59you
- 16:59got
- 17:00a
- 17:00man
- 17:00on
- 17:00base
- 17:00and
- 17:01you're
- 17:01hitting
- 17:01at
- 17:01Mazaruski,
- 17:02you
- 17:02better
- 17:02count
- 17:03on
- 17:03the
- 17:03fact
- 17:03that
- 17:03you're
- 17:03probably
- 17:04going
- 17:04to.
- 17:04You've
- 17:04just
- 17:04grounded
- 17:05into
- 17:05a
- 17:05double
- 17:05play.
- 17:06He
- 17:06covered
- 17:06the
- 17:06field
- 17:07very
- 17:07well.
- 17:08And
- 17:08you
- 17:08wouldn't
- 17:08think
- 17:09of
- 17:09him
- 17:09like
- 17:09an
- 17:09Aussie
- 17:09Smith
- 17:10who
- 17:10was
- 17:10just
- 17:10so
- 17:10athletic
- 17:11and
- 17:11covered
- 17:11the
- 17:11field
- 17:12like
- 17:12unbelievably
- 17:14the
- 17:14Mazarovsky.
- 17:15Even
- 17:15despite,
- 17:16you
- 17:16know,
- 17:16his
- 17:16body
- 17:17frame
- 17:17and
- 17:17everything
- 17:17else,
- 17:17he
- 17:18was,
- 17:18he
- 17:18was
- 17:18just
- 17:19a
- 17:19fantastic
- 17:19defensive
- 17:20player.
- 17:21He
- 17:21knew
- 17:22how
- 17:22to
- 17:22field.
- 17:22And
- 17:23there's
- 17:23another
- 17:23number
- 17:24I
- 17:24was
- 17:24going
- 17:24to
- 17:24throw
- 17:24out
- 17:24there
- 17:25is
- 17:25that
- 17:26Joe
- 17:26Morgan
- 17:26eventually
- 17:27passed
- 17:27him
- 17:27up,
- 17:27but
- 17:28he
- 17:28is
- 17:28second
- 17:29all
- 17:29time
- 17:30history
- 17:32in
- 17:32the
- 17:34fielding
- 17:34percentage
- 17:35and
- 17:35Mazerosky's
- 17:36number
- 17:36ended
- 17:37up
- 17:37at
- 17:37983.
- 17:37I
- 17:38mean
- 17:38that's
- 17:38just
- 17:38a
- 17:39crazy
- 17:39number.
- 17:40Think
- 17:40of
- 17:40that
- 17:40in
- 17:41983.
- 17:42That's
- 17:42like
- 17:42making
- 17:43hardly
- 17:43any
- 17:43errors.
- 17:44It's
- 17:44unbelievable.
- 17:47Like
- 17:47you
- 17:48said,
- 17:48the
- 17:48game
- 17:48is
- 17:48different
- 17:49today
- 17:49than
- 17:50it
- 17:50was
- 17:50back
- 17:51then.
- 17:52But
- 17:53how
- 17:54do.
- 17:56I
- 17:56don't
- 17:56know.
- 17:56Again,
- 17:57if
- 17:57you
- 17:57can
- 17:57answer
- 17:57this,
- 17:58how
- 17:58do
- 17:58modern
- 17:59defensive
- 17:59metrics
- 18:01you,
- 18:02Mazarowski,
- 18:03compared
- 18:03to
- 18:04his
- 18:04contemporaries?
- 18:07Yeah,
- 18:07so
- 18:07I
- 18:07don't
- 18:08look
- 18:08at
- 18:08statistics
- 18:09that
- 18:09much.
- 18:09I
- 18:09mean
- 18:09there's
- 18:10so
- 18:10many
- 18:10baseball
- 18:10statistics
- 18:11now,
- 18:11it's
- 18:12half
- 18:12of
- 18:12them.
- 18:12I
- 18:12don't
- 18:12even
- 18:12know
- 18:13what
- 18:13they
- 18:13mean.
- 18:13When
- 18:13I
- 18:13was
- 18:14growing
- 18:14up
- 18:14it
- 18:14was,
- 18:15you
- 18:15know,
- 18:16you're
- 18:16looking
- 18:16at
- 18:16bats,
- 18:17runs,
- 18:17hits,
- 18:18average,
- 18:18home
- 18:18runs,
- 18:19stolen
- 18:19bases,
- 18:19triples,
- 18:20RBIs
- 18:21and
- 18:22you
- 18:22know,
- 18:22from
- 18:22the
- 18:23offensive
- 18:23side
- 18:24now
- 18:24they've
- 18:24got
- 18:24so
- 18:25many
- 18:25numbers
- 18:25and
- 18:26half
- 18:26of
- 18:26them,
- 18:26I
- 18:26don't
- 18:26even
- 18:27understand
- 18:27the
- 18:28WAR
- 18:28and
- 18:28the
- 18:29OPS
- 18:30and
- 18:30all
- 18:30this
- 18:30other
- 18:31stuff.
- 18:31And
- 18:32it's
- 18:33hard
- 18:33to
- 18:33say
- 18:35comparing
- 18:35stats
- 18:36today
- 18:37versus
- 18:37stats
- 18:37back
- 18:38then.
- 18:40Well,
- 18:40he
- 18:41does
- 18:41have,
- 18:41like
- 18:41you
- 18:42said,
- 18:42the
- 18:42career
- 18:43record
- 18:43for
- 18:44double
- 18:44plays
- 18:45turned
- 18:45with
- 18:451706.
- 18:48And
- 18:48here's
- 18:49one
- 18:49of
- 18:49those
- 18:50defensive
- 18:50metrics
- 18:51for
- 18:51you.
- 18:53Total
- 18:53zone,
- 18:54total
- 18:54fielding
- 18:55runs
- 18:55above
- 18:56average,
- 18:56148,
- 18:58whatever
- 18:58that
- 18:58means.
- 18:59That's
- 18:59a
- 19:00career
- 19:00record.
- 19:02So.
- 19:02Yeah.
- 19:03Is
- 19:03it,
- 19:04is
- 19:04it
- 19:04fair
- 19:05to
- 19:05say
- 19:07his
- 19:07glove
- 19:08alone
- 19:09was
- 19:09hall
- 19:09of
- 19:10Fame
- 19:10worthy?
- 19:11Why
- 19:12or
- 19:12why
- 19:12not?
- 19:13I
- 19:13mean,
- 19:13if
- 19:13he
- 19:14didn't
- 19:14hit
- 19:15that
- 19:15home
- 19:15run
- 19:16in
- 19:161960,
- 19:18would
- 19:18he
- 19:19still
- 19:19be
- 19:19in
- 19:19the
- 19:19hall
- 19:20of
- 19:20Fame?
- 19:21I
- 19:21think
- 19:22absolutely
- 19:22yes.
- 19:23And
- 19:23that's
- 19:23only
- 19:24based
- 19:24on
- 19:24his
- 19:24defensive
- 19:25numbers.
- 19:26I
- 19:26mean,
- 19:26I
- 19:26don't
- 19:26know
- 19:26how
- 19:27you,
- 19:27you
- 19:28can't
- 19:28just,
- 19:28I
- 19:28don't
- 19:29think
- 19:29you
- 19:29can
- 19:29just
- 19:29put
- 19:30a
- 19:30guy
- 19:30in
- 19:30the
- 19:30hall
- 19:30of
- 19:30Fame
- 19:31based
- 19:31on
- 19:31what
- 19:31he
- 19:31does
- 19:32offensively.
- 19:33Defense
- 19:33is
- 19:33part
- 19:34of
- 19:34the
- 19:34game.
- 19:35Fielding
- 19:35is
- 19:36part
- 19:36of
- 19:36the
- 19:36game.
- 19:36And
- 19:37if
- 19:37you're
- 19:37the
- 19:37best
- 19:37of
- 19:37the
- 19:38best,
- 19:38there's
- 19:39no
- 19:39reason
- 19:39why
- 19:39you
- 19:39shouldn't
- 19:40be
- 19:40in
- 19:40the
- 19:40hall
- 19:40of
- 19:40Fame.
- 19:43And
- 19:43he
- 19:43did
- 19:43win
- 19:43another
- 19:44World
- 19:44Series
- 19:44too.
- 19:47Yeah,
- 19:48yeah,
- 19:50he,
- 19:50he,
- 19:51he
- 19:51was
- 19:52a
- 19:52part
- 19:52of
- 19:52that
- 19:531971
- 19:54team.
- 19:57I'll
- 19:57tell
- 19:58you
- 19:58where
- 19:58Annette
- 19:58is.
- 19:59Of
- 19:59all
- 19:59the
- 19:59pirate
- 20:00teams
- 20:00I've
- 20:00ever
- 20:00watched,
- 20:01that
- 20:01is
- 20:01my
- 20:01absolute
- 20:02favorite
- 20:02team
- 20:03all
- 20:03time.
- 20:04Despite
- 20:05them
- 20:05winning
- 20:05it
- 20:06again
- 20:06in
- 20:0679,
- 20:06which
- 20:07I
- 20:07went
- 20:07to
- 20:07all
- 20:07three
- 20:08World
- 20:08Series
- 20:08games
- 20:08in
- 20:08Pittsburgh.
- 20:09And
- 20:10at
- 20:10that
- 20:10time
- 20:10I
- 20:10was
- 20:10about
- 20:1118
- 20:11years
- 20:11old,
- 20:11so
- 20:12I
- 20:12was
- 20:12able
- 20:12to
- 20:12understand
- 20:12it
- 20:13much
- 20:13better
- 20:13than
- 20:13when
- 20:13I
- 20:13was
- 20:14younger.
- 20:1571
- 20:15World
- 20:16Series
- 20:16is
- 20:16really
- 20:16when
- 20:16I
- 20:17started
- 20:17watching
- 20:17baseball.
- 20:18And
- 20:18I
- 20:19repeat
- 20:19the
- 20:19story
- 20:20so
- 20:20many
- 20:20times.
- 20:20I
- 20:21remember
- 20:21going
- 20:21up
- 20:21to
- 20:21my
- 20:21father's
- 20:22bedroom.
- 20:22He
- 20:22had
- 20:23the
- 20:23television
- 20:23on
- 20:24and
- 20:24Roberto
- 20:25Clemente
- 20:25is
- 20:25at
- 20:25the
- 20:26plate.
- 20:26I
- 20:26never
- 20:27watched
- 20:27a
- 20:27baseball
- 20:27game
- 20:27before.
- 20:28And
- 20:29he
- 20:29hits
- 20:29a
- 20:29home
- 20:29run
- 20:30to
- 20:30put
- 20:30the
- 20:30Pirates
- 20:31out
- 20:31in
- 20:31front.
- 20:31I
- 20:32was
- 20:32an
- 20:32instant
- 20:32Pirate
- 20:33fan,
- 20:33instant
- 20:34Roberto
- 20:34Clemente
- 20:35fan.
- 20:35And
- 20:35from
- 20:35that
- 20:36point
- 20:36forward,
- 20:36I
- 20:36became
- 20:36a
- 20:37baseball
- 20:37fan.
- 20:37But
- 20:37my
- 20:37next
- 20:38door
- 20:38neighbor
- 20:39came
- 20:39down,
- 20:39knocked
- 20:39on
- 20:40my
- 20:40door,
- 20:40and
- 20:40asked
- 20:41my
- 20:41father,
- 20:41can
- 20:41I
- 20:41take
- 20:42your
- 20:42son
- 20:42downtown,
- 20:42watch
- 20:43the
- 20:43celebration.
- 20:44And
- 20:45downtown
- 20:45we
- 20:45went.
- 20:46And
- 20:46I
- 20:46was
- 20:46just.
- 20:47After
- 20:47that,
- 20:48the
- 20:48rest
- 20:49is
- 20:49history.
- 20:49Just
- 20:50become
- 20:50a
- 20:50lifelong
- 20:51baseball
- 20:51fan.
- 20:51But
- 20:51Clemente
- 20:52was
- 20:52my
- 20:52boyhood
- 20:52hero.
- 20:54I
- 20:54mean,
- 20:55Warren,
- 20:55to
- 20:55this
- 20:55day,
- 20:56it
- 20:56still
- 20:56seems
- 20:56surreal
- 20:57that
- 20:57he's
- 20:57not
- 20:57here.
- 20:58Just.
- 21:00Yeah,
- 21:01yeah,
- 21:01I
- 21:01remember
- 21:02when
- 21:02it
- 21:02happened.
- 21:02I
- 21:03was
- 21:03actually
- 21:03in
- 21:03Florida
- 21:04on
- 21:04a
- 21:04family
- 21:05vacation.
- 21:07But
- 21:07yeah,
- 21:07that
- 21:0771
- 21:08team
- 21:08you
- 21:08had.
- 21:09San
- 21:09Guillen,
- 21:10Bill
- 21:10Robertson,
- 21:11Dave
- 21:11Cash,
- 21:12of
- 21:13course,
- 21:13of
- 21:14course
- 21:14Clemente
- 21:15and
- 21:15Willie
- 21:16Stargell,
- 21:17Al
- 21:17Oliver,
- 21:18Gene
- 21:18Alley,
- 21:19Richie
- 21:19Hebner.
- 21:20I
- 21:20mean,
- 21:20it
- 21:21was
- 21:21a.
- 21:21It
- 21:21was
- 21:21a
- 21:22great
- 21:22key.
- 21:23But
- 21:23when
- 21:23we.
- 21:23And,
- 21:24and
- 21:24of
- 21:24course
- 21:25Mazeroski
- 21:26was
- 21:26there.
- 21:26Oh,
- 21:27yeah,
- 21:27the
- 21:27pitching,
- 21:28the
- 21:28pitching
- 21:29was
- 21:29great
- 21:29too.
- 21:29I
- 21:30mean,
- 21:30that
- 21:30was
- 21:30Steve
- 21:31Blass
- 21:32right
- 21:32before.
- 21:33Before
- 21:35he
- 21:35lost
- 21:36control.
- 21:36Battle.
- 21:37Yeah,
- 21:38control.
- 21:39Doc
- 21:40Ellis,
- 21:40I
- 21:40mean,
- 21:41Bob
- 21:41Moose,
- 21:42Nelson
- 21:42Briles.
- 21:43It
- 21:43was
- 21:44a
- 21:44fun
- 21:44team.
- 21:44And
- 21:45they
- 21:45beat
- 21:45one
- 21:46Justy.
- 21:47The
- 21:47Orioles
- 21:48team
- 21:49that
- 21:49year,
- 21:49they
- 21:50had.
- 21:50Four
- 21:5120
- 21:51game
- 21:51winners
- 21:51that
- 21:52year.
- 21:53I'm
- 21:53sorry,
- 21:54four
- 21:5420
- 21:55game
- 21:55winners
- 21:55that
- 21:55year.
- 21:56Still
- 21:57lost.
- 21:57Macanali,
- 22:00Palmer
- 22:01and.
- 22:02Oh,
- 22:02gosh,
- 22:03who
- 22:03was
- 22:03the
- 22:03fourth?
- 22:04I
- 22:04could
- 22:04see
- 22:04him.
- 22:07Yeah,
- 22:09I
- 22:09know
- 22:09you're
- 22:09talking
- 22:10about.
- 22:10I
- 22:10can't
- 22:10remember.
- 22:11Jim
- 22:11Palmer,
- 22:13Dave
- 22:13McInally
- 22:15and
- 22:16Pat
- 22:16Dobson.
- 22:17It
- 22:17was
- 22:17Pat
- 22:17Dobson.
- 22:18Those
- 22:18four
- 22:19guys
- 22:19each
- 22:20won
- 22:2020
- 22:20games.
