New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
... His 774 earned runs above a freely available replacement pitcher is in the same class as Don Drysdale, Whitey Ford and Juan Marichal. But corrections must be made before certifying Mussina as worthy of Cooperstown. First, to compare Mussina properly to modern pitchers, the environment he pitched in must be taken into account. It has been easier for pitchers today to excel than those of earlier...
Dial "M" for Musicology (Free subscription) | 11/21/2008
... closely at it, and there the names were—Sandy Koufax, Frank Howard, Ron Fairly, Claude Osteen, Don Drysdale, Willy Davis… I brought it to my Dad’s friend, who was Egyptian—he’d bought the house, so the ball was his property. He looked at the ball with great distaste, and then had an idea, and said… “Do you want this thing? Take it! It is yours!” 3. The hardest pieces I have ever played are...
threedonia.com (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
... lessons — the hitters of today (and of 1998) would not be able to survive the likes of Bob Gibson, Don Drysdale, Satchel Paige, etc. For me — the following is the quintessential dividing line between “old school” — “golden age” “classic” whichever you wish — and “new school” baseball. This is akin to Hannibal at Cannae. He won the battle, but also lost the war.
Mets Today (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
... Or a better comp — Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson of the 2001 Diamondbacks. Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale of the Dodgers in the ’60s. Of course, the Mets can get to the postseason without having two aces in the rotation. My point is that it is really hard not to be successful when you have dominating pitchers taking the ball two out of every five days — no matter who is in your bullpen...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 10/27/2008
"The Elias Sports Bureau reports that Utley" _ Chase Utley, the Phillies exquisite second baseman _ "was the first player to hit a home run in the top of the first inning in Game 1 of the World Series since 1966, when Baltimore's Frank Robinson and Brooks Robinson hit back-to-back homers off Los Angeles starter Don Drysdale at Dodger Stadium."
LA Times (Free subscription) | 10/29/2008
... pitcher for the pressure of the major leagues.It started more than 50 years ago with Hall of Famer Don Drysdale, who graduated from Van Nuys High in 1954.In the 1960s and 1970s, the Valley went through a baseball boom, with powerful youth leagues sprouting up from Northridge to West Hills and Santa Clarita to Simi Valley, and look at the pitchers produced.In the 1980s, there was two-time...
LA Times (Free subscription) | 10/25/2008
The Phillies are three victories from their first parade since 1980. And tonight, in the Phillies' first World Series home game since 1993, the hometown kid gets the start."It's something that I've been dreaming about my whole life," he said.He's not a kid, not at 45, the oldest player in the major leagues. He has pitched more innings than Don Drysdale, Juan Marichal or Carl Hubbell, yet this...
Baseball Toaster (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
On the occasion of Game 1 of the 2008 World Series, Dodger Thoughts reader Bigcpa was kind enough to pass along the rarely heard Don Drysdale call of the Kirk Gibson's homer in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series.
SoCal Sports Observed (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
Anyone who goes to Dodger Stadium or pays much attention to the team has probably heard Vin Scully's call of Kirk Gibson's pinch-hit home run in the 1988 World Series a zillion times. But Dodger Thoughts has posted of the late Don Drysdale making the call on radio. Nice to hear Drysdale again, and at probably his most excited ever. Be prepared for 90-plus seconds of pure crowd noise.
The Hits Just Keep On Comin' (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
... The league will offer contracts to several established stars including Roberto Clemente, Don Drysdale, and Hank Aaron (who turn them down), and will fold within weeks of launching in the spring of 1969. Celebrity watchers remain abuzz about the wedding of former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy to Greek tycoon Aristotle Onassis, which took place last Sunday. On TV today, Bill Bixby guests on...
