Before Pittsburgh was InsolvenCity, before juveniles led city government, before Kevin McClatchy and Tom Murphy hijacked the Pittsburgh National League Baseball Club and pawned it to a paltry crew of scurvious bandits, the Pirates were a glorious franchise, a community treasure worthy of support through thick and thin.
Chuck Tanner was a substantial element of the glory. Tanner turned the first pitch he saw as a big-league batter into a home run, and maintained a championship standard throughout the next half-century without compromising his character. Smooth sailing, skipper.
Infinonytune: Forever Young/Some Guys Have All The Luck, Rod Stewart
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment