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Post by on_the_edge on May 28, 2022 21:03:57 GMT -5
A smart one at that.
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Post by neilybob on May 28, 2022 21:05:48 GMT -5
I whole heartly agree with this statement.
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Post by jimsteel on May 28, 2022 21:58:59 GMT -5
Talent Manager to the Stars George Shapiro Dead at 91 ... Repped Seinfeld, Reiner
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Post by neilybob on May 28, 2022 22:03:37 GMT -5
Tommy Seabolt former pro wrestler died today. he passed away because of a stroke.
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Post by jimsteel on May 29, 2022 14:29:45 GMT -5
Ronnie Hawkins, the big, boisterous Southern rockabilly singer who called Canada home and helped mentor the first band from this country inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has died at 87
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Post by TTX on May 30, 2022 13:32:59 GMT -5
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Post by jimsteel on May 30, 2022 20:49:14 GMT -5
Lester Piggott, legendary jockey and nine-time Derby winner, dies aged 86
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Post by jimsteel on Jun 1, 2022 11:06:19 GMT -5
Pro golfer Bart Bryant -- a 3-time PGA Tour winner -- was tragically killed in a car crash on Tuesday. He was 59 years old.
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Post by jimsteel on Jun 1, 2022 14:17:55 GMT -5
Costen Shockley who appeared in 51 Major League games for the Philadelphia Phillies (1964) and Los Angeles Angels (1965) passed away on May30th at the age of 80. The following is an excerpt from his online obituary: "Costen was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies and began his dream of becoming a Major League Baseball player. In 1964, after a stellar Minor League career, Costen received his call-up to the Phillies. He hit a home run in his second at-bat while playing the Cincinnati Reds. Costen was later traded to the California Angels and was their opening day first baseman in 1965. After his baseball career, Costen returned to Georgetown and spent over 30 years in the construction business with IA Construction." Shockley was signed by the Phillies in 1960 after a stellar schoolboy career at Georgetown High School, he was a prodigious minor league hitter. He batted .360 in the Class C Pioneer League in 1961 and .335 in the Double-A Sally League in 1963. He also hit for power, belting 36 home runs in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League in 1964. In the middle of that season, Shockley was called up to the MLB Phillies, who were leading the National League in the standings but struggling to fill a hole at first base, where veteran Roy Sievers had just been traded and youngster John Herrnstein was hitting .258 with only 19 extra-base hits. Shockley started seven games between July 17 and 26, but batted only .207 with one extra-base hit, a home run hit in his second big-league game on July 18. He was sent back to Triple-A to finish the minor-league season, and Philadelphia acquired Frank Thomas from the New York Mets on August 7 to play first base for the stretch drive. Shockley was recalled later in 1964 and appeared in three games for the Phillies in September after rosters expanded to 40 players. He was later traded to the Angels in an off-season deal for veteran pitcher Bo Belinsky. Shockley played 40 games for the Angels between April 13 and June 7, 1965, starting 30 games at first base, but could not get untracked offensively, collecting only 20 hits in 107 at bats, batting only .187. When the Angels assigned him to Triple-A Seattle, Shockley refused to report and retired from the game at age 23. He returned to his hometown, where he raised his family, worked in construction and coached youth baseball.
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Post by TTX on Jun 1, 2022 19:32:39 GMT -5
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