- 22:22You
- 22:22don't
- 22:22even
- 22:22get
- 22:23four
- 22:2320
- 22:23game
- 22:23winners
- 22:24in
- 22:24all
- 22:24baseball
- 22:25in
- 22:25a
- 22:25season
- 22:25anymore.
- 22:26Just.
- 22:27No,
- 22:27absolutely,
- 22:28absolutely
- 22:30crazy.
- 22:32Back
- 22:32to.
- 22:33Back
- 22:33to
- 22:34Mazarovsky.
- 22:35You
- 22:35know,
- 22:36his
- 22:36offensive
- 22:37numbers,
- 22:37they
- 22:38don't
- 22:39jump
- 22:39off
- 22:39the
- 22:39page.
- 22:42Career
- 22:43260
- 22:44hitter.
- 22:46Career
- 22:46138
- 22:48home
- 22:48runs.
- 22:48I
- 22:48think
- 22:48the
- 22:49most
- 22:49he
- 22:49had
- 22:49in
- 22:49the
- 22:49season
- 22:50was
- 22:5019
- 22:51back
- 22:51in
- 22:5258.
- 22:53And
- 22:53even
- 22:53that
- 22:54great
- 22:541960
- 22:55season,
- 22:56he
- 22:57did
- 22:57hit.273,
- 22:5811
- 22:59home
- 22:59runs,
- 23:0064
- 23:01RBI.
- 23:03How
- 23:03much
- 23:06do
- 23:06you
- 23:07think.
- 23:11His.
- 23:13The
- 23:13fact
- 23:13that
- 23:14he
- 23:14wasn't
- 23:15a
- 23:15very
- 23:15strong
- 23:16offensive
- 23:17player,
- 23:18how
- 23:19much
- 23:19did
- 23:19that
- 23:19hurt
- 23:20his
- 23:20reputation
- 23:22during
- 23:22his
- 23:22career
- 23:23and
- 23:24what
- 23:24were
- 23:24his
- 23:24strengths?
- 23:25As
- 23:26a,
- 23:26as
- 23:26a
- 23:27hitter?
- 23:28Yeah,
- 23:28I
- 23:28mean,
- 23:29he's
- 23:29a
- 23:29good
- 23:29contact
- 23:29hitter
- 23:30and
- 23:30he
- 23:31may
- 23:31not
- 23:31have
- 23:31had
- 23:31these
- 23:32great
- 23:32numbers,
- 23:33but
- 23:33again,
- 23:34everybody's
- 23:35looking
- 23:35at
- 23:35him
- 23:35as
- 23:35like
- 23:36a
- 23:36great
- 23:36defensive
- 23:37second
- 23:37baseman,
- 23:38so.
- 23:39And
- 23:39he
- 23:39had
- 23:39so
- 23:40much
- 23:40talent
- 23:40around
- 23:40him
- 23:41in
- 23:41the
- 23:41lineup
- 23:41all
- 23:42the
- 23:42time.
- 23:43You
- 23:43know,
- 23:44a
- 23:45lot
- 23:45wasn't
- 23:45expected
- 23:45of
- 23:46him
- 23:46because
- 23:46he
- 23:46knew
- 23:46he
- 23:46had
- 23:47great
- 23:47support
- 23:47up
- 23:48and
- 23:48down
- 23:48the
- 23:48lineup.
- 23:49So
- 23:50I
- 23:50really
- 23:50think
- 23:50that,
- 23:51you
- 23:51know,
- 23:51he
- 23:52was
- 23:52a
- 23:52good
- 23:52contact
- 23:53hitter.
- 23:53He
- 23:53had
- 23:53a
- 23:53decent
- 23:54average,
- 23:55you
- 23:56know,
- 23:56and
- 23:56it's
- 23:57just.
- 23:57He
- 23:57had
- 23:58167
- 23:58hits
- 23:59in
- 23:591967.
- 24:00That's
- 24:00really
- 24:00not
- 24:00bad.
- 24:02261.
- 24:03His
- 24:03highest
- 24:04average
- 24:04was
- 24:04283.
- 24:05And
- 24:05that
- 24:05would
- 24:05have
- 24:05been
- 24:05his
- 24:05second
- 24:06year.
- 24:07But
- 24:07lifetime
- 24:08average,
- 24:09you
- 24:09know,
- 24:09260.
- 24:10It's
- 24:10not
- 24:10shabby.
- 24:11I
- 24:11mean,
- 24:11it's
- 24:12nothing,
- 24:13you
- 24:13know,
- 24:13that
- 24:14terrible.
- 24:14But
- 24:15again,
- 24:16it's
- 24:16his
- 24:16glove.
- 24:17It's
- 24:17all
- 24:18about
- 24:18his
- 24:18glove
- 24:18and
- 24:19his
- 24:19defensive
- 24:19skills.
- 24:21When
- 24:22we
- 24:22look
- 24:22at
- 24:22the
- 24:22game
- 24:23today,
- 24:25and
- 24:26power
- 24:28exit
- 24:29velocity
- 24:31being
- 24:32so
- 24:35magnified
- 24:36and
- 24:37so
- 24:37crucial
- 24:38in
- 24:39the
- 24:39way
- 24:39the
- 24:39game
- 24:40is
- 24:40played
- 24:40today,
- 24:42would
- 24:43a
- 24:43player
- 24:44like
- 24:44Bill
- 24:44Mazeroski,
- 24:45again,
- 24:47is
- 24:47in
- 24:47the
- 24:47hall
- 24:48of
- 24:48Fame,
- 24:49a
- 24:49great
- 24:50defensive
- 24:50ball
- 24:51player.
- 24:52Would
- 24:52a
- 24:53player
- 24:53like
- 24:53Bill
- 24:54Mazeroski
- 24:56have
- 24:56been
- 24:57given
- 24:57a
- 24:57shot
- 24:58to
- 24:58even
- 24:59make
- 24:59it
- 24:59to
- 24:59the
- 24:59majors?
- 25:01That's
- 25:02a
- 25:02good
- 25:02question.
- 25:03And
- 25:04because
- 25:04so
- 25:04much
- 25:04emphasis
- 25:05is
- 25:05on
- 25:05offense
- 25:06these
- 25:06days
- 25:06and
- 25:07solid
- 25:07pitching
- 25:08and
- 25:08the
- 25:08pitching
- 25:08has
- 25:08been
- 25:09outstanding.
- 25:09I
- 25:09mean,
- 25:09the
- 25:09Pirates
- 25:10right
- 25:10now
- 25:10are
- 25:10just
- 25:11doing
- 25:11really
- 25:12well
- 25:12pitching,
- 25:12but
- 25:13it's
- 25:13interesting
- 25:13work
- 25:14because
- 25:14I
- 25:14just
- 25:14saw
- 25:14something
- 25:15the
- 25:15other
- 25:15day
- 25:15about
- 25:16the
- 25:16100
- 25:16mile
- 25:17an
- 25:17hour
- 25:17pitchers
- 25:18because
- 25:18Bubba
- 25:19Chandler
- 25:19of
- 25:19the
- 25:19pirates
- 25:20went
- 25:20over
- 25:20100
- 25:21the
- 25:21other
- 25:22day.
- 25:22They
- 25:23said
- 25:23like
- 25:2410
- 25:24years
- 25:24ago,
- 25:24I
- 25:25think
- 25:25it
- 25:25was
- 25:25maybe
- 25:25there
- 25:26was
- 25:2620
- 25:26pitchers
- 25:26in
- 25:27all
- 25:27of
- 25:27baseball
- 25:27that
- 25:27could
- 25:27throw
- 25:28over
- 25:28100
- 25:30consistently.
- 25:30Today
- 25:31there's,
- 25:31I
- 25:31think
- 25:31they
- 25:31said
- 25:3230.
- 25:33So
- 25:34the
- 25:34pitchers
- 25:34are
- 25:35throwing
- 25:35much
- 25:35harder
- 25:36and
- 25:36there's
- 25:37more
- 25:37and
- 25:37more
- 25:37of
- 25:37them
- 25:38coming.
- 25:39So
- 25:40baseball
- 25:41is
- 25:41a
- 25:41sport
- 25:41where
- 25:42I
- 25:42don't
- 25:42think
- 25:42too
- 25:42many
- 25:43pitchers
- 25:43back
- 25:43then,
- 25:45prior
- 25:45to,
- 25:46you
- 25:46know,
- 25:47the
- 25:47current
- 25:47era,
- 25:48threw
- 25:48that
- 25:48hard.
- 25:49They
- 25:50might
- 25:50have
- 25:50had
- 25:50good
- 25:50curveballs
- 25:51and
- 25:52some
- 25:52decent
- 25:53fastballs
- 25:53and
- 25:54sliders
- 25:54and
- 25:54other
- 25:54trick
- 25:55pitches,
- 25:55but
- 25:56the
- 25:56way
- 25:56they
- 25:56throw
- 25:57fast
- 25:57these
- 25:57days,
- 25:58I
- 25:58don't
- 25:58know.
- 26:00Yeah,
- 26:00I
- 26:00mean,
- 26:01back
- 26:01then,
- 26:02pitchers,
- 26:03pitchers
- 26:04pitch.
- 26:05Not
- 26:05only
- 26:05do
- 26:05they
- 26:05have
- 26:06a
- 26:06fastball,
- 26:06they
- 26:07had
- 26:07a
- 26:07curveball.
- 26:08He
- 26:08had
- 26:08a
- 26:09change,
- 26:10he
- 26:10had
- 26:10a
- 26:10slider.
- 26:11They
- 26:12pitched,
- 26:13they.
- 26:13They
- 26:13knew,
- 26:14they
- 26:14knew
- 26:15how
- 26:15to
- 26:15hit
- 26:15their
- 26:15spots.
- 26:17And
- 26:17it
- 26:17wasn't
- 26:18about
- 26:19throw
- 26:19as
- 26:19hard
- 26:19as
- 26:19you
- 26:20can
- 26:20for
- 26:20five
- 26:20or
- 26:20six
- 26:21innings
- 26:21and
- 26:21then
- 26:21let
- 26:22the
- 26:22bullpen
- 26:22take
- 26:23over.
- 26:23You
- 26:23had
- 26:24guys
- 26:24like
- 26:25Sandy
- 26:25Koufax
- 26:26and
- 26:26Bob
- 26:27Gibson
- 26:27and
- 26:28Tom
- 26:28Seaver,
- 26:29and
- 26:30even
- 26:30in
- 26:30the
- 26:30later
- 26:31years,
- 26:31all
- 26:31the
- 26:31way
- 26:31up
- 26:32to
- 26:32Greg
- 26:32Maddox.
- 26:33These
- 26:33guys
- 26:34knew
- 26:34how
- 26:34to
- 26:34set
- 26:35you
- 26:35up
- 26:35for
- 26:36games
- 26:36down
- 26:36the
- 26:37line.
- 26:37Today,
- 26:38it's
- 26:39all
- 26:39about
- 26:40getting
- 26:40in
- 26:40there
- 26:40and
- 26:41throwing
- 26:41it
- 26:41as
- 26:41hard
- 26:42as
- 26:42you
- 26:42can.
- 26:42Sure,
- 26:43you
- 26:43have
- 26:43a
- 26:43couple
- 26:43of
- 26:44these
- 26:44young
- 26:44guys
- 26:45who
- 26:45can
- 26:45throw
- 26:46really
- 26:46hard,
- 26:48but
- 26:48they
- 26:49can
- 26:49also
- 26:49shake
- 26:49pitches.
- 26:50Paul
- 26:51Schemes,
- 26:53Nolan
- 26:54McClain.
- 26:55You
- 26:55know,
- 26:56you
- 26:56got
- 26:56guys
- 26:56like
- 26:57that
- 26:57who
- 26:58I
- 26:58like
- 26:59to
- 26:59think
- 26:59are
- 26:59more
- 26:59of
- 27:00a
- 27:00throwback
- 27:01towards
- 27:01what
- 27:01it
- 27:01used
- 27:02to
- 27:02be,
- 27:02but
- 27:03the
- 27:03difference
- 27:03is
- 27:04they.
- 27:04They
- 27:04too
- 27:05can
- 27:05throw
- 27:05it
- 27:05upwards
- 27:06of
- 27:06100
- 27:06miles
- 27:07an
- 27:07hour.
- 27:08Yeah,
- 27:08I
- 27:08like
- 27:09how
- 27:09you
- 27:09term
- 27:09that
- 27:09throwback,
- 27:10because
- 27:10Skeens
- 27:11definitely
- 27:11is
- 27:11a
- 27:12throwback.
- 27:12I
- 27:12mean,
- 27:12he
- 27:13throws
- 27:13stuff
- 27:14that's
- 27:14just
- 27:14uncanny.
- 27:16His
- 27:16pitches
- 27:17can
- 27:17do
- 27:17all
- 27:17kinds
- 27:17of
- 27:18things.
- 27:18It
- 27:19just
- 27:19made
- 27:19me
- 27:19remind
- 27:19me
- 27:20a
- 27:20second
- 27:20ago
- 27:20of
- 27:20Ramon
- 27:21Hernandez.
- 27:21It
- 27:22was
- 27:22on
- 27:22that
- 27:2271
- 27:22Pirates
- 27:23team,
- 27:23and
- 27:24I'll
- 27:24never
- 27:24forget
- 27:24it.
- 27:25He
- 27:25had
- 27:25his
- 27:25specialty
- 27:26pitch
- 27:26was
- 27:26a
- 27:26screwball.
- 27:27And
- 27:28I
- 27:28remember
- 27:28throwing
- 27:29the
- 27:29screwball
- 27:29once
- 27:29and
- 27:29that
- 27:30ball
- 27:30was
- 27:30just
- 27:31moving
- 27:31all
- 27:31over
- 27:31the
- 27:32place.
- 27:32I
- 27:32said,
- 27:32how
- 27:32did
- 27:32he
- 27:33do
- 27:33that?
- 27:34I
- 27:34mean,
- 27:34it
- 27:34was
- 27:34just
- 27:34the
- 27:35craziest
- 27:35thing,
- 27:35how
- 27:36it
- 27:36went
- 27:36to
- 27:37home
- 27:37plate,
- 27:37not
- 27:37in
- 27:38a
- 27:38straight
- 27:38line.
- 27:38It
- 27:38was
- 27:38doing
- 27:39all
- 27:39kinds
- 27:39of
- 27:39crazy
- 27:39things.
- 27:40And
- 27:40of
- 27:40course,
- 27:40the
- 27:40batter
- 27:40whiffed
- 27:41on.
- 27:41A
- 27:41big
- 27:41time,
- 27:43right.
- 27:43And
- 27:44they
- 27:44knew
- 27:44how
- 27:44to
- 27:44set
- 27:44him
- 27:45up.
- 27:45Nolan
- 27:45Ryan
- 27:46had
- 27:46a
- 27:46phenomenal
- 27:47fastball,
- 27:48but
- 27:48it
- 27:48was
- 27:48even
- 27:48better
- 27:49because
- 27:49of
- 27:49his
- 27:49curveball.
- 27:50I
- 27:51mean,
- 27:51it
- 27:51was
- 27:51just,
- 27:52you
- 27:52know.
- 27:53But
- 27:53let's
- 27:53get
- 27:53back
- 27:53to
- 27:54Mazeroski.
