This young stud is none other than Ted Williams - unquestionably the greatest hitter of all time.
Sure is a happy looking guy, isn't he? Actually, he was a world-class dickhead.
Nicknamed 'The Kid' Williams played his entire career for the
Boston Red Sox as a left fielder and remains one of the game's greatest-ever hitters. He has the highest batting average of any player in the live ball era and his on base percentage is the highest of all time. Last player probably ever to finish a season with a batting average over .400 for the year.
Although his career was interrupted by service in the Korean War - he was a fighter pilot he still managed to play until the age of 42 before becoming a manager for the Texas Rangers.
He was inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in 1966.
Why mention him today?
On July 24, 1958, he was fined $ 250.00 (a lot of money in those days) for spitting on a fan. This was the SECOND time he was fined for doing this. What a genuinely miserable prick - he died at the age of 84 and his own son didn't go to his funeral.
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Speaking of Baseball...
Today Barry Bonds turns 55
Bonds played 22 seasons in the MLB; seven seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates and 15 for the San Francisco Giants. Considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all-time, and has numerous batting records, including the single season home run record and career home run record (762). He was a central figure in baseball's steroids scandal, which has tainted his accomplishments.
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Isn't that gorgeous?
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Okay, okay. THAT is gorgeous. Jeezzzz
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That's pretty cool, too...
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Did I post this already?
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Ted Williams was John Glenn's wingman in Korea. Yes, that John Glenn.
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