Comments on: Baseball’s Longest Day

By: Paulie Allnuts

Paulie Allnuts — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:23:14 +0000

@AL KOHOLIC, The pendulum swung quickly after the Curt Flood ruling. Prior to that the players were underpaid, and it was dog eat dog. Then the Reserve Clause was modified, and players incomes shot up resulting in unbelievable numbers. Those that are professionals, like the Derek Jeters, play just as hard and are just as intense as if they were playing for $100 per day. Others, like Albert Belle and Carl Pavano, took the big bucks and truthfully didn’t care. After several years, the Yankee players hated Pavano, as they knew he was a slacker.

By: Paulie Allnuts

Paulie Allnuts — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:00:52 +0000

@AL KOHOLIC, Thanks, things are much better now. Health issues are slowly being resolved.

By: AL KOHOLIC

AL KOHOLIC — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:56:50 +0000

@Paulie Allnuts, great job hope all is going well now

By: AL KOHOLIC

AL KOHOLIC — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:41:01 +0000

@Paulie Allnuts, they also played for the love of the game and produced or didnt get resighned,they didnt make enough to play 2 years,get fat and lazy and not care(not that they all do now but you know what i mean)

By: Paulie Allnuts

Paulie Allnuts — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 08:19:15 +0000

@AL KOHOLIC, Yes, I took a leave of absence, so to speak. Should write articles on a regular basis now.

By: AL KOHOLIC

AL KOHOLIC — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:00:57 +0000

great been a while since weve been enlightened with your great stories of the american pasttime,thanks Paulie

By: Paulie Allnuts

Paulie Allnuts — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 03:13:43 +0000

@simply fred, I don’t recall, Fred, but I do know that Eddie Kranepool, amongst, others, played the entire two games. Ballplayers were made of sterner stuff in those days.

By: Paulie Allnuts

Paulie Allnuts — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 03:11:37 +0000

@richard millman, Thanks. Baseball, above all, is about memories.

By: simply fred

simply fred — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:47:33 +0000

Must have been some tired bottoms for those sitting through the 3.6 9-inning games equivalent.

Did any of the players comment about being on the field, competitively, for those nearly 4 games in a row? Any carried off the field?

By: Paulie Allnuts

Paulie Allnuts — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:52:33 +0000

@Pefacommish, Thanks for the comment. I forgot about the standing ovation in the second game. I never missed a Met game in their early years. They were the most charismatic incompetant team in the history of the game.

By: Paulie Allnuts

Paulie Allnuts — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:50:44 +0000

I remember the Bunning perfect game. The Mets fans of the early ’60′s put up with some of the worst teams in the history of baseball. Bunning, Koufax, Marichal, and a host of other pitchers rarely if ever lost to the Mets. Koufax’ streak of victories lasted for years. One game, the Mets pitched a rookie with little to no experience against Sandy. That pitcher was Tug McGraw, who beat Koufax in his prime. Tug became an instant hero.

By: Paulie Allnuts

Paulie Allnuts — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:47:24 +0000

@MattTruss223, Thanks, Matt. Forgot about the Triple Play. True Doubleheaders are archaic because of the increase of greed on both the part of the players and owners. Although there were characters like Comiskey that were cheaper and greedier then the present contingent.

By: Pefacommish

Pefacommish — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:40:30 +0000

Just a few weeks later, on Father’s Day in the first game of a doubleheader (remember them?) another historic event occurred. Jim Bunning threw a perfect game.

In game 2, with 2 outs is the first, the Mets’ batter drew a walk and he received a standing ovation as he jogged to first.

By: MattTruss223

MattTruss223 — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:27:18 +0000

Great story, got me reading more about the game this morning. Perry actually pitched 10 innings of scoreless relief! Holy cow! Entered in the bottom of the 13th and exited in the bottom of the 22nd. 10 innings, 7 hits, 1 BB, 9 Ks, 0 runs.

Also, there was a triple play turned in the game.

What a cool game to have been at. I wish baseball still did true doubleheaders. Great way to spend a day if you ask me.

By: Paulie Allnuts

Paulie Allnuts — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:04:14 +0000

@mauledbypandas, Thanks much!

By: mauledbypandas

mauledbypandas — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:50:29 +0000

great article, loved it!

By: richard millman

richard millman — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:43:06 +0000

As a life-long Cleveland Indian fan, you stung me with the Willie Mays “catch” reference but also a nice reminder of one Gaylord Perry who, along with his abovementioned “new pitch” went on to win 24 games with the Tribe and the Cy Award in the process. The award was extra-sweet as seldom did anyone other than the first place teams and their best pitcher usually win that award. Thanks for the memories.