- 27:55You
- 27:55said
- 27:55you
- 27:55have
- 27:56very
- 27:56fond
- 27:57and
- 27:57good
- 27:57memories
- 27:58of
- 27:59the
- 27:5971
- 28:00series,
- 28:01but
- 28:01let's
- 28:01talk
- 28:01about
- 28:02the
- 28:021960
- 28:03series,
- 28:03which
- 28:03you
- 28:04missed
- 28:04because
- 28:05you
- 28:05just
- 28:05can't
- 28:06have
- 28:06a
- 28:06memory
- 28:06from
- 28:07back
- 28:07then
- 28:08when
- 28:08you.
- 28:09I
- 28:09was
- 28:09in
- 28:09a
- 28:10baby
- 28:10crib
- 28:10somewhere,
- 28:12so.
- 28:12So
- 28:13tell
- 28:13us
- 28:13what
- 28:14you
- 28:14know,
- 28:15give
- 28:15us
- 28:15an
- 28:15overview.
- 28:17You're
- 28:17like
- 28:18me,
- 28:18a
- 28:18sports
- 28:18historian.
- 28:20Your
- 28:20favorite
- 28:21team
- 28:21is
- 28:21the
- 28:21Pirates.
- 28:22Tell
- 28:22us
- 28:23from
- 28:23a
- 28:24historian's
- 28:24perspective
- 28:25about
- 28:26the
- 28:261960
- 28:27series
- 28:28and
- 28:28just
- 28:29how
- 28:30improbable
- 28:31it
- 28:31was
- 28:32that
- 28:32the
- 28:33Pittsburgh
- 28:33Pirates
- 28:34defeated
- 28:35the
- 28:35New
- 28:36York
- 28:36Yankees.
- 28:37Yeah,
- 28:38of
- 28:38course,
- 28:38the
- 28:38Yankees.
- 28:39I
- 28:39mean,
- 28:40I've
- 28:40done
- 28:40enough
- 28:41research
- 28:41and
- 28:42heard
- 28:42it
- 28:43through
- 28:43the
- 28:43grapevine
- 28:43about
- 28:44that
- 28:44Series.
- 28:44And
- 28:46you
- 28:46know,
- 28:47the
- 28:47Yankees
- 28:48were
- 28:48so
- 28:48heavily
- 28:48favored.
- 28:49I
- 28:49mean,
- 28:49they
- 28:50had
- 28:50such
- 28:51a
- 28:51heavy
- 28:51duty
- 28:51lineup.
- 28:52And
- 28:53if
- 28:53you
- 28:53look
- 28:53back
- 28:53at
- 28:53the
- 28:54Series,
- 28:55all
- 28:55the
- 28:55games
- 28:55the
- 28:55Pirates
- 28:56won
- 28:57were
- 28:57close.
- 28:58All
- 28:58the
- 28:58games
- 28:59they
- 28:59lost,
- 28:59they
- 28:59got
- 28:59clobbered.
- 29:01So
- 29:01the
- 29:01fact
- 29:01that
- 29:01they
- 29:02were
- 29:02able
- 29:02to
- 29:02stretch
- 29:02it
- 29:03to
- 29:03nine
- 29:04to
- 29:04seventh
- 29:05game
- 29:06and
- 29:06stay
- 29:06in,
- 29:06it
- 29:07was
- 29:07amazing.
- 29:08And
- 29:09then
- 29:09to
- 29:09have
- 29:09the
- 29:09score
- 29:10tied
- 29:10up,
- 29:11nine,
- 29:11nine
- 29:11going
- 29:12ninth
- 29:12inning,
- 29:12it
- 29:12was
- 29:13just
- 29:13like
- 29:13a
- 29:13offensive
- 29:14output.
- 29:14That
- 29:14seventh
- 29:15game
- 29:15and
- 29:16they
- 29:16hung
- 29:16around,
- 29:17got
- 29:17it
- 29:18to
- 29:18the
- 29:18bottom
- 29:18of
- 29:18the
- 29:18ninth
- 29:18and
- 29:19we
- 29:19all
- 29:19know
- 29:19what
- 29:19happened
- 29:20there.
- 29:21Mazeroski
- 29:21over
- 29:21Yogi
- 29:22Bear
- 29:22for
- 29:22the
- 29:22game
- 29:23winning
- 29:23home
- 29:23run.
- 29:23But
- 29:25yeah,
- 29:25that
- 29:26was
- 29:26a
- 29:26huge
- 29:26upset.
- 29:27I
- 29:27don't
- 29:27think
- 29:27the
- 29:27Yankees
- 29:28were
- 29:28too
- 29:28pleased
- 29:28they
- 29:29lost
- 29:29to
- 29:29a
- 29:30team
- 29:30they
- 29:30thought
- 29:30they
- 29:30should
- 29:31have
- 29:31annihilated.
- 29:34Yeah,
- 29:34I
- 29:34mean,
- 29:35you
- 29:35know,
- 29:35the
- 29:36Yankees
- 29:36were
- 29:37as,
- 29:38as,
- 29:38as
- 29:38normal,
- 29:39you
- 29:40know,
- 29:40at
- 29:40that
- 29:40time.
- 29:40Just,
- 29:41just
- 29:41a
- 29:41complete
- 29:42powerhouse.
- 29:43They
- 29:43were
- 29:4497
- 29:45and
- 29:4557
- 29:47and
- 29:47you
- 29:47know,
- 29:48they,
- 29:48they,
- 29:49they
- 29:49dominated
- 29:50the,
- 29:50you
- 29:51know,
- 29:51baseball
- 29:51once
- 29:52again
- 29:52with,
- 29:52with
- 29:53the
- 29:53guys
- 29:53that,
- 29:54that
- 29:54you
- 29:54just,
- 29:54you
- 29:54know,
- 29:55Mantle
- 29:56and
- 29:56Vera
- 29:57and
- 29:57Tony
- 29:58Kubeck
- 29:59and
- 29:59Whitey
- 30:00Ford,
- 30:00all
- 30:00those
- 30:00guys.
- 30:01And
- 30:02you
- 30:02know,
- 30:03the
- 30:03Pirates,
- 30:04they
- 30:04won
- 30:04game
- 30:05one
- 30:05at
- 30:05home
- 30:06six
- 30:06to
- 30:06four
- 30:07and
- 30:07the
- 30:07Yankees
- 30:08came
- 30:08back
- 30:08and
- 30:09beat
- 30:09them
- 30:0916
- 30:10to
- 30:10three.
- 30:11Then
- 30:11the
- 30:11Yankees
- 30:12won
- 30:12game
- 30:12three,
- 30:1310
- 30:13to
- 30:13nothing,
- 30:14and
- 30:14the
- 30:14Pirates
- 30:15squeaked
- 30:16one
- 30:16out,
- 30:16three
- 30:16to
- 30:17two.
- 30:18Then
- 30:18they
- 30:19comfortably
- 30:20won
- 30:21five
- 30:21to
- 30:21two.
- 30:22And
- 30:22the
- 30:22Yankees
- 30:23blasted
- 30:24them
- 30:24again
- 30:25in
- 30:25game
- 30:25six,
- 30:2612
- 30:26to
- 30:26nothing.
- 30:27And,
- 30:28and
- 30:28the
- 30:28Yankees
- 30:29are
- 30:29winning.
- 30:29They've
- 30:30got
- 30:30nine
- 30:30runs
- 30:31going
- 30:31into
- 30:31the
- 30:32bottom
- 30:32of
- 30:32the
- 30:32nine.
- 30:33They
- 30:33are
- 30:33three
- 30:34outs
- 30:34away
- 30:34from
- 30:35another
- 30:35World
- 30:35Series
- 30:36championship.
- 30:39It
- 30:39was
- 30:40a
- 30:40chaotic
- 30:41game,
- 30:41to
- 30:42say
- 30:42the
- 30:42least.
- 30:42What
- 30:43made
- 30:43game
- 30:44seven
- 30:44so,
- 30:45so
- 30:45chaotic
- 30:46leading
- 30:46up
- 30:46to
- 30:46that
- 30:47final
- 30:47at
- 30:47bat
- 30:47by
- 30:48Mazerosky?
- 30:50Well,
- 30:50I
- 30:50mean
- 30:50everybody
- 30:51figured,
- 30:51well,
- 30:51Yankees
- 30:52have
- 30:52been
- 30:52clobbering
- 30:52us
- 30:53all
- 30:53along
- 30:53with
- 30:53the
- 30:53games
- 30:53they
- 30:54won
- 30:54and
- 30:55they're
- 30:55probably
- 30:55going
- 30:55to
- 30:55find
- 30:56a
- 30:56way
- 30:56to
- 30:56win
- 30:56this
- 30:56last
- 30:56one.
- 30:58So
- 30:59I
- 30:59mean
- 30:59everybody
- 31:00was
- 31:00in
- 31:00disbelief
- 31:01that
- 31:01we're
- 31:01still
- 31:01in
- 31:02it,
- 31:02ninth
- 31:02inning.
- 31:04And
- 31:04of
- 31:04course
- 31:04when
- 31:04he
- 31:05hits
- 31:05the
- 31:05home
- 31:05run,
- 31:06everybody
- 31:06goes
- 31:07crazy.
- 31:07And
- 31:07if
- 31:07you
- 31:07watch
- 31:08the
- 31:08film,
- 31:09he
- 31:09had
- 31:09to
- 31:09make
- 31:10his
- 31:10way
- 31:10around
- 31:10the
- 31:10bases
- 31:11and
- 31:11somehow
- 31:11get
- 31:11the
- 31:11home
- 31:12plate
- 31:12because
- 31:12he
- 31:12was
- 31:12being
- 31:13mobbed.
- 31:15But
- 31:15yeah,
- 31:16it's
- 31:16just,
- 31:16it's
- 31:17a
- 31:17shocking
- 31:17one
- 31:17and
- 31:17I
- 31:17guess
- 31:18in
- 31:18some
- 31:18ways
- 31:19this
- 31:19was
- 31:19their
- 31:19revenge
- 31:19for
- 31:201927
- 31:21because
- 31:21the
- 31:22Pirates
- 31:22played
- 31:22the
- 31:22Yankees
- 31:231927
- 31:24after
- 31:24winning
- 31:25the
- 31:25World
- 31:25Series
- 31:25two
- 31:25years
- 31:26early.
- 31:26In
- 31:2625,
- 31:27they're
- 31:27back
- 31:27in
- 31:27the
- 31:27World
- 31:27Series.
- 31:28But
- 31:28now
- 31:28they're
- 31:29facing,
- 31:29as
- 31:29we
- 31:29all
- 31:30know,
- 31:30murderers
- 31:30row.
- 31:31Now
- 31:32you're
- 31:32talking
- 31:32about
- 31:32a
- 31:32lineup
- 31:33that
- 31:33was
- 31:33just
- 31:34incredible.
- 31:34And
- 31:34of
- 31:34course
- 31:35the
- 31:35Pirates
- 31:35got
- 31:35swept
- 31:36in
- 31:36four
- 31:36games.
- 31:36They
- 31:36didn't
- 31:36stand
- 31:37a
- 31:37chance.
- 31:39So
- 31:39they
- 31:39probably
- 31:39looked
- 31:40at
- 31:40this
- 31:40series
- 31:40as
- 31:40well.
- 31:41You
- 31:41know,
- 31:41here
- 31:41we
- 31:41are,
- 31:4323,
- 31:43what
- 31:44is
- 31:44it,
- 31:4433
- 31:44years
- 31:45later
- 31:46and
- 31:46we're
- 31:46going
- 31:46to
- 31:46get
- 31:46our
- 31:46regret,
- 31:47our
- 31:47revenge
- 31:48on
- 31:48the
- 31:48Yankees,
- 31:48the
- 31:48mighty
- 31:49Yankees.
- 31:51Well,
- 31:52you
- 31:52know
- 31:53what
- 31:53people
- 31:53don't
- 31:53recall?
- 31:54We
- 31:54all
- 31:55look
- 31:55at
- 31:56Mazarowski's
- 31:57home
- 31:58run.
- 31:59But
- 32:00the
- 32:01Pirates
- 32:01had
- 32:01a
- 32:02stage,
- 32:02a
- 32:03furious
- 32:04car
- 32:04comeback
- 32:05to
- 32:05even
- 32:06put
- 32:07Maz
- 32:08into
- 32:08That
- 32:09situation.
- 32:10The
- 32:10Yankees
- 32:12had
- 32:12scored
- 32:13two
- 32:13in
- 32:13the
- 32:13top
- 32:14of
- 32:14the
- 32:14seven
- 32:14at
- 32:15top
- 32:15of
- 32:15the
- 32:15eighth
- 32:16to
- 32:16go
- 32:16up
- 32:17seven
- 32:18to
- 32:18four.
- 32:20And
- 32:20then
- 32:21the
- 32:21Pirates
- 32:23scored
- 32:23five
- 32:23runs
- 32:24in
- 32:24the
- 32:25bottom
- 32:25of
- 32:25the
- 32:25eighth
- 32:26to
- 32:26take
- 32:27a
- 32:27nine
- 32:27to
- 32:28seven
- 32:28lead.
- 32:29And
- 32:29then
- 32:29the
- 32:29Yankees
- 32:30come
- 32:30back
- 32:31in
- 32:31the
- 32:31ninth
- 32:32and
- 32:32tie
- 32:33the
- 32:33game
- 32:34nine
- 32:34to
- 32:34nine.
- 32:35And
- 32:36then
- 32:36Mazarovsky
- 32:37comes
- 32:37up
- 32:37in
- 32:38the
- 32:38bottom
- 32:38of
- 32:38the
- 32:38nine.
- 32:39Can
- 32:39you
- 32:39take
- 32:40us
- 32:40through
- 32:40his
- 32:40back?
- 32:42Well,
- 32:42poor
- 32:43Ralph
- 32:43Terry
- 32:44happened
- 32:44to
- 32:44be
- 32:44the
- 32:44one
- 32:44that
- 32:45threw
- 32:46up
- 32:46the
- 32:46home
- 32:47run
- 32:47pitch.
- 32:48And
- 32:48I
- 32:49don't
- 32:49think
- 32:49he.
- 32:49He
- 32:50thought
- 32:50that
- 32:50he
- 32:50was
- 32:51going
- 32:51to
- 32:51be
- 32:51hitting
- 32:52a
- 32:52home
- 32:52run.
- 32:53I
- 32:53think
- 32:53he
- 32:53was
- 32:53like,
- 32:54let's
- 32:54just
- 32:54get
- 32:54a
- 32:54rally
- 32:55started
- 32:55here
- 32:55and
- 32:56try
- 32:56to
- 32:56get
- 32:56the
- 32:56winning
- 32:56run
- 32:57on
- 32:57base.
- 32:57And
- 32:58he
- 32:59got
- 32:59the
- 32:59best
- 32:59of
- 32:59that
- 32:59ball,
- 33:00and
- 33:00it
- 33:01went
- 33:01over
- 33:01the.
- 33:01Over
- 33:02the
- 33:02wall,
- 33:02Forbes
- 33:03Field.
- 33:03And
- 33:03I
- 33:04think
- 33:04he
- 33:04probably
- 33:04found
- 33:05himself
- 33:05in
- 33:05a
- 33:05little
- 33:05disbelief
- 33:06as
- 33:06well
- 33:06that
- 33:06he
- 33:07actually
- 33:07hit
- 33:07it
- 33:07over
- 33:07the
- 33:07wall.
- 33:08You
- 33:08watch
- 33:09the
- 33:09replay,
- 33:09you
- 33:09can
- 33:09see
- 33:10Ogie
- 33:10Bear
- 33:10just
- 33:10looking
- 33:10up,
- 33:11going,
- 33:11oh,
- 33:11my.
- 33:12We
- 33:13just
- 33:13lost.
- 33:14So,
- 33:15yeah,
- 33:15it
- 33:16was
- 33:16wild.
- 33:17I
- 33:17wish
- 33:17I
- 33:17would
- 33:17have
- 33:17been
- 33:17older
- 33:18so
- 33:18I
- 33:18could
- 33:18have
- 33:18actually
- 33:18witnessed
- 33:19that.
- 33:20Yeah,
- 33:22it's.
- 33:22You
- 33:22know,
- 33:23every
- 33:23kid
- 33:24that
- 33:24plays
- 33:25baseball
- 33:26dreams
- 33:27of
- 33:27coming
- 33:28up
- 33:28in
- 33:28the
- 33:28bottom
- 33:28of
- 33:29the
- 33:29ninth
- 33:29inning
- 33:29in
- 33:29the
- 33:30seventh
- 33:30game
- 33:30of
- 33:30the
- 33:31World
- 33:31Series
- 33:31and
- 33:32knocking
- 33:33one
- 33:33out
- 33:33to.
- 33:34To.
- 33:34To.
- 33:35To
- 33:35win
- 33:35it
- 33:36all.
- 33:36And
- 33:37Mazarowski
- 33:38did
- 33:38it.
- 33:38The
- 33:38closest
- 33:39thing
- 33:39I
- 33:39can
- 33:40remember
- 33:40in
- 33:40modern
- 33:41times,
- 33:42and
- 33:42it's
- 33:42just
- 33:42not
- 33:42the
- 33:43same,
- 33:43was
- 33:43Joe
- 33:43Carter,
- 33:45right.
- 33:45With
- 33:45the
- 33:45Blue
- 33:46Jays.
- 33:47Because
- 33:47I
- 33:47actually
- 33:48found.
- 33:50Yeah,
- 33:50I
- 33:50actually
- 33:50found
- 33:51a
- 33:51quote
- 33:51from
- 33:51Mazarowski
- 33:52about
- 33:52that.
- 33:53That
- 33:53home
- 33:53run.
- 33:53And
- 33:53what
- 33:54he
- 33:54said
- 33:54was,
- 33:55I
- 33:55was
- 33:55almost
- 33:55at
- 33:56second
- 33:56base
- 33:56when
- 33:56the
- 33:57ball
- 33:57finally
- 33:57went
- 33:57over.
- 33:58And
- 33:58he
- 33:58said
- 33:59he
- 33:59was
- 33:59running
- 33:59so
- 33:59hard
- 33:59just
- 34:00trying
- 34:00to
- 34:00make
- 34:00sure
- 34:00to
- 34:00get
- 34:00to
- 34:01third
- 34:01base.
- 34:01And
- 34:01then
- 34:02he
- 34:02took
- 34:02a
- 34:02moment
- 34:02to
- 34:02realize
- 34:03what
- 34:03had
- 34:03actually
- 34:04happened,
- 34:04and
- 34:04it
- 34:04was
- 34:04gone.
- 34:05And
- 34:05he
- 34:05said
- 34:06he
- 34:06finished
- 34:06the
- 34:06sprint
- 34:07around
- 34:07the
- 34:07bases.
- 34:08Like,
- 34:08he
- 34:08said
- 34:08he
- 34:08was
- 34:09a
- 34:09schoolboy.
- 34:10And
- 34:10of
- 34:10course,
- 34:10we
- 34:11know
- 34:11what
- 34:11happened
- 34:11when
- 34:11he
- 34:11got
- 34:11to
- 34:12home,
- 34:12but
- 34:12he
- 34:12was
- 34:12mobbed.
- 34:13And
- 34:14he
- 34:14says,
- 34:14you
- 34:15know,
- 34:15all
- 34:15I
- 34:15could
- 34:15think
- 34:15about
- 34:16was,
- 34:16we
- 34:16beat
- 34:16the
- 34:16Yankees.
- 34:17We
- 34:18beat
- 34:18them.
- 34:18We
- 34:18beat
- 34:19the
- 34:19damn
- 34:19Yankees.
- 34:21So,
- 34:22yeah,
- 34:22it
- 34:23must
- 34:23have
- 34:23been
- 34:23some
- 34:23kind
- 34:23of
- 34:24feeling.
- 34:25Yeah,
- 34:28yeah,
- 34:28go
- 34:28ahead.
- 34:28Yeah,
- 34:29I
- 34:29was
- 34:29just
- 34:30gonna
- 34:30say,
- 34:30here's
- 34:30another
- 34:30bit
- 34:30of
- 34:31trivia
- 34:31that
- 34:31I
- 34:31found,
- 34:32because
- 34:32I
- 34:32didn't.
- 34:33Maybe
- 34:33some
- 34:33people
- 34:33are
- 34:34wondering
- 34:34whatever
- 34:34happened
- 34:34to
- 34:34the
- 34:35ball
- 34:35itself.
- 34:36Well,
- 34:36I
- 34:36found
- 34:37it
- 34:37on
- 34:38Wikipedia.
- 34:38A
- 34:39gentleman
- 34:39by
- 34:39name
- 34:39of
- 34:39Andy
- 34:40Jerpee.
- 34:41He
- 34:41was
- 34:41only
- 34:4114
- 34:42years
- 34:42old
- 34:42at
- 34:42the
- 34:42time.
- 34:44He
- 34:44was
- 34:44standing
- 34:45outside
- 34:45the
- 34:45stadium
- 34:46in
- 34:46Shenley
- 34:46park,
- 34:47and
- 34:48he
- 34:48was
- 34:48underneath
- 34:48some
- 34:48trees
- 34:49that
- 34:50were
- 34:50adjacent
- 34:50to
- 34:50the
- 34:51ballpark.
- 34:52So
- 34:53he
- 34:53just
- 34:53happened
- 34:53to
- 34:53be
- 34:54standing
- 34:54there
- 34:54and
- 34:54the
- 34:54ball
- 34:54comes
- 34:55down
- 34:56and
- 34:56the
- 34:57Mazerosky.
- 34:57He
- 34:58actually
- 34:58took
- 34:58the
- 34:58ball
- 34:58to
- 34:59Bill
- 34:59Mazeroski
- 34:59because
- 35:00he
- 35:00had
- 35:00heard.
- 35:00Well,
- 35:01actually
- 35:01the
- 35:01guy
- 35:01said
- 35:01to
- 35:01himself,
- 35:02he
- 35:02goes,
- 35:02oh,
- 35:02somebody
- 35:02just
- 35:03hit
- 35:03a
- 35:03home
- 35:03run.
- 35:04I
- 35:04mean,
- 35:04he
- 35:04must
- 35:04have
- 35:05known
- 35:05the
- 35:05World
- 35:05Series
- 35:05was
- 35:06going
- 35:06on,
- 35:06but.
- 35:07So
- 35:08he
- 35:08found
- 35:09a
- 35:09way
- 35:09to
- 35:09get
- 35:09to
- 35:09Mazeroski
- 35:10and
- 35:11Maz
- 35:11signed
- 35:11the
- 35:12ball
- 35:12for
- 35:12him.
- 35:13But
- 35:14he
- 35:14told
- 35:14me,
- 35:14keep
- 35:14it.
- 35:15He
- 35:15said,
- 35:15your
- 35:15memory
- 35:16is
- 35:16good
- 35:16enough
- 35:16for
- 35:16me.
- 35:16He
- 35:16said,
- 35:17mazerosky.
- 35:19But
- 35:19unfortunately,
- 35:20the
- 35:20keepsake
- 35:21we
- 35:21apparently
- 35:22was
- 35:22lost
- 35:22during
- 35:22a
- 35:22neighborhood
- 35:23game.
- 35:23The
- 35:23guy
- 35:23used
- 35:24it
- 35:24in
- 35:24a
- 35:24neighborhood
- 35:24ball
- 35:25game.
- 35:25Why?
- 35:26I
- 35:26don't
- 35:26know.
- 35:27But
- 35:27he
- 35:28misplaced
- 35:28the
- 35:28ball
- 35:29playing
- 35:29around
- 35:29with
- 35:29him.
- 35:30It's
- 35:30almost
- 35:30like
- 35:30this
- 35:30movie
- 35:31sandlot.
- 35:34Yeah,
- 35:35The
- 35:35Babe
- 35:35Ruth
- 35:35ball
- 35:35that
- 35:36they
- 35:36hit
- 35:36over
- 35:36the
- 35:36fence
- 35:36and
- 35:37James
- 35:37Earl
- 35:37Jones.
- 35:38Oh,
- 35:38you
- 35:38mean
- 35:39George.
- 35:41Oh
- 35:41my
- 35:41gosh.
- 35:41This
- 35:42guy
- 35:42probably
- 35:42didn't.
- 35:42This
- 35:42kid
- 35:43probably
- 35:43didn't
- 35:43realize
- 35:44that
- 35:45in
- 35:45today's
- 35:45day
- 35:45age,
- 35:46if
- 35:46he
- 35:46had
- 35:46that
- 35:46ball,
- 35:47you
- 35:47go
- 35:47watch
- 35:47Antiques
- 35:48Roadshow,
- 35:48you
- 35:48put
- 35:48it
- 35:48on
- 35:48there,
- 35:48it'd
- 35:49probably
- 35:49be
- 35:49worth
- 35:50a
- 35:51hundred
- 35:51thousand,
- 35:51two
- 35:51hundred
- 35:52thousand
- 35:52dollars
- 35:53easy.
- 35:53A
- 35:54couple
- 35:54bucks,
- 35:55sure.
- 35:55A
- 35:55couple
- 35:55bucks
- 35:56for
- 35:56sure.
- 35:56Yeah.
- 35:59Again,
- 36:00baseball
- 36:00was
- 36:00so
- 36:01different
- 36:01back
- 36:01then.
- 36:02I
- 36:02think
- 36:02camaraderie
- 36:03amongst
- 36:03teammates
- 36:04was,
- 36:05mm,
- 36:06a
- 36:06lot
- 36:06closer
- 36:07than,
- 36:07than
- 36:08it
- 36:08is
- 36:08today.
- 36:08What
- 36:09kind
- 36:09of
- 36:09teammate
- 36:10was
- 36:11Bill
- 36:11Mazeroski
- 36:12in
- 36:12the
- 36:12Pirates
- 36:13clubhouse?
- 36:14Oh,
- 36:14my
- 36:14gosh.
- 36:15The
- 36:15Pirates
- 36:16historically
- 36:17had
- 36:17close
- 36:18teams,
- 36:18especially
- 36:19in
- 36:19the
- 36:1970s.
- 36:20They
- 36:21loved
- 36:21him
- 36:22and
- 36:22you
- 36:22know,
- 36:22of
- 36:23course
- 36:23with
- 36:23Roberto
- 36:23Clemente
- 36:24in
- 36:24the
- 36:24clubhouse,
- 36:24everybody
- 36:25loved
- 36:25him.
- 36:25And
- 36:25he's
- 36:26my
- 36:26God
- 36:27in
- 36:27Pittsburgh.
- 36:27You
- 36:28know,
- 36:28he's
- 36:28a
- 36:28hero
- 36:29and
- 36:29people
- 36:29love
- 36:29him
- 36:29to
- 36:29this
- 36:30day.
- 36:30Willie
- 36:30Stardrell
- 36:31was
- 36:31just
- 36:32kindest
- 36:32gentleman
- 36:32you
- 36:33ever
- 36:33want
- 36:33to
- 36:33meet.
- 36:35It
- 36:35was
- 36:35just
- 36:35like
- 36:35that
- 36:36with
- 36:36the
- 36:36Pirates.
- 36:37And
- 36:38I
- 36:38always
- 36:38like
- 36:38to
- 36:38say,
- 36:39when
- 36:40I,
- 36:40being
- 36:40a
- 36:40historian
- 36:41and
- 36:41growing
- 36:41up
- 36:42in
- 36:42the
- 36:4270s
- 36:42in
- 36:42Pittsburgh,
- 36:43I
- 36:43always
- 36:43say
- 36:43the
- 36:4470s
- 36:44was
- 36:44the
- 36:44best
- 36:44period
- 36:45I
- 36:45ever
- 36:45grew
- 36:45up
- 36:45in.
- 36:46I
- 36:46mean,
- 36:46especially
- 36:46in
- 36:46Pittsburgh.
- 36:47All
- 36:48the
- 36:48sports
- 36:48teams
- 36:48were
- 36:49great.
- 36:50And
- 36:50I
- 36:50remember
- 36:50going
- 36:51to
- 36:51Three
- 36:51River
- 36:51Stadium
- 36:51and
- 36:52they
- 36:52used
- 36:52to
- 36:52allow
- 36:52you
- 36:52to
- 36:53walk
- 36:53down
- 36:53the
- 36:53first
- 36:53baseline
- 36:54before
- 36:55the
- 36:55games.
- 36:55When
- 36:55they
- 36:55were
- 36:55warming
- 36:56up,
- 36:56these
- 36:56players
- 36:56would
- 36:56come
- 36:57over,
- 36:57greet
- 36:57you
- 36:57and
- 36:58give
- 36:58you
- 36:58a
- 36:58ball.
- 36:58And
- 36:59you
- 36:59don't
- 36:59see
- 36:59that
- 36:59anymore.
- 37:00And
- 37:00it's
- 37:00unfortunate
- 37:02kids
- 37:02these
- 37:02days
- 37:03don't
- 37:03get
- 37:03to
- 37:03experience
- 37:04some
- 37:04of
- 37:04the
- 37:04things
- 37:04we
- 37:05did
- 37:05when
- 37:05we
- 37:05go
- 37:05to
- 37:05ball
- 37:05games.
- 37:09Yeah,
- 37:09that's
- 37:09for
- 37:10sure.
- 37:10It's,
- 37:10it's,
- 37:11it's,
- 37:11it's
- 37:11a
- 37:11different
- 37:12game.
- 37:15Maz
- 37:16sometimes
- 37:18is
- 37:18described
- 37:20or
- 37:20was
- 37:21described
- 37:22as
- 37:22very
- 37:22quiet
- 37:23and
- 37:24humble.
- 37:26How
- 37:27did
- 37:27that
- 37:29affect
- 37:31his
- 37:31perception
- 37:32nationally?
- 37:34How
- 37:34was
- 37:35he
- 37:35perceived
- 37:36on
- 37:37a
- 37:37national
- 37:37stage?
- 37:39Well,
- 37:40I
- 37:40think
- 37:40he
- 37:40was
- 37:40very
- 37:40well
- 37:41respected.
- 37:41I
- 37:41mean,
- 37:42anybody
- 37:42that
- 37:42loves
- 37:42the
- 37:43game
- 37:43could
- 37:43see
- 37:43how
- 37:43he
- 37:44played
- 37:44the
- 37:44game
- 37:44and
- 37:45I
- 37:45think
- 37:45he
- 37:45was
- 37:46respected
- 37:46in
- 37:46that
- 37:46sense.
- 37:47And
- 37:47he
- 37:47was
- 37:47a
- 37:48low
- 37:48key
- 37:48kind
- 37:48of
- 37:48guy.
- 37:50And
- 37:51you
- 37:51know,
- 37:51a
- 37:51lot
- 37:52of
- 37:52the
- 37:52players
- 37:52on
- 37:52the
- 37:52Pirates
- 37:53were
- 37:53very
- 37:53low
- 37:53key.
- 37:54Roberto
- 37:54Clemente,
- 37:55especially
- 37:55now
- 37:56we
- 37:56talk
- 37:56about
- 37:56him
- 37:57and
- 37:57he
- 37:58did
- 37:58not
- 37:58like
- 37:58the
- 37:59spotlight.
