27 yrs ago today. Aug 2, 1979.

JCT · Post by **JCT** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:46 am

RIP

UcantPwns · Post by **UcantPwns** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:45 pm

RACK the Cessna that found pay dirt...

Cicero · Post by **Cicero** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 3:03 pm

RIP

Great catcher

Terry in Crapchester · Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:34 pm

RIP. Cried all night when I heard that.

indyfrisco · Post by **indyfrisco** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:55 pm

Lame 1smoothG wannabe wrote:RACK the Cessna that found pay dirt...

Raydah James · Post by **Raydah James** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 6:54 pm

UcantPwns wrote:RACK the Cessna that found pay dirt...

RACK

UcantPwns · Post by **UcantPwns** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:30 pm

IndyFrisco wrote:
Lame 1smoothG wannabe wrote:RACK the Cessna that found pay dirt...

I don't need an update every year. Fuck off, pussy.

Laxplayer · Post by **Laxplayer** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 4:25 am

He was my idol as a little kid. He was the Yankees and then that asshole Reggie came on board and tried to take what wasn't his. the first person named captain of the Yanks since The Iron Horse. He would have fit in very well with the Yanks of the late 90's.

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 1:19 pm

**AUG. 1, 1973 AT FENWAY PARK

The rivalry heated up in a big way when the two All-Stars fought after a collision at home plate. It was a wild free-for-all with Thurman getting the decision in terms of punches landed. Gene "Stick" Michael got the worst of it actually. With the two teams tied for first place, tensions were ready to explode by the time the ninth inning rolled around. With one out, Thurman was at third, Felipe Alou at first, Gene Michael batting, and John Curtis was pitching. Thurman broke for the plate on a suicide squeeze. Michael tried to bunt, and missed, then tried to step in Fisk's way. Bad move! Fisk roughed him out of the way and braced for Munson, who crashed into him as hard as he could. Munson tried to lie on top of him while Fisk held onto the ball so as to allow Alou to keep rounding the bases.

Fisk kicked Munson off him, and swiped at him with his fist. Michael grabbed Fisk, Curtis grabbed Munson --Fisk threw Michael down with his left arm and fell to the ground. In the meantime, punches start flying, first between the rival catchers, and then between Fisk and Michael, as the benches empty and a wild brawl ensues lasting 10 minutes. Somehow Michael is not tossed out of the game but again fails to deliver the runner, and the Sox win in the bottom of the ninth. Sox pitcher Bill Lee says to Fisk after the game: "I can see by the scratches on your face you’ve been in a fight with Gene Michael."

Suzyn Waldman of WFAN in New York, who is also a Yankees announcer, had a chance to chat on the air with her old friend, Fisk. Waldman who grew up a Red Sox fan, has known Carlton since his rookie year. The subject eventually got down to the Munson/Fisk Rivalry. Fisk corrected many misconceptions. "We never hated each. It was the uniform more than anything. We were so much alike in our attitudes about baseball. I think one of the things I regret most about my career is that Thurman and I were never teammates. He would have been a great teammate to have." Fisk went on even further: "We would have had to have played different positions, since we were both number one catchers. I know that if it wasn't for the Yankee uniform he wore, we would have gotten along great. I never hated Thurman."

(**Cut and pasted from a few sources.. and old memories!!)

I was 11 years old when this CRASH happened and I hated the Yankees from that moment on... I have grown up since and "the hatred" is now just a "smack" thing! They are just men playing a little boy's game that I enjoy!

RIP... MUNSON!!

chowd103 · Post by **chowd103** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 4:48 pm

Wonder how ol' #15 woulda reacted to this:

Just kidding, Yankee fan. I always said I'd Take Jeet in a heartbeat on the BoSox.

Munson too.

I saw Jeet's cologne, @ the mall Friday. Had to sample it.

Shit smells like mothballs!

Yay! Urinal cakes!!!

Laxplayer · Post by **Laxplayer** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 12:43 am

Munson probably would have kicked his ass and said.....it needs to smell like dirt and sweat.

Terry in Crapchester · Tue Aug 08, 2006 10:39 am

Laxplayer wrote:Munson probably would have kicked his ass and said.....it needs to smell like dirt and sweat.

OTOH, Munson did do that Lectric Shave commercial where he said he would be "one of the best looking catchers in the game."