Comments on: Jump Start http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2013/01/22/jump-start/ Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Wed, 22 May 2013 17:09:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Alex Belth http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2013/01/22/jump-start/#comment-301126 Alex Belth Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:16:08 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=97830#comment-301126 5) The Musial book is a good enough read but no, outside of his baseball greatness there isn't much that is dramatic about his life. 5) The Musial book is a good enough read but no, outside of his baseball greatness there isn’t much that is dramatic about his life.

]]> By: Mr OK Jazz Tokyo http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2013/01/22/jump-start/#comment-301123 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:35:08 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=97830#comment-301123 [5] Agreed. Outside his all-time great baseball talent, probably not too much to read about. [4] Mobley!! Still makes me sad to think of how he ended up. [5] Agreed. Outside his all-time great baseball talent, probably not too much to read about.
[4] Mobley!! Still makes me sad to think of how he ended up.

]]> By: RagingTartabull http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2013/01/22/jump-start/#comment-301121 RagingTartabull Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:57:58 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=97830#comment-301121 has anyone read George Vecsey's bio of him? Thinking of picking it up, but outside of his greatness is there anything that interesting there? Let's face it: the headcases (Joe D., Mickey, Ted) make for better reading material. has anyone read George Vecsey’s bio of him? Thinking of picking it up, but outside of his greatness is there anything that interesting there?

Let’s face it: the headcases (Joe D., Mickey, Ted) make for better reading material.

]]> By: thelarmis http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2013/01/22/jump-start/#comment-301119 thelarmis Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:21:47 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=97830#comment-301119 [2] i was going to mention this in my comment, as well. [3] yeah, it's like in the hard bop jazz world: Hank Mobley has been called "underrated" so much for so long, that he's not really underrated anymore : ) [2] i was going to mention this in my comment, as well.

[3] yeah, it’s like in the hard bop jazz world: Hank Mobley has been called “underrated” so much for so long, that he’s not really underrated anymore : )

]]> By: Alex Belth http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2013/01/22/jump-start/#comment-301118 Alex Belth Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:58:00 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=97830#comment-301118 2) I think that's right, though at this point, at least for baseball fans, he's been "neglected" so much that I'm not sure he's neglected at all any longer. Ditto Frank Robinson. They just weren't as charismatic as some of their contemporaries. And let's face it, Musial was boring and he didn't play in New York, L.A. or Boston. So he wasn't a hyped persona. He was an aww shucks nice guy who played the harmonica. 2) I think that’s right, though at this point, at least for baseball fans, he’s been “neglected” so much that I’m not sure he’s neglected at all any longer. Ditto Frank Robinson. They just weren’t as charismatic as some of their contemporaries. And let’s face it, Musial was boring and he didn’t play in New York, L.A. or Boston. So he wasn’t a hyped persona. He was an aww shucks nice guy who played the harmonica.

]]> By: garydsimms http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2013/01/22/jump-start/#comment-301117 garydsimms Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:20:31 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=97830#comment-301117 Kind of strange that when we talk about the top 10 GOAT, or even top 25, his name often gets left out. Because he played in ST. Louis? Because he was not a "character?" He had a higher lifetime WAR than Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, Mantle, Mel Ott, Frank Robinson or Jimmie Foxx. Kind of strange that when we talk about the top 10 GOAT, or even top 25, his name often gets left out. Because he played in ST. Louis? Because he was not a “character?” He had a higher lifetime WAR than Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, Mantle, Mel Ott, Frank Robinson or Jimmie Foxx.

]]> By: thelarmis http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2013/01/22/jump-start/#comment-301113 thelarmis Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:59:39 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=97830#comment-301113 this guy just rules. and keeps getting better and better! this guy just rules. and keeps getting better and better!

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