- 37:59He
- 37:59did
- 37:59not
- 38:00want
- 38:00to
- 38:00be
- 38:00out
- 38:00in
- 38:01the
- 38:01spotlight.
- 38:01He
- 38:01didn't
- 38:02want
- 38:02people,
- 38:04you
- 38:04know,
- 38:04surrounding
- 38:05him
- 38:05and
- 38:05interviewing
- 38:06but
- 38:07all
- 38:07the
- 38:07time
- 38:08he
- 38:08was
- 38:08like
- 38:08one
- 38:08of
- 38:08the
- 38:09greatest
- 38:09humanitarians
- 38:10you'll
- 38:10ever
- 38:10find
- 38:11in
- 38:11baseball.
- 38:12So
- 38:13I
- 38:13think
- 38:13that
- 38:13just
- 38:13carried
- 38:14around
- 38:14the
- 38:14clubhouse
- 38:15between
- 38:16Those
- 38:16teams
- 38:17between
- 38:171960
- 38:18and
- 38:181971,
- 38:1972
- 38:20that's
- 38:20the
- 38:20way
- 38:20they
- 38:21were
- 38:21Manny
- 38:21saying
- 38:22Guillen,
- 38:22oh
- 38:23my
- 38:23gosh,
- 38:24he
- 38:24was
- 38:24such
- 38:24a
- 38:24great
- 38:25guy.
- 38:25He's
- 38:25so
- 38:25funny,
- 38:26always
- 38:26smiling.
- 38:27He's
- 38:27like
- 38:27the
- 38:27Heinz
- 38:28Ward
- 38:28of
- 38:28baseball,
- 38:30always
- 38:30smiling.
- 38:31And
- 38:31he
- 38:31was
- 38:31a
- 38:32part
- 38:32of
- 38:32that,
- 38:32too.
- 38:33And
- 38:33you
- 38:34know,
- 38:34they
- 38:34don't
- 38:35a
- 38:35lot
- 38:35of
- 38:36Pittsburgh,
- 38:36I
- 38:36mean,
- 38:36their
- 38:37reputation,
- 38:37Pittsburgh
- 38:38athletes,
- 38:38they
- 38:38don't
- 38:38want
- 38:39to
- 38:39be
- 38:39in
- 38:39the
- 38:39spotlight
- 38:41and
- 38:41they
- 38:41kind
- 38:41of
- 38:41stray
- 38:42away
- 38:42from
- 38:42it
- 38:42even
- 38:42to
- 38:43this
- 38:43day.
- 38:44So
- 38:44I
- 38:44think
- 38:44they
- 38:45just
- 38:45they've
- 38:45always
- 38:45been
- 38:46a
- 38:46low
- 38:46key
- 38:47franchises.
- 38:51Do
- 38:51you
- 38:51think
- 38:53if
- 38:54Mazarovsky
- 38:56was
- 38:56on
- 38:57the
- 38:57Yankees,
- 38:59if
- 38:59he
- 38:59was
- 38:59on
- 39:00the
- 39:00Dodgers
- 39:00or
- 39:01the
- 39:01Cardinals
- 39:02or
- 39:02the
- 39:02Cubs,
- 39:03the
- 39:04Red
- 39:04Sox,
- 39:07do
- 39:07you
- 39:07think
- 39:10his
- 39:10reputation
- 39:13would
- 39:14be
- 39:14his
- 39:15notoriety
- 39:17would
- 39:17be
- 39:18larger,
- 39:19especially
- 39:20based
- 39:20off
- 39:21of
- 39:21hitting
- 39:21that
- 39:21home
- 39:21run
- 39:22in
- 39:221960.
- 39:23You
- 39:24think
- 39:27his
- 39:28reputation
- 39:30would
- 39:30be
- 39:31larger
- 39:31than
- 39:31it
- 39:32is
- 39:32today
- 39:33now.
- 39:38It'll
- 39:38be
- 39:38larger
- 39:39than
- 39:39this
- 39:39today,
- 39:40perhaps.
- 39:41I
- 39:41mean,
- 39:41if
- 39:41you
- 39:41go
- 39:42to
- 39:42play
- 39:42for
- 39:43a
- 39:44larger
- 39:45metropolitan
- 39:45team
- 39:46like
- 39:46the
- 39:46Yankees,
- 39:47you're
- 39:48going
- 39:48to
- 39:48be
- 39:48in
- 39:48the
- 39:48spotlight
- 39:48whatever
- 39:49you
- 39:49like
- 39:49it
- 39:49or
- 39:49not.
- 39:49He
- 39:50wouldn't
- 39:50have
- 39:50been
- 39:50able
- 39:50to
- 39:50be
- 39:51low
- 39:51key,
- 39:52small
- 39:53market
- 39:53teams
- 39:54like
- 39:54Pittsburgh
- 39:55and
- 39:55Kansas
- 39:55City.
- 39:57You
- 39:57know,
- 39:58you
- 39:58don't
- 39:58get
- 39:58the
- 39:59notoriety
- 39:59that
- 39:59you
- 40:00do
- 40:00in
- 40:00some
- 40:00of
- 40:00the
- 40:00bigger
- 40:01cities.
- 40:02So
- 40:03I
- 40:04don't
- 40:04know
- 40:04how
- 40:04he
- 40:04would
- 40:04have
- 40:04handled
- 40:05that
- 40:05because
- 40:06he
- 40:06would
- 40:06have
- 40:06been
- 40:06thrust
- 40:06into
- 40:07the
- 40:07spotlight
- 40:07whether
- 40:07you
- 40:07liked
- 40:08it
- 40:08or
- 40:08not.
- 40:10I
- 40:10was
- 40:10going
- 40:11to
- 40:11ask
- 40:11you,
- 40:11do
- 40:11you
- 40:12think
- 40:13playing
- 40:14in
- 40:14Pittsburgh
- 40:15benefited
- 40:17a
- 40:17player
- 40:18like
- 40:18Mazarovsky
- 40:20as
- 40:20opposed
- 40:20to
- 40:21playing
- 40:21on
- 40:21a
- 40:21grander
- 40:22stage?
- 40:23And
- 40:23that's
- 40:24not
- 40:24a
- 40:24slight
- 40:24against
- 40:24Pittsburgh.
- 40:26It's
- 40:26it's
- 40:27just
- 40:28you
- 40:28said
- 40:28New
- 40:28York,
- 40:29Los
- 40:30Angeles,
- 40:30Chicago.
- 40:34The
- 40:34spotlight
- 40:35is
- 40:35much
- 40:35more
- 40:35magnified.
- 40:38Yeah.
- 40:38And
- 40:39I
- 40:39mean,
- 40:39as
- 40:39we
- 40:39mentioned
- 40:40before,
- 40:40he
- 40:41had
- 40:42been
- 40:42offered
- 40:42tryouts
- 40:43with
- 40:43other
- 40:44major
- 40:44league
- 40:44teams,
- 40:44but
- 40:44he
- 40:45chose
- 40:45the
- 40:45Pirates
- 40:45because
- 40:46they
- 40:46wanted
- 40:46to
- 40:46advance
- 40:47him
- 40:47through
- 40:47the
- 40:47minor
- 40:47leagues
- 40:47as
- 40:48quickly
- 40:48as
- 40:48possible.
- 40:49It
- 40:49gave
- 40:49him
- 40:49the
- 40:49best
- 40:49opportunity
- 40:50and
- 40:51maybe
- 40:51it
- 40:51was
- 40:51just
- 40:51a
- 40:51stroke
- 40:52of
- 40:52luck
- 40:52that
- 40:53that's
- 40:53what
- 40:53worked
- 40:54in
- 40:54his
- 40:54favor,
- 40:54as
- 40:55by
- 40:56being
- 40:56in
- 40:56Pittsburgh,
- 40:57where
- 40:57he
- 40:57was
- 40:57very
- 40:57comfortable.
- 41:02His
- 41:03induction
- 41:05into
- 41:05the
- 41:05hall
- 41:06of
- 41:06Fame
- 41:07has
- 41:08been
- 41:08debated
- 41:09by
- 41:09many
- 41:10over
- 41:10the
- 41:10years.
- 41:15If
- 41:15you
- 41:16take
- 41:16away
- 41:18that
- 41:18home
- 41:19run,
- 41:20which
- 41:20brought
- 41:21him
- 41:22incredible
- 41:22notoriety,
- 41:24it
- 41:24certainly
- 41:26upped
- 41:28his
- 41:29reputation
- 41:30in
- 41:30the
- 41:30game
- 41:31because
- 41:31of
- 41:31what
- 41:31he
- 41:31did,
- 41:32despite
- 41:33how
- 41:34great
- 41:34a
- 41:34defensive
- 41:35ball
- 41:35player
- 41:36he
- 41:36was.
- 41:38Do
- 41:38you
- 41:38think
- 41:42if
- 41:42he
- 41:42doesn't
- 41:43hit
- 41:43that
- 41:43home
- 41:43run,
- 41:44he
- 41:44doesn't
- 41:45get
- 41:45into
- 41:45the
- 41:45hall
- 41:46of
- 41:46Fame?
- 41:47No,
- 41:48I
- 41:48think
- 41:48he
- 41:49definitely
- 41:49gets
- 41:49into
- 41:49the
- 41:50hall
- 41:50of
- 41:50Fame
- 41:50based
- 41:51on
- 41:51defensive
- 41:51skills.
- 41:52Now,
- 41:53it's
- 41:53interesting
- 41:54you
- 41:54asked
- 41:54that,
- 41:55because
- 41:55I
- 41:55just
- 41:55wrote
- 41:55an
- 41:55article,
- 41:56I
- 41:56write
- 41:56for
- 41:56a
- 41:56website
- 41:56called
- 41:57Abstract
- 41:57Sports.
- 41:57I
- 41:58just
- 41:58wrote
- 41:58an
- 41:58article
- 41:58recently
- 42:00because
- 42:00I
- 42:00was
- 42:01looking
- 42:01at
- 42:01some
- 42:01of
- 42:01the
- 42:01hall
- 42:02of
- 42:02Famers
- 42:02that
- 42:02just
- 42:02got
- 42:03voted
- 42:03in.
- 42:03And
- 42:03for
- 42:03the
- 42:04past,
- 42:04I
- 42:05don't
- 42:05know
- 42:05how
- 42:05many
- 42:05years,
- 42:06I
- 42:06haven't
- 42:07completely
- 42:07agree
- 42:08with
- 42:08some
- 42:08of
- 42:08these
- 42:08guys
- 42:08getting
- 42:09into
- 42:09the
- 42:09hall
- 42:09of
- 42:09Fame
- 42:10based
- 42:10on
- 42:10why
- 42:11they're
- 42:11getting
- 42:11in,
- 42:11based
- 42:11on
- 42:12their
- 42:12numbers.
- 42:13Yeah,
- 42:14it
- 42:14was
- 42:14like
- 42:15a
- 42:15couple
- 42:15years
- 42:16back.
- 42:16I
- 42:16don't
- 42:16think
- 42:17anybody
- 42:17got
- 42:17into
- 42:17the
- 42:18hall
- 42:18of
- 42:18Fame.
- 42:18And,
- 42:19and,
- 42:21you
- 42:21know,
- 42:21there's
- 42:22this
- 42:22thing,
- 42:22well,
- 42:23we've
- 42:23got
- 42:23to
- 42:23get
- 42:23some
- 42:24people
- 42:24in,
- 42:24and
- 42:24they
- 42:24have
- 42:25this,
- 42:26this
- 42:26veterans.
- 42:28Not
- 42:29even
- 42:29the
- 42:29veterans.
- 42:30It's,
- 42:30it's
- 42:30guys
- 42:31that
- 42:31were
- 42:31passed
- 42:31up
- 42:32and
- 42:32they
- 42:32get
- 42:32one
- 42:32last
- 42:33shot.
- 42:33And,
- 42:34you
- 42:34know,
- 42:34I've
- 42:35always
- 42:35argued,
- 42:36and
- 42:36I
- 42:36was
- 42:36very
- 42:37happy
- 42:37to
- 42:37see
- 42:37it,
- 42:37that
- 42:38Gil
- 42:38Hodges
- 42:39was
- 42:39placed
- 42:40in
- 42:40the
- 42:40hall
- 42:40of
- 42:40Fame.
- 42:41And
- 42:41I,
- 42:41I
- 42:41thought
- 42:42that
- 42:42he
- 42:42was
- 42:43very
- 42:43deserving
- 42:44of
- 42:44it.
- 42:44I
- 42:45don't
- 42:45think
- 42:45Harold
- 42:45Banes
- 42:46is
- 42:46a
- 42:47Hall
- 42:47of
- 42:47Fame
- 42:47baseball
- 42:48player.
- 42:48No,
- 42:48he
- 42:48was
- 42:49a
- 42:49great,
- 42:49absolutely
- 42:49not.
- 42:50A
- 42:51Hall
- 42:51of
- 42:51Famer.
- 42:52So
- 42:52I,
- 42:53I,
- 42:53I,
- 42:53I,
- 42:54I'd
- 42:54like
- 42:54to
- 42:54hear
- 42:54your
- 42:55opinion
- 42:55on,
- 42:55on,
- 42:56on.
- 42:56Oh,
- 42:56absolutely.
- 42:57And
- 42:57then
- 42:58what
- 42:58I
- 42:58did
- 42:58within
- 42:58this
- 42:58article
- 42:59was
- 43:00just
- 43:00out
- 43:00of
- 43:00curiosity.
- 43:01I
- 43:02took
- 43:02the
- 43:02last
- 43:02five
- 43:03years
- 43:03of
- 43:03hall
- 43:04of
- 43:04Fame
- 43:05and
- 43:06people
- 43:06that
- 43:06got
- 43:06voted
- 43:07into
- 43:07the
- 43:07hall
- 43:07of
- 43:07Fame
- 43:07for
- 43:07the
- 43:08past
- 43:08five
- 43:08years.
- 43:09Then
- 43:09I
- 43:10took
- 43:10the
- 43:10first
- 43:10five
- 43:11years
- 43:11of
- 43:12inductions
- 43:13and
- 43:13compared
- 43:13the
- 43:13two,
- 43:15and
- 43:15just
- 43:15based
- 43:15on
- 43:16names
- 43:16alone,
- 43:17it's
- 43:17almost
- 43:18laughable
- 43:19because,
- 43:19I
- 43:19mean,
- 43:19you
- 43:19got
- 43:19guys
- 43:20like
- 43:20Babe
- 43:20Ruth
- 43:20and
- 43:20Lou
- 43:21Gehr
- 43:21going
- 43:21in
- 43:21and
- 43:21Walter
- 43:22Johnson
- 43:22and
- 43:22Cy
- 43:23Young
- 43:23and
- 43:23Christy
- 43:24Mathewson,
- 43:25who
- 43:25were
- 43:25just
- 43:26unbelievable
- 43:27players,
- 43:28incredible
- 43:28players.
- 43:29And
- 43:29then
- 43:30you
- 43:30put
- 43:30them
- 43:30up
- 43:30against
- 43:30the
- 43:30names
- 43:31like
- 43:31Harold
- 43:31Baines.
- 43:31I'm
- 43:32like,
- 43:32come
- 43:32on
- 43:32now.
- 43:34There's
- 43:34no
- 43:34comparison.
- 43:36It
- 43:36doesn't
- 43:37make
- 43:37any
- 43:37sense
- 43:37to
- 43:38me.
- 43:38So,
- 43:39yeah,
- 43:40I
- 43:40don't,
- 43:40I
- 43:41mean,
- 43:41it
- 43:41shouldn't
- 43:42be
- 43:42about
- 43:42just,
- 43:42let's
- 43:43get
- 43:43somebody
- 43:43in.
