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- Ray Fosse battled injuries throughout his career
Ray Fosse was a catcher who was famously injured in a collision with Pete Rose in the 1970 All Star Game. He was never really the same afterwards. Did Pete ruin Ray's career?
9 min - Pete Rose v Bud Harrelson 1973 NLCS
Pete Rose v Bud Harrelson - hard slides and taking out middle infielders in the1970s.
17 min - Interview w/ BILL SCHERRER - 1984 Detroit Tigers World Series champion
00:00:00 introduction00:03:25 origins in baseball00:05:27 backup plan00:07:44 playing in italy00:09:53 2 career hits00:12:44 presidential ball00:16:04 traded to detroit00:17:35 lifelong brothers00:21:10 sparky chemistry00:24:28 just 1 ws00:25:30 humanity hof00:27:44 1984 reunions00:29:52 gibby00:32:11 end of his career00:36:55 scouting in venezuela00:38:02 moving up the scouting ladder00:39:48 taking the white sox job00:41:24 smoking and chewing00:48:01 ws game film01:01:22 final out and madness of 8401:03:56 12 years in minors01:07:11 bill murray01:08:26 roommates01:11:12 baseball cardsJay and I had the great pleasure to interview Bill Scherrer. Bill played on the WORLD SERIES winning Detroit Tigers in 1984. He was drafted by the Reds and played all over the world. He's a great story teller and I hope you enjoy listening to him half as much as I did.Jay's channel:https://www.youtube.com/@JayAvgVintageCollectorBill's "Tiger Talk" interview at the Robert H Jackson Center: https://youtu.be/DQ2dB8jmuPM?si=up8y8DcYy5moNXArBill Scherrer on baseball-reference:https://www.youtube.com/@JayAvgVintageCollectorBill Scherrer's SABR biography:https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/scherbi01.shtmlLance Parrish book:https://a.co/d/04ogwlYt
1 hr 18 min - NORM CASH corked his bat and won a batting title
Norm Cash played for the White Sox and Tigers. He won a batting title in 1961. Later in life he confessed he had corked his bat.#mlb #tigers
15 min - They call him CHAMP - the best athlete you've never heard of
CHAMP SUMMERS was a Red, Tiger, Giant and Cub. He was a medal winning Vietnam veteran, and a super athlete.
12 min - 16 min
- MVP Willie Hernandez and Señor Smoke - 1984 Tigers bullpen was elite
Aurelio Lopez (Señor Smoke) and Willie Hernandez were the perfect combination of righty/lefty bullpen aces to take the 1984 Tigers to the World Series.
12 min - 30 min
- Ed Farmer vs Al Cowens - sign stealing, bean balls and baseball in the 1980s
Ed Farmer vs Al Cowens - sign stealing, bean balls and baseball in the 1980sWhite Sox pitcher Ed Farmer hit Al Cowens in the face, breaking his jaw. A year later Cowens charged the mound in retaliation.
16 min - 12 min
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Detailed look into the lives and careers of athletes that have interesting stories.