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Hall of Merit— A Look at Baseball's All-Time Best
Monday, November 13, 2006
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1. John (You Can Call Me Grandma) Murphy Posted: November 13, 2006 at 07:25 PM (#2236599)Can't believe he's gone. One of my childhood idols and made my first World Series memorable depite the Mets' loss.
He was an occasional sports reporter in the Philly area after his playing days. He once interviewed a few octogenarian nuns in the nursing home my mother worked at. They were big Redskins fans and followed every game really closely.
Not much of a story....
I believe his mother said it was because he'd tug at everything when he was a baby.
The r-rated version of that is that his mother said he really tugged on her when she breast-fed him. I suspect the press sanitized it to just tugging on "everything."
:)
I met him at a B&N appearance in 2000, coinciding with the 1980 Phillies 20th anniversary. Didn't occur to me to get an autograph. I guess I figured I'd have years and years to have him sign something.
:)
I'm assuming you have read my previous posts in regard to the "talent" of his son, so you can guess my answer. :-)
I was at the last game in Vet history and the moment when Tug simulated his 1980 victory celebration gave me goosebumps and I 1) was born in 1981, and 2) and not a Phillies fan, though they are my NL team. I guess the end of a era, his health, a lack of big wins in the stadium, and everything it was just a really cool moment. I think he may also have taken off the last number on the countdown thing in RF, not sure though.
Also, I do wonder if he lived like he was dyin'. Okay, someone had to say it ;-)
I was at the Vet finale. IIRC Harry Kalas was the one to pull off the final countdown thingee in RF.
One more plus for Tug McGraw -- Christopher (This is Spinal Tap, A Mighty Wind, For Your Consideration) Guest grew up a Mets fan, but became so much of a Tug McGraw fan that when McGraw was traded to Philadelphia in 1975, Guest switched his allegiance permanently to the Phillies.
Ugh. Talk about your ill-fated ideas. That's like deciding to root for Charley Brown to kick the football.... I should know the Phils are alos my adopted team!
Ugh. Talk about your ill-fated ideas.
Considering where the Phillies and Mets were in the standings from 1975 through 1983, it wasn't a crummy idea at first...
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