- 43:44And
- 43:44they're
- 43:44doing
- 43:44it
- 43:44in
- 43:44football,
- 43:45too.
- 43:45I
- 43:46mean,
- 43:46there's
- 43:46guys
- 43:46in
- 43:47the
- 43:47hall
- 43:47of
- 43:47Fame
- 43:47football
- 43:47don't
- 43:48belong
- 43:48there
- 43:48either.
- 43:49But
- 43:50yeah,
- 43:50I
- 43:50hear
- 43:51what
- 43:51you're
- 43:51saying
- 43:51and
- 43:52I
- 43:52really
- 43:52think
- 43:53it's
- 43:53got
- 43:53to
- 43:53be
- 43:54based
- 43:54on
- 43:54what
- 43:54you've
- 43:55done
- 43:55on
- 43:55the
- 43:55field
- 43:56and
- 43:56how
- 43:56great
- 43:57of
- 43:57a
- 43:57player
- 43:57you
- 43:58were.
- 44:00And
- 44:00not
- 44:00just
- 44:00all
- 44:00about
- 44:00numbers,
- 44:01but
- 44:02you
- 44:02know,
- 44:02what
- 44:03you
- 44:03accomplished
- 44:05also.
- 44:06I
- 44:06mean,
- 44:07you
- 44:07can
- 44:07play
- 44:07baseball
- 44:08for
- 44:0820
- 44:08years
- 44:08and
- 44:08be
- 44:08a.330
- 44:09hitter,
- 44:09but
- 44:09that
- 44:10doesn't
- 44:10mean
- 44:11you're
- 44:11one
- 44:11of
- 44:11the
- 44:11greatest
- 44:12ever.
- 44:16What
- 44:16about,
- 44:17let
- 44:17me
- 44:17put
- 44:18you
- 44:18on
- 44:18the
- 44:18spot
- 44:18this
- 44:19way.
- 44:21What
- 44:21would
- 44:21be
- 44:23your
- 44:24strongest
- 44:25argument
- 44:26for
- 44:27not
- 44:28putting
- 44:29Mazarowski
- 44:30in
- 44:30the
- 44:30hall
- 44:31of
- 44:31Fame?
- 44:31When
- 44:32you
- 44:32go
- 44:32back
- 44:32to
- 44:33the
- 44:33early
- 44:33days
- 44:33and
- 44:34you
- 44:34reel
- 44:34off
- 44:35the
- 44:35names
- 44:35that
- 44:35you
- 44:36did,
- 44:37what
- 44:37would
- 44:37be
- 44:37the
- 44:37argument
- 44:38against
- 44:39putting
- 44:40Mazeroski
- 44:41in
- 44:41the
- 44:41hall
- 44:42of
- 44:42Fame?
- 44:43Yeah,
- 44:43that's
- 44:43a
- 44:44tough
- 44:44call
- 44:44because
- 44:45obviously
- 44:46he's
- 44:46nowhere
- 44:46near
- 44:47the
- 44:47offensive.
- 44:48He
- 44:48doesn't
- 44:49have
- 44:49the
- 44:49offensive
- 44:49production
- 44:50some
- 44:50of
- 44:50these
- 44:50guys
- 44:50have.
- 44:52So
- 44:52it's
- 44:53a
- 44:53tough
- 44:53philosophical
- 44:54question.
- 44:54Do
- 44:54you
- 44:55put
- 44:55a
- 44:55guy
- 44:55in
- 44:55because
- 44:55he's
- 44:56defensive,
- 44:57like
- 44:57he's
- 44:58an
- 44:58outstanding
- 44:59Golden
- 44:59Glove
- 45:00defensive
- 45:00player
- 45:01and
- 45:01ignore
- 45:02what
- 45:02he
- 45:02did
- 45:02at
- 45:02the
- 45:03plate?
- 45:04It's
- 45:04tough,
- 45:04you
- 45:05know,
- 45:05and
- 45:06I
- 45:07mean,
- 45:07I'm
- 45:07glad
- 45:07he's
- 45:07in.
- 45:08But
- 45:09really,
- 45:09if
- 45:09you,
- 45:09if
- 45:10you
- 45:10think
- 45:10about
- 45:10the
- 45:10early
- 45:11guys,
- 45:12obviously
- 45:12Mazerosky
- 45:13wouldn't
- 45:13belong
- 45:14either.
- 45:16So
- 45:17it's
- 45:17really
- 45:17tough
- 45:18to
- 45:18say.
- 45:19But
- 45:20I
- 45:20don't
- 45:20know
- 45:21if
- 45:21it's
- 45:21biased
- 45:21talking
- 45:22because
- 45:22he's
- 45:22a
- 45:22Pirate,
- 45:24but
- 45:25because
- 45:25then
- 45:26you
- 45:26mentioned
- 45:26Harold
- 45:26Baines
- 45:27and
- 45:27Harold
- 45:27Baines
- 45:28obviously
- 45:28way
- 45:28better
- 45:28offensive
- 45:29player
- 45:29than
- 45:29Mazerosky
- 45:31and
- 45:31he's
- 45:31in
- 45:31the
- 45:31hall
- 45:31of
- 45:32Fame,
- 45:32but
- 45:32does
- 45:33he
- 45:33really
- 45:33belong
- 45:33there?
- 45:34Can
- 45:35you.
- 45:35My,
- 45:35I
- 45:36think
- 45:36what
- 45:36I
- 45:36did
- 45:36when
- 45:36I
- 45:36wrote
- 45:37that
- 45:37article
- 45:37is
- 45:37it
- 45:37just
- 45:37asked
- 45:38the
- 45:38question
- 45:38to
- 45:39myself
- 45:39is
- 45:40if
- 45:40you
- 45:40spit
- 45:41out
- 45:41the
- 45:41name,
- 45:42does
- 45:42the
- 45:42first
- 45:43thing
- 45:43you
- 45:43think
- 45:43of,
- 45:43wow,
- 45:44great
- 45:44player.
- 45:46And
- 45:46then
- 45:46you
- 45:46say,
- 45:47yeah,
- 45:47well,
- 45:47then
- 45:47he's
- 45:47probably
- 45:48in
- 45:48the
- 45:48hall
- 45:48of
- 45:48Fame
- 45:48now.
- 45:49Everybody
- 45:49knows
- 45:49Babe
- 45:50Ruth
- 45:50is.
- 45:50You
- 45:50can't
- 45:51deny
- 45:51that
- 45:52some
- 45:53younger
- 45:53people
- 45:53probably
- 45:54have
- 45:54no
- 45:54idea
- 45:54who
- 45:54Walter
- 45:55Johnson
- 45:55is,
- 45:55but
- 45:55God,
- 45:56he
- 45:56was
- 45:56a
- 45:56great
- 45:56pitcher.
- 45:57Chrissy
- 45:58Matheson,
- 45:58fantastic
- 45:59pitcher.
- 45:59Cy
- 46:00Young,
- 46:00obviously
- 46:01we
- 46:01have
- 46:01the
- 46:01award
- 46:01named
- 46:02after
- 46:02him.
- 46:02He
- 46:03still
- 46:03is
- 46:03the
- 46:04lead
- 46:04leader
- 46:04in
- 46:05all
- 46:05time
- 46:05wins,
- 46:07but
- 46:08always
- 46:08will.
- 46:08But
- 46:08no
- 46:09one's
- 46:09going
- 46:09to
- 46:09get
- 46:09500
- 46:11wins.
- 46:12No.
- 46:12And
- 46:13it's
- 46:13funny
- 46:13you
- 46:13mentioned
- 46:14that
- 46:14because
- 46:14I
- 46:14think
- 46:14I
- 46:14wrote
- 46:15an
- 46:15article
- 46:16a
- 46:16couple
- 46:17years
- 46:17ago
- 46:17too
- 46:17about
- 46:18how
- 46:19pitching
- 46:19has
- 46:19changed.
- 46:20And
- 46:20if
- 46:21you
- 46:21look
- 46:21at
- 46:21the
- 46:21complete
- 46:22game
- 46:22records,
- 46:23the
- 46:23shutout
- 46:24records,
- 46:25they're
- 46:25never
- 46:26going
- 46:26to
- 46:26be
- 46:26touched
- 46:26because
- 46:27they
- 46:27don't
- 46:27allow
- 46:27the
- 46:27pitchers
- 46:28to
- 46:28go
- 46:28past
- 46:28five
- 46:28or
- 46:28six
- 46:29innings
- 46:29anymore.
- 46:30So
- 46:30you're
- 46:30never
- 46:30going
- 46:31to
- 46:31have
- 46:31a
- 46:31complete
- 46:31game
- 46:31by
- 46:32one
- 46:32pitcher.
- 46:34Noel
- 46:34Ryan.
- 46:36Yeah.
- 46:37No
- 46:37one's
- 46:37going
- 46:37to
- 46:37ever
- 46:37lose
- 46:38315
- 46:39games
- 46:40like
- 46:40Cy
- 46:40Young
- 46:41did.
- 46:41You
- 46:41just
- 46:41don't.
- 46:42Exactly.
- 46:43Exactly.
- 46:44Some
- 46:44of
- 46:44these
- 46:44guys
- 46:45might
- 46:45not
- 46:45make
- 46:45315
- 46:46starts
- 46:47in
- 46:47their
- 46:47career.
- 46:48Right,
- 46:49Exactly.
- 46:51And
- 46:51you
- 46:51think
- 46:51about
- 46:51records
- 46:52that
- 46:52just
- 46:52will
- 46:52never
- 46:53be
- 46:53broken.
- 46:53I
- 46:53mean
- 46:53those
- 46:54pitching
- 46:54numbers
- 46:55are
- 46:55never
- 46:55going
- 46:55to
- 46:55be
- 46:56touched.
- 46:56It's
- 46:56impossible.
- 46:57And
- 46:58you
- 46:58think
- 46:58about
- 46:59what
- 46:59Nolan
- 46:59Ryan
- 46:59did.
- 47:00I
- 47:01always
- 47:01just
- 47:02shake
- 47:02my
- 47:02head
- 47:03going
- 47:03in
- 47:03disbelief
- 47:03that
- 47:04he,
- 47:04this
- 47:04guy
- 47:04threw
- 47:04seven
- 47:05no
- 47:05hitters.
- 47:06That's
- 47:06unheard
- 47:07of.
- 47:08Nobody's
- 47:08ever
- 47:08going
- 47:08to
- 47:09do
- 47:09that
- 47:09because
- 47:09they
- 47:09can't
- 47:09get
- 47:10to
- 47:10a
- 47:10complete
- 47:10game
- 47:10anyway.
- 47:12Yeah.
- 47:12And
- 47:12then
- 47:12the
- 47:13one
- 47:13hitters
- 47:13and
- 47:14I
- 47:14think
- 47:14he
- 47:14has
- 47:14an
- 47:15incredible
- 47:15amount
- 47:15of
- 47:16one
- 47:16hitters
- 47:16and
- 47:16two
- 47:17hitters.
- 47:17Well,
- 47:19so,
- 47:20so
- 47:24where
- 47:24do
- 47:24you
- 47:25think
- 47:26you
- 47:26mentioned
- 47:27Joe
- 47:27Morgan
- 47:29and
- 47:29you
- 47:30know
- 47:30you
- 47:30got
- 47:31from
- 47:32even
- 47:33more
- 47:34recent
- 47:34times
- 47:34guys
- 47:35like
- 47:35Brian
- 47:36Sandberg.
- 47:38Where
- 47:39does
- 47:39Mazeroski
- 47:40in
- 47:41your
- 47:41mind
- 47:42rank
- 47:43among
- 47:44the
- 47:44greatest
- 47:45second
- 47:45basemen
- 47:46in
- 47:46baseball
- 47:47history?
- 47:51As
- 47:51biased
- 47:51as
- 47:51I
- 47:52might
- 47:52be
- 47:52warned,
- 47:52I
- 47:52can't
- 47:53say
- 47:53that
- 47:54he
- 47:54would
- 47:54be
- 47:54one
- 47:54of
- 47:54the
- 47:55greatest
- 47:55second
- 47:55baseman.
- 47:56That's
- 47:56just,
- 47:56it's
- 47:56not
- 47:56possible
- 47:57because
- 47:57you
- 47:57have
- 47:58to
- 47:58think
- 47:58about
- 47:58all
- 47:58round
- 47:59player.
- 48:00And
- 48:00Joe
- 48:00Morgan
- 48:01had
- 48:01a
- 48:01bat
- 48:02he
- 48:02could
- 48:02hit
- 48:03and
- 48:03he
- 48:03was
- 48:03a
- 48:03great
- 48:04defensive
- 48:04second
- 48:05baseman
- 48:05as
- 48:05well.
- 48:07And
- 48:08so
- 48:09it's
- 48:09just
- 48:09hard
- 48:09to
- 48:10say
- 48:10put
- 48:10him
- 48:10in
- 48:10that
- 48:11class
- 48:11of
- 48:11people.
- 48:11Ryan
- 48:12Sandberger,
- 48:12great
- 48:13hitter.
- 48:14Great
- 48:14hitter.
- 48:14Now
- 48:15I
- 48:15wouldn't
- 48:15say
- 48:15he's
- 48:16as
- 48:16good
- 48:16as
- 48:16defensive
- 48:16player
- 48:18but
- 48:18you
- 48:18really
- 48:18got
- 48:19to
- 48:19think
- 48:19of
- 48:19all
- 48:19around
- 48:19players.
- 48:21Are
- 48:21they
- 48:21all
- 48:22around
- 48:22great
- 48:22players?
- 48:23And
- 48:23that's
- 48:24what
- 48:24makes
- 48:24Ohtani
- 48:25so
- 48:25special
- 48:27because
- 48:27not
- 48:27only
- 48:27can
- 48:27this
- 48:28guy
- 48:28pitch,
- 48:28he
- 48:28can
- 48:29hit.
- 48:29I
- 48:30mean
- 48:30it's
- 48:30crazy.
- 48:32He's
- 48:32like
- 48:32a
- 48:32once
- 48:33in
- 48:33a
- 48:33lifetime
- 48:33player.
- 48:34He's
- 48:34like
- 48:34a
- 48:34Babe
- 48:34Ruth
- 48:35reborn.
- 48:36You're
- 48:36not
- 48:36going
- 48:37to
- 48:37see
- 48:37players
- 48:37like
- 48:37that.
- 48:37So
- 48:37when
- 48:38you
- 48:38consider
- 48:38things
- 48:39like
- 48:39that,
- 48:39you
- 48:39got
- 48:39to
- 48:39consider,
- 48:39I
- 48:40think
- 48:40all
- 48:40around
- 48:40player.
- 48:41So
- 48:42if
- 48:42you
- 48:42take
- 48:43into
- 48:43consideration
- 48:44everything
- 48:44about
- 48:45the
- 48:45guy,
- 48:46who's
- 48:46the
- 48:46better
- 48:46player?
- 48:47And
- 48:47I
- 48:47can't
- 48:47put
- 48:47him
- 48:48as
- 48:48the
- 48:48best
- 48:48second
- 48:48baseman
- 48:49all
- 48:49time.
- 48:49That's
- 48:50not
- 48:50possible.
- 48:52Is
- 48:52He
- 48:52a
- 48:52top
- 48:5210
- 48:53second
- 48:53baseman
- 48:54of
- 48:54all
- 48:54time
- 48:54in
- 48:54your
- 48:54mind?
- 48:58I
- 48:58have
- 48:58to
- 48:58think
- 48:58about
- 48:58how
- 48:59many
- 48:59second
- 48:59baseman
- 48:59I
- 48:59can
- 49:00think
- 49:00of.
- 49:00But
- 49:00Ryan
- 49:00Sandberg
- 49:01and
- 49:01Joe
- 49:01Morgan
- 49:02right
- 49:02off
- 49:02the
- 49:02bat
- 49:02are
- 49:02above
- 49:03him.
- 49:03So
- 49:05I
- 49:05would,
- 49:06I'd
- 49:06say
- 49:06he'd
- 49:07rival
- 49:07the
- 49:07top
- 49:0810
- 49:08if
- 49:08not
- 49:08in
- 49:08the
- 49:09top
- 49:0910.
- 49:11Mm.
- 49:13Has
- 49:13his
- 49:14legacy
- 49:14changed
- 49:15over
- 49:15time?
- 49:16Is
- 49:17analytics
- 49:18have
- 49:18reshaped
- 49:19how
- 49:19we
- 49:19evaluate
- 49:20players
- 49:20players.
- 49:21How
- 49:21do
- 49:21you
- 49:21think
- 49:22his,
- 49:22his
- 49:22legacy
- 49:23is
- 49:23viewed
- 49:24today
- 49:24as
- 49:24opposed
- 49:25to
- 49:25what
- 49:26it
- 49:26was
- 49:26back
- 49:27back
- 49:27in
- 49:27the
- 49:28day?
- 49:30Well,
- 49:31I
- 49:31mean
- 49:32I
- 49:32think
- 49:32his
- 49:33reputation
- 49:33is
- 49:34set
- 49:34in
- 49:35stone
- 49:35for
- 49:36what
- 49:36he
- 49:36accomplished,
- 49:37what
- 49:37he
- 49:37meant
- 49:37to
- 49:37Pittsburgh.
- 49:39As
- 49:39a
- 49:39matter
- 49:39of
- 49:40fact,
- 49:40I
- 49:40think
- 49:40home
- 49:40plate,
- 49:41they
- 49:41saved
- 49:41it
- 49:41and
- 49:41put
- 49:41it
- 49:42somewhere.
- 49:42I
- 49:42know
- 49:42a
- 49:42portion
- 49:43of
- 49:43Forbes
- 49:43field
- 49:44wall
- 49:45where
- 49:45he
- 49:45hit
- 49:45the
- 49:45home
- 49:45run
- 49:46is
- 49:46still
- 49:46on
- 49:46display
- 49:47over
- 49:47there
- 49:47in
- 49:47Oakland
- 49:47somewhere.
- 49:50But,
- 49:51yeah,
- 49:52evaluations
- 49:52have
- 49:53changed.
- 49:53I
- 49:53mean,
- 49:55right
- 49:55now,
- 49:55the
- 49:56Pirates
- 49:56have
- 49:56this.
- 49:56This
- 49:57kid,
- 49:58Connor
- 49:58Griffin,
- 49:59who's
- 49:59supposed
- 50:00to
- 50:00be
- 50:00the
- 50:00next
- 50:00great
- 50:00superstar,
- 50:02but
- 50:02he's
- 50:02struggling
- 50:02at
- 50:03the
- 50:03plate.
- 50:04And
- 50:04I
- 50:04keep
- 50:05watching
- 50:05game
- 50:05after
- 50:05game
- 50:06saying,
- 50:06how
- 50:06long
- 50:06are
- 50:06they
- 50:06gonna
- 50:07let
- 50:07this
- 50:07kid
- 50:07stay
- 50:07in
- 50:07the
- 50:07majors
- 50:08if
- 50:08he
- 50:08doesn't
- 50:08start
- 50:09hitting?
- 50:09But
- 50:10he's
- 50:10a
- 50:10great
- 50:10defensive
- 50:11player.
- 50:11So,
- 50:12you
- 50:12know,
- 50:13the
- 50:13evaluation,
- 50:13I
- 50:14think
- 50:14they
- 50:14give
- 50:14more.
- 50:15More
- 50:16rope
- 50:17these
- 50:17days
- 50:18than
- 50:19they
- 50:19did
- 50:19back
- 50:19then.
- 50:22It's
- 50:22hard
- 50:22to.
- 50:23It's
- 50:23hard
- 50:23to
- 50:23make
- 50:23the
- 50:23major
- 50:23leagues
- 50:24back
- 50:24then,
- 50:24and
- 50:24it's
- 50:25still
- 50:25hard
- 50:25today,
- 50:25but
- 50:27I
- 50:27think
- 50:27they
- 50:28give
- 50:28them
- 50:28a
- 50:28little
- 50:28more
- 50:29breathing
- 50:29room.
- 50:30Coming
- 50:30up,.
- 50:34When
- 50:34we
- 50:34talk
- 50:34about
- 50:35Pittsburgh
- 50:36sports,
- 50:39we
- 50:39think
- 50:39of
- 50:39Clemente,
- 50:41we
- 50:41think
- 50:41of
- 50:42Willie
- 50:42Star
- 50:42Joke.
- 50:44We
- 50:44think
- 50:44of
- 50:44Mario
- 50:45Lemieux,
- 50:46Sidney
- 50:47Crosby,
- 50:49Franco
- 50:50Bradshaw.
- 50:52Oh,
- 50:52yeah.
- 50:53You
- 50:54know,
- 50:54and
- 50:54in
- 50:55more
- 50:55recent
- 50:55times,.
- 50:56You
- 50:56know,
- 50:57they
- 50:58can't
- 50:58leave
- 50:58out
- 50:58Art
- 50:58Rooney.
- 50:59Singer.
- 51:00Yeah.
- 51:01You
- 51:01know,
- 51:01the
- 51:02owner,
- 51:02Steelers.
- 51:03Yeah.
- 51:05You
- 51:05know,
- 51:06there's.
- 51:06There's
- 51:06some
- 51:07very
- 51:08legendary
- 51:09names
- 51:10in
- 51:10Pittsburgh
- 51:11sports
- 51:11history.
- 51:13Absolutely.
- 51:13Where
- 51:14is
- 51:14Mazarowski
- 51:15on
- 51:15that
- 51:16list?
- 51:17Oh,
- 51:17my
- 51:18gosh,
- 51:18he's
- 51:18right
- 51:19there
- 51:19up
- 51:19with
- 51:19the
- 51:19rest
- 51:19of
- 51:19them.
- 51:20I
- 51:20mean,
- 51:21he's
- 51:21a
- 51:21hero.
- 51:22Just
- 51:22because
- 51:23of
- 51:23one
- 51:23swing
- 51:23of
- 51:23the
- 51:23bat,
- 51:24that
- 51:24helped
- 51:24him
- 51:24a
- 51:25lot.
- 51:25But
- 51:25I
- 51:25think
- 51:25he
- 51:26was
- 51:26still
- 51:26would
- 51:26have
- 51:26been
- 51:27loved
- 51:27and
- 51:27beloved
- 51:27in
- 51:28Pittsburgh,
- 51:28regardless
- 51:29of
- 51:29that
- 51:29home
- 51:29run
- 51:30or
- 51:30not,
- 51:31because
- 51:31he
- 51:31spent
- 51:31his
- 51:31whole
- 51:32career
- 51:32in
- 51:32Pittsburgh.
- 51:33He
- 51:33never
- 51:33played
- 51:34for
- 51:34anybody
- 51:34else.
- 51:35He
- 51:36stayed
- 51:36in
- 51:36Pittsburgh
- 51:36afterwards.
- 51:37He
- 51:37became
- 51:37an
- 51:38announcer
- 51:38with
- 51:38them.
- 51:39I
- 51:39mean,
- 51:40he
- 51:40loved
- 51:40the
- 51:40city.
- 51:41The
- 51:41city
- 51:41loved
- 51:41him.
- 51:46To
- 51:47someone
- 51:48that's
- 51:48not
- 51:49from
- 51:49Pittsburgh,
- 51:52that
- 51:52hasn't
- 51:52been
- 51:53to
- 51:53Pittsburgh,
- 51:54that
- 51:54is
- 51:56devoted
- 51:56to
- 51:56their
- 51:57own
- 51:57team
- 51:57and
- 51:57doesn't
- 51:58pay
- 51:58attention
- 51:59to
- 51:59the
- 52:00great
- 52:00history
- 52:00of
- 52:01some
- 52:01of
- 52:02baseball's
- 52:02older
- 52:03players.
- 52:07How
- 52:07would
- 52:07they.
- 52:08How
- 52:08would
- 52:08you
- 52:09describe
- 52:11Bill
- 52:11Mazarovsky
- 52:12to
- 52:12them
- 52:13or
- 52:13to
- 52:13a
- 52:13younger
- 52:14fan?
- 52:14In
- 52:14one
- 52:15sentence?
- 52:15What
- 52:15would
- 52:15you
- 52:16say?
- 52:16How
- 52:16would
- 52:17you
- 52:17describe
- 52:17Bill
- 52:18Mazeroski,
- 52:19the
- 52:19importance
- 52:20of
- 52:20him
- 52:20to
- 52:21the
- 52:21city
- 52:21of
- 52:22Pittsburgh
- 52:23and
- 52:23to
- 52:24the
- 52:24Pittsburgh
- 52:24Pirates?
- 52:26Yeah.
- 52:27Well,
- 52:28again,
- 52:29being
- 52:29a
- 52:29lifelong
- 52:30Pirate,
- 52:30never
- 52:31played
- 52:31for
- 52:31anybody
- 52:31else,
- 52:32and
- 52:32I've
- 52:33never
- 52:33met
- 52:33him,
- 52:33but
- 52:33I
- 52:33know
- 52:33my
- 52:34mother
- 52:34met
- 52:34him.
- 52:35Extreme
- 52:36gentleman,
- 52:37nicest
- 52:38guy
- 52:38you
- 52:38ever
- 52:38want
- 52:39to
- 52:39meet.
- 52:40And
- 52:40he
- 52:41has
- 52:41that
- 52:41reputation.
- 52:42You
- 52:42don't
- 52:42have
- 52:42to
- 52:42meet
- 52:42him.
- 52:43He
- 52:43carries
- 52:43that
- 52:44reputation
- 52:44around
- 52:44the
- 52:44city.
- 52:45People
- 52:45know
- 52:45him
- 52:45by
- 52:45listening
- 52:45to
- 52:46him
- 52:46on
- 52:46radio
- 52:46or
- 52:46whatever
- 52:46else
- 52:47they
- 52:47know.
- 52:47What
- 52:48he's
- 52:48all
- 52:48about.
- 52:49So,
- 52:51yeah,
- 52:51he's
- 52:51so
- 52:52well
- 52:52respected
- 52:52in
- 52:52Pittsburgh
- 52:54and
- 52:55his
- 52:55reputation
- 52:55speaks
- 52:56for
- 52:56itself.
- 52:56And
- 52:57when
- 52:57you're
- 52:57an
- 52:58athlete
- 52:58in
- 52:58Pittsburgh
- 52:59and
- 52:59you've
- 52:59had
- 52:59a
- 53:00Hall
- 53:00of
- 53:00Fame
- 53:01career,
- 53:01even
- 53:02if
- 53:02you're
- 53:02a
- 53:02superstar,
- 53:03the
- 53:04city
- 53:04embraces
- 53:04you.
- 53:06And
- 53:06even
- 53:06if
- 53:07you
- 53:07leave
- 53:07the
- 53:07city
- 53:07Sometimes,
- 53:08like
- 53:08Andrew
- 53:08McCutcheon
- 53:09has,
- 53:09he's
- 53:09been
- 53:10there,
- 53:10left,
- 53:11came
- 53:11back,
- 53:11left
- 53:12again.
- 53:12They
- 53:13still
- 53:13love
- 53:13him.
- 53:15And
- 53:15he's
- 53:16just
- 53:16a
- 53:17fan
- 53:17favorite
- 53:17in
- 53:17Pittsburgh,
- 53:18whether
- 53:18he's
- 53:18playing
- 53:18for
- 53:19us
- 53:19or
- 53:19not.
- 53:20Pittsburgh
- 53:20embraces
- 53:21their
- 53:22beloved
- 53:22athletes.
- 53:23Franco
- 53:24is
- 53:24a
- 53:24good
- 53:24one.
- 53:25And
- 53:25when
- 53:25I
- 53:25mentioned
- 53:26Art
- 53:26Rooney
- 53:26Sr.
- 53:26Owner
- 53:27of
- 53:27the
- 53:27Stewards
- 53:27for
- 53:27the
- 53:27longest
- 53:28time,
- 53:29I
- 53:29always
- 53:29say
- 53:30that
- 53:30you
- 53:30see
- 53:30him
- 53:31on
- 53:31television,
- 53:32you
- 53:32know
- 53:32what
- 53:32he's
- 53:32all
- 53:32about.
- 53:34And
- 53:34even
- 53:34if
- 53:34you've
- 53:34never
- 53:35met
- 53:35him,
- 53:35it's
- 53:36like
- 53:36you
- 53:36sit
- 53:36at
- 53:36home,
- 53:36you
- 53:36go,
- 53:37God,
- 53:37I
- 53:37feel
- 53:37like
- 53:38he's
- 53:38like
- 53:38my
- 53:38grandfather
- 53:39or
- 53:39something.
- 53:40You
- 53:40almost
- 53:40feel
- 53:41like
- 53:41you
- 53:41know
- 53:41him
- 53:42and
- 53:42that's
- 53:43what
- 53:43he
- 53:44gives
- 53:45out.
- 53:46You
- 53:46see
- 53:46him
- 53:46when
- 53:46you
- 53:46hear
- 53:46him.
- 53:47Everybody
- 53:47loved
- 53:48this
- 53:48guy
- 53:48to
- 53:48death.
- 53:50Just
- 53:50a
- 53:50great,
- 53:51great
- 53:51guy.
- 53:52And
- 53:52one
- 53:52of
- 53:52the
- 53:53most
- 53:53beloved
- 53:53owners
- 53:53in
- 53:54the
- 53:54National
- 53:54Football
- 53:54League
- 53:55when
- 53:55he
- 53:55was
- 53:55alive.
- 53:55So,
- 53:56yeah,
- 53:57they
- 53:57embraced
- 53:58their
- 53:58athletes,.
- 54:02Put
- 54:02you
- 54:02on
- 54:02the
- 54:02spot
- 54:03again.
- 54:041960,
- 54:06one
- 54:06of
- 54:06the
- 54:06greatest
- 54:07moments
- 54:07in
- 54:07baseball
- 54:08history
- 54:09and
- 54:09certainly
- 54:10the
- 54:10greatest
- 54:10moment
- 54:11in
- 54:12Mazarowski's
- 54:13baseball
- 54:13career.
- 54:15Are
- 54:15there
- 54:15any
- 54:15other
- 54:16moments
- 54:17that
- 54:17you
- 54:17are
- 54:18aware
- 54:18of
- 54:19during
- 54:19Mazarowski's
- 54:20career
- 54:21that
- 54:22deserves
- 54:22to
- 54:23be
- 54:23spoken
- 54:23about?
- 54:26None
- 54:26that
- 54:26really
- 54:26stand
- 54:27out
- 54:27like
- 54:27that.
- 54:27I
- 54:27mean,
- 54:27nothing's
- 54:28going
- 54:28to
- 54:28top
- 54:28that.
- 54:29There's
- 54:29no
- 54:30question.
- 54:30There's
- 54:30nothing
- 54:31that
- 54:31could
- 54:31top
- 54:31that.
