DAVE PARKER RUMORS & GOSSIP
Baseball’s dilemma:Ban or not to Ban homeplate collisions?
As a fan of Baseball, homeplate collisions for as long as I remember have always been a part of baseball and have brought some bone crushing hits at the plate. Pete Rose taking out Ray Fosse in the 1970 All star game or Dave Parker barreling down the third baseline in a homeplate collision with [...]
Hall of Fame inductee Larkin lived out his dream by playing for Reds
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Dave Parker turned out to be a visionary. Dave Concepcion didn't. Parker was playing right field for Cincinnati in 1984 when the Reds visited Detroit for an exhibition game against the Tigers at Tiger Stadium. Barry Larkin, a Cincinnati native, was the star shortstop at University of Michigan and tagged along with Wolverines equipment manager Jon Falk for...
HOVG Heroes: Dave Parker
DAN EPSTEIN on DAVE PARKERIn my mind, Dave Parker has always been a badass.I became aware of his existence in April 1976, when I opened my first-ever Topps wax pack, which I received as a party favor at a friend’s 10th birthday sleepover.My friend’s parents took us all to see “The Bad News Bears” that night. In retrospect, you could pinpoint this as one of the most momentous...
The R&R NC State Hall Of Fame Ballot
Among the news of the day was NC State’s announcement they’re putting together an NC State Sports Hall Of Fame and, in addition to forming a selection committee including none other than Dave Parker of Amedeo’s, they’re asking State fans for nominations.
Yours truly threw out a hastily-formed list on Twitter earlier today–only to have podcast mate Austin Johnson correctly...
Your 1984 Pittsburgh Pirates
Chuck Tanner: Which base were
you throwing to?
Dale Berra: Seventh?
Tanner: He’s done.
Hey, Murray! Get him out of
here. Who we got?
Berra: Sixth?
Murray (Bench Coach): Ahh,
Chuck the best we can do is bring in Belliard… and he is currently getting a…
well a “massage” in the locker room.
Tanner: Christ on a cracker…
What is Milner doing?
Murray: He just...
THE MLB HOT 40
