NYT obit herein (link)

NYT obit herein (link)
by sprack (2026-01-19 13:43:41)
Edited on 2026-01-19 13:48:57

In reply to: RIP Wilbur Wood posted by saintapollonia

For about 6 years, it seemed like he was always on the mound. I remember that big red 28 on his back like it was yesterday.

I got his autograph once when he visited our grade school. One thing I remember was his "pahk the cah at the Hahvahd Yahd" Massachusetts accent.

Great picture in the article of four knuckleballers: Wood, Phil Neikro, Tim Wakefield and Charlie Hough (occurred to me, why wasn't Phil's brother joe there?). Hough is the only one now alive from that group.

Click here for link at https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6982047/2026/01/18/wilbur-w

Replies:

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