- 54:33But
- 54:33the
- 54:33fact
- 54:33that
- 54:33he's
- 54:34a
- 54:34two
- 54:34time
- 54:34World
- 54:34Series
- 54:34winner
- 54:36and
- 54:36he
- 54:36played
- 54:36very
- 54:37well
- 54:37in
- 54:37the
- 54:371971
- 54:38World
- 54:38Series
- 54:38Series
- 54:39and
- 54:40he
- 54:40was
- 54:40at
- 54:40the
- 54:40tail
- 54:40end
- 54:40of
- 54:41his
- 54:41career,
- 54:41so
- 54:41was
- 54:41Gene
- 54:42Alley.
- 54:42So
- 54:43those
- 54:43two
- 54:43had
- 54:43been
- 54:43a
- 54:44double
- 54:44play
- 54:44combination
- 54:44for
- 54:45years.
- 54:46So
- 54:46it
- 54:46was
- 54:46kind
- 54:46of
- 54:47like
- 54:47the
- 54:47twilight
- 54:47of
- 54:47their
- 54:48career.
- 54:48And
- 54:48it
- 54:48was
- 54:48a
- 54:48good
- 54:49way
- 54:49to
- 54:49go
- 54:49out.
- 54:50But
- 54:51really
- 54:51nothing
- 54:51else
- 54:52stands
- 54:52out.
- 54:52But
- 54:52it
- 54:53was
- 54:53funny
- 54:53because
- 54:53the
- 54:53other
- 54:53day
- 54:53I
- 54:54was
- 54:54thinking
- 54:54about
- 54:54this
- 54:54interview
- 54:55we
- 54:55were
- 54:55doing
- 54:55and
- 54:56I'm
- 54:56thinking
- 54:57to
- 54:57myself,
- 54:58like
- 54:58you
- 54:58said,
- 54:58Mazeroski's
- 54:59home
- 54:59run
- 55:00is
- 55:00historic.
- 55:00Not
- 55:01just
- 55:01in
- 55:01Pittsburgh,
- 55:01but
- 55:02worldwide.
- 55:03Does
- 55:04it
- 55:04rival
- 55:04the
- 55:04Immaculate
- 55:05Reception?
- 55:05Which
- 55:06one's
- 55:06bigger?
- 55:07And
- 55:07I
- 55:07was
- 55:07saying
- 55:07to
- 55:08myself,
- 55:08God,
- 55:08that's
- 55:08tough.
- 55:09That's
- 55:10really
- 55:10tough.
- 55:10What
- 55:10is
- 55:11big?
- 55:11Pittsburgh?
- 55:14Well,
- 55:14I'll
- 55:15tell
- 55:15you,
- 55:15Mazeroski
- 55:16probably
- 55:16gets
- 55:16the
- 55:17edge
- 55:17because
- 55:17he
- 55:17won
- 55:17a
- 55:17championship.
- 55:18Franco's
- 55:19play
- 55:19only
- 55:19got
- 55:19them
- 55:20to
- 55:20advance
- 55:21in
- 55:21the
- 55:21playoffs
- 55:22and
- 55:22they
- 55:22eventually
- 55:23lost
- 55:23the
- 55:23next
- 55:23week
- 55:23to
- 55:24the
- 55:24undefeated
- 55:24Miami
- 55:25Dolphins.
- 55:25So.
- 55:26But
- 55:27it
- 55:27was
- 55:27the
- 55:27first
- 55:27time
- 55:27the
- 55:27Steelers
- 55:28had
- 55:28ever
- 55:28been
- 55:28in
- 55:28the
- 55:28playoffs.
- 55:29So
- 55:30they
- 55:30won
- 55:30their
- 55:30very
- 55:30first
- 55:30playoff
- 55:31game
- 55:31on
- 55:31a
- 55:31crazy
- 55:32play
- 55:32that
- 55:32the
- 55:34Oakland,
- 55:34Los
- 55:34Angeles,
- 55:35Las
- 55:35Vegas
- 55:36Raiders
- 55:36to
- 55:36this
- 55:36day
- 55:36will
- 55:37tell
- 55:37you.
- 55:37That
- 55:37was
- 55:37an
- 55:38elite
- 55:38play.
- 55:40And
- 55:41Frankie
- 55:41Fuqua,
- 55:42who
- 55:42apparently
- 55:43they
- 55:43say
- 55:43the
- 55:44ball
- 55:44hit
- 55:44off
- 55:44of
- 55:45to
- 55:45this
- 55:46day
- 55:46will
- 55:46not
- 55:46reveal
- 55:47what
- 55:47happened.
- 55:48He
- 55:48said
- 55:48he's
- 55:48taking
- 55:49it
- 55:49to
- 55:49his
- 55:49grave,
- 55:51but
- 55:51he'll
- 55:51always
- 55:51joke
- 55:52because
- 55:52he'll
- 55:52go
- 55:52and
- 55:53give
- 55:53him
- 55:53public
- 55:53speeches
- 55:54and
- 55:54he'll
- 55:54say,
- 55:54well,
- 55:54I'm
- 55:54going
- 55:54to
- 55:55tell
- 55:55you
- 55:55who
- 55:55that
- 55:56ball
- 55:56really
- 55:56deflected
- 55:57off
- 55:57of
- 55:57the
- 55:57end
- 55:57of
- 55:57the
- 55:57speech.
- 55:58And
- 55:58he
- 55:58gets
- 55:59to
- 55:59the
- 55:59end
- 55:59of
- 55:59the
- 55:59speech
- 55:59and
- 55:59says,
- 55:59I
- 56:00was
- 56:00only
- 56:00kidding.
- 56:01So
- 56:02we
- 56:02don't
- 56:02know.
- 56:05But
- 56:05Maz's
- 56:06home
- 56:06run
- 56:07is
- 56:07probably
- 56:07the
- 56:07greatest
- 56:08singular
- 56:09moment
- 56:09in
- 56:09the
- 56:10history
- 56:10of
- 56:10Pittsburgh
- 56:11sports.
- 56:12Oh,
- 56:12yeah,
- 56:13it
- 56:13is.
- 56:14I
- 56:14mean,
- 56:14Franco's
- 56:15right
- 56:15up
- 56:15there.
- 56:15But
- 56:16if
- 56:16he.
- 56:17If
- 56:17that
- 56:17would
- 56:17have
- 56:17been
- 56:17for
- 56:17a
- 56:18championship,
- 56:18then
- 56:19it
- 56:19would
- 56:19have
- 56:19definitely,
- 56:19probably
- 56:20topped
- 56:20it
- 56:21or
- 56:21been
- 56:21equal
- 56:21to
- 56:21it.
- 56:21But
- 56:22it
- 56:22was
- 56:22only
- 56:22a
- 56:22playoff
- 56:22game
- 56:23that
- 56:23just
- 56:23got
- 56:23them
- 56:24one
- 56:24round
- 56:24further,
- 56:25which
- 56:25they
- 56:25eventually
- 56:26lost
- 56:26in
- 56:26the
- 56:26next
- 56:26round
- 56:27anyway.
- 56:28And
- 56:28here's
- 56:29an
- 56:29interesting
- 56:29thing,
- 56:29Warren,
- 56:30is
- 56:30that
- 56:31that
- 56:31Immaculate
- 56:31Reception,
- 56:32I
- 56:32know
- 56:32we're
- 56:32talking
- 56:32about
- 56:32baseball
- 56:33and
- 56:33Mazarovsky,
- 56:33but
- 56:34that
- 56:34Immaculate
- 56:34Reception,
- 56:35they
- 56:35had
- 56:35a
- 56:35rule
- 56:36back
- 56:36then,
- 56:36you
- 56:36may
- 56:36recall
- 56:37it,
- 56:37that
- 56:37if
- 56:37your
- 56:38game
- 56:38did
- 56:38not
- 56:38sell
- 56:38out
- 56:39in
- 56:39your
- 56:39own
- 56:39city,
- 56:39you
- 56:40were
- 56:40not
- 56:40allowed
- 56:40to
- 56:40televise.
- 56:41Yeah.
- 56:42So
- 56:42the
- 56:42Oakland
- 56:43Raider
- 56:43game
- 56:43with
- 56:44Pittsburgh
- 56:44in
- 56:4572
- 56:45was
- 56:45not
- 56:46televised.
- 56:47So
- 56:47as
- 56:47a
- 56:4712
- 56:47year
- 56:48old,
- 56:48I
- 56:48was
- 56:48standing
- 56:48in
- 56:48my
- 56:49driveway
- 56:49in
- 56:49the
- 56:49winter
- 56:49listening
- 56:50to
- 56:50it
- 56:50on
- 56:50the
- 56:50radio.
- 56:51That's
- 56:51how
- 56:51I
- 56:51heard
- 56:52them.
- 56:52Immaculate
- 56:53Reception
- 56:54was
- 56:54not
- 56:54able
- 56:54to
- 56:54see
- 56:55it,
- 56:55but
- 56:56my
- 56:56father
- 56:56was
- 56:56at
- 56:56the
- 56:57game.
- 56:58He
- 56:58was
- 56:58at
- 56:58the
- 56:58game.
- 56:59And
- 56:59Art
- 57:00Rooney
- 57:00had
- 57:00left
- 57:00the
- 57:00field
- 57:01because
- 57:01he
- 57:01thought
- 57:02the
- 57:02game
- 57:02was
- 57:02over.
- 57:02He
- 57:02was
- 57:03going
- 57:03in
- 57:03the
- 57:03locker
- 57:03room
- 57:03to
- 57:03congratulate
- 57:04his
- 57:04players.
- 57:05He
- 57:05never
- 57:06saw
- 57:06the
- 57:06play
- 57:06either.
- 57:07And
- 57:07Bradshaw
- 57:07didn't
- 57:08see
- 57:08because
- 57:08he
- 57:08was
- 57:08on
- 57:08his
- 57:08back.
- 57:10But
- 57:10my
- 57:11father
- 57:11said
- 57:11somebody
- 57:11in
- 57:12front
- 57:12of
- 57:12him
- 57:12was
- 57:12eating
- 57:13food
- 57:13and
- 57:13got
- 57:13so
- 57:14excited
- 57:14he
- 57:14threw
- 57:14up
- 57:14in
- 57:14the
- 57:14air
- 57:15and
- 57:15fell
- 57:15all
- 57:15over
- 57:16my
- 57:16father's
- 57:16lap
- 57:16and
- 57:16everything.
- 57:17Everybody
- 57:17was
- 57:17going
- 57:17crazy.
- 57:20Wow.
- 57:20Well,
- 57:21the
- 57:21other
- 57:21thing,
- 57:21at
- 57:22the
- 57:22time
- 57:23when
- 57:23Mazeroski
- 57:24hit
- 57:24that
- 57:24home
- 57:24run,
- 57:25Pittsburgh
- 57:25was
- 57:25a
- 57:25baseball
- 57:26town.
- 57:27Yes,
- 57:28absolutely.
- 57:28Baseball
- 57:29town
- 57:29in
- 57:291960.
- 57:30Absolutely.
- 57:31So,
- 57:32hey,
- 57:32Harv,
- 57:32I
- 57:33want
- 57:33to
- 57:33thank
- 57:33you
- 57:33for
- 57:33taking
- 57:34some
- 57:34time
- 57:34out
- 57:34of
- 57:35your
- 57:35evening
- 57:35and
- 57:35joining
- 57:36me
- 57:36on
- 57:36Sports
- 57:36Forgotten
- 57:37Heroes.
- 57:37I
- 57:38love
- 57:38going
- 57:38down
- 57:38memory
- 57:39lane.
- 57:39And
- 57:40Bill
- 57:40Mazeroski
- 57:41is
- 57:41certainly.
- 57:43He
- 57:43fits
- 57:43the
- 57:44profile
- 57:45of
- 57:45Sports
- 57:45Forgotten
- 57:46heroes,
- 57:47Guys
- 57:47who
- 57:48had
- 57:48great
- 57:48careers
- 57:49but
- 57:49might
- 57:49have
- 57:50been
- 57:50overshadowed
- 57:51by
- 57:51somebody
- 57:52just
- 57:53a
- 57:53little
- 57:53bit
- 57:53greater
- 57:54or
- 57:54had
- 57:54one
- 57:55Great
- 57:55game.
- 57:55One
- 57:56gate.
- 57:57Great
- 57:58play.
- 57:58And
- 57:59that
- 57:59is
- 58:00Bill
- 58:00Mazeroski,
- 58:01and
- 58:01he
- 58:02is
- 58:02a
- 58:02Hall
- 58:02of
- 58:02Famer.
- 58:03Harv,
- 58:03thanks
- 58:04again
- 58:04for
- 58:04joining
- 58:04me
- 58:05on
- 58:05Sports
- 58:05Forgotten.
- 58:07I
- 58:08appreciate
- 58:08you
- 58:08having
- 58:08me,
- 58:08Warren.
- 58:09It
- 58:09was
- 58:09a
- 58:09lot
- 58:09of
- 58:09fun
- 58:10then.
- 58:10I'm
- 58:10a
- 58:10history
- 58:11buff,
- 58:11so
- 58:12it
- 58:12was
- 58:12a
- 58:12lot
- 58:12of
- 58:12fun.
- 58:13Going
- 58:13down
- 58:13history.
- 58:14Down
- 58:14history
- 58:15lane
- 58:15for
- 58:15sure.
- 58:16Awesome.
- 58:17We'll
- 58:17have
- 58:17to
- 58:17do
- 58:17it
- 58:17again.
- 58:19Absolutely.
- 58:19I'm
- 58:19ready
- 58:20whenever
- 58:20you
- 58:20are.
- 58:21For
- 58:21his
- 58:22career,
- 58:22Mazeroski
- 58:23hit.260
- 58:25with
- 58:25138
- 58:26home
- 58:27runs
- 58:27and
- 58:28853
- 58:29RBI.
- 58:31In
- 58:31the
- 58:311960
- 58:32World
- 58:33Series,
- 58:33he
- 58:33hit.320
- 58:34with
- 58:34two
- 58:35home
- 58:35runs
- 58:35and
- 58:36five
- 58:36RBI.
- 58:37He
- 58:37also
- 58:38appeared
- 58:38in
- 58:38one
- 58:39playoff
- 58:39game
- 58:39for
- 58:40the
- 58:40Pirates
- 58:40in
- 58:401970,
- 58:42played
- 58:42in
- 58:42two
- 58:43games
- 58:43in
- 58:43Pittsburgh's
- 58:44run
- 58:44to
- 58:45the
- 58:451971
- 58:46World
- 58:46Series
- 58:47and
- 58:48another
- 58:49two
- 58:49in
- 58:49the
- 58:491972
- 58:51playoffs.
- 58:52But
- 58:52it
- 58:52was
- 58:53his
- 58:53glove
- 58:53where
- 58:54he
- 58:54made
- 58:54a
- 58:54huge
- 58:55difference.
- 58:56In
- 58:56fact,
- 58:56in
- 58:57the
- 58:57postseason,
- 58:58he
- 58:58had
- 58:58a
- 58:59perfect
- 58:59fielding
- 59:00percentage,
- 59:01not
- 59:01making
- 59:02an
- 59:02error
- 59:03in
- 59:0344
- 59:04chances.
- 59:06Thanks
- 59:06again
- 59:07to
- 59:07my
- 59:07guest
- 59:07today,
- 59:08Harv
- 59:08Aronson.
- 59:09And
- 59:09thanks
- 59:10all
- 59:10of
- 59:10you,
- 59:10for
- 59:10tuning
- 59:11in.
- 59:11And
- 59:11I'll
- 59:12see
- 59:12you
- 59:12next
- 59:12time
- 59:13on
- 59:13Sports
- 59:14Forgotten.
- 59:14Heroes.