RIP Wilbur Wood

RIP Wilbur Wood
by saintapollonia (2026-01-18 22:08:43)

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A lefty knuckler. Before my time but an appreciation of his skills. Much more than a gimmick, he was a fine athlete, and a fierce competitor.

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NYT obit herein (link) - sprack 2026-01-19 13:43:41
- I saw Wood & Hough pitch various times... - Scoop80 2026-01-19 19:23:47
  - I saw Hough pitch his only complete game shutout on the Sox * - sprack 2026-01-20 13:16:52
  - You never saw Niekro pitch? - sprack 2026-01-19 21:56:10
    - Niekro started the first game I ever attended - bizdomer09 2026-01-20 10:56:12
      - Not really a rarity - sprack 2026-01-20 13:04:34
        Looks like 15 or so times - bizdomer09 2026-01-20 21:24:40
    - I didn't attend Cub games living in Chicago... - Scoop80 2026-01-19 23:33:30
      - You never watched the Cubs on WGN? * - sprack 2026-01-20 13:02:56
        I watched LOTS of Cubs games on WGN... - Scoop80 2026-01-20 13:06:29
        In that case, mine were almost all on the White Sox - sprack 2026-01-20 13:13:51
        I am organizing my baseball cards and I have - 1978Irish 2026-01-24 11:58:08
Insane stats. - G.K.Chesterton 2026-01-19 00:10:27
- The injury mentioned was a line drive hit his knee - sprack 2026-01-19 13:52:30
Won 20 and lost 20 in 1973 (24-20) * - Father Nieuwland 2026-01-18 22:28:23
- He was 13-3 on Memorial Day, he later started (and lost)... - Scoop80 2026-01-18 22:39:28
  - That '73 season started out gangbusters - sprack 2026-01-19 13:17:38