Kind of an odd pairing -- Colavito & Reggie Jackson. I suppose the inference is that NEITHER of these guys are in the HOF, but both ought to be? --Steve In...
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Randy Marks
marksrandall
Apr 5, 2013 10:45 pm
Steve...no, it's just Rocky that is not in the HOF. Jackson was inducted in 1993. So this card is calling strictly for Rocky's induction since the card was...
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Dale
buckeyedalem
Apr 6, 2013 1:32 am
Why the Hall not??? ... From: stdebay <stdebay@...> To: rcolavito <rcolavito@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Fri, Apr 5, 2013 2:48 pm Subject: Re: [RColavito]...
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Randy Marks
marksrandall
Apr 15, 2013 6:31 pm
This article states that Rocky may well have been the 1956 AL Rookie of the Year had not the Tribe sent him down to the minors (San Diego) for a month. But...
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Beverly Hess
bevjhcs@...
Apr 16, 2013 3:57 am
Beg to differ, it was Bobby DiBiosio and me who got this going. I'm sure the connection to the Francona's didn't hurt. Bev ... From: Randy Marks...
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Randy Marks
marksrandall
Apr 16, 2013 4:51 pm
Hi Bev. I'm very sorry. I didn't me to slight you. When you first told us the news...that DiBiasio had called you...I didn't realize that this was the result...
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Miles Bennell
milesbennell
Apr 16, 2013 5:49 pm
Hey all, I think this is all very cool... I've always been one to try to 'sort out' things in a crisis/misunderstanding...usually getting my own tail into...
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Randy Marks
marksrandall
Apr 16, 2013 6:09 pm
Dan...it was just a misunderstanding on my part. But I was wondering if I had missed an e-mail that told how Bev and Bobby set up Rocky Colavito Day but,...
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Beverly Hess
bevjhcs@...
Apr 16, 2013 6:15 pm
No offense taken, Randy. Just got a little defensive after all my back and forth with the Indians, I felt a little sensitive. I have my tickets and I know...
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Beverly Hess
bevjhcs@...
Apr 16, 2013 6:16 pm
Everythings cool Danno, but thanks for sticking up for me. ... From: Miles Bennell <milesbennell@...> Subject: Re: [RColavito] 1956 Sporting News Rocky...
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Randy Marks
marksrandall
Apr 16, 2013 7:12 pm
Thanks for your understanding, Bev. I feel much better now. And it is nice to know that The Rock is planning to attend. As far as a group meeting, perhaps we...
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Randy Marks
marksrandall
Apr 18, 2013 3:47 am
For Rocky Colavito fans who are also Tribe fans, today, April 17, will forever be a day of mourning for it was on this day in 1960 that The Trade occurred:...
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Beverly Hess
bevjhcs@...
Apr 18, 2013 4:04 am
Pretty sad life he led and a short one. Remember, he didn't want to be traded any more than Rocky did. Ajnd he did accomplish something pretty amazing,...
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Randy Marks
marksrandall
Apr 18, 2013 4:12 am
Yes-he was a good manager. That Brewers team had a bunch of sluggers so they called them Harvey's Wallbangers. ... From: Beverly Hess <bevjhcs@...> To:...
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Martin Liinangi
linquini54@...
Apr 18, 2013 11:03 am
Being from Detroit, I thought it was an 'excellent ' trade. ... From: Randy Marks <MarksUA@...> To: rcolavito <rcolavito@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thu, Apr...
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Miles Bennell
milesbennell
Apr 18, 2013 4:49 pm
LOL...Yep! Â That's what I would expect from a Detroit Tiger fan. My father was a DEVOUT Detroit Tiger fan; puzzling because he was born and bred SOUTH of...
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Miles Bennell
milesbennell
Apr 20, 2013 5:44 am
Say Randy...Have you ever heard this? Â I found it on YouTube tonight. Â I have never heard it or of it. Â Was a surprise to me... here is the link: ...
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Miles Bennell
milesbennell
Apr 20, 2013 6:32 am
Greetings everyone... ...well, I was perusing YouTube tonight and found this little gem: It's someone's home movies of Tigers at Municipal Stadium in...
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Randy Marks
marksrandall
Apr 20, 2013 6:47 pm
Dan...it has been a long time since I last saw this. Thanks for sending. And no...I didn't see this when Abbott & Costell first did it. Randy. ... From: Miles...
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Dale
buckeyedalem
Apr 20, 2013 6:54 pm
I'm pretty sure most of us have at LEAST heard this interview, but ... JUST IN CASE you missed it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjBgMd7a1OI ... From: Miles...
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Randy Marks
marksrandall
Apr 20, 2013 7:22 pm
Dan...this is great. We actually got a quick glimpse of Rocky's signature behind-the-back stretching exercise (which I still imitate in senior softball). And...
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Randy Marks
marksrandall
Apr 24, 2013 4:43 pm
Check out this 1958 photo and news clipping of Rocky getting instruction to improve his running from an Olympian: ...
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Beverly Hess
bevjhcs@...
Apr 25, 2013 5:04 am
How cool. Harrison Dilliard was a terrific man, always around the ballpark and very polite and firendly. He never, ever walked anywhere. He always ran. ... ...
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Randy Marks
marksrandall
Apr 26, 2013 2:37 am
Rocky made the majors with the Tribe's 1955 September call-up. He only had 9 atbats but got 4 hits. But he was rewarded with his own page in the 1956 Indians...
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Beverly Hess
bevjhcs@...
May 1, 2013 5:04 am
Hi Guys: It's not that you ever really asked me to do this, but there seemed to always be the question as to whether or not Rocky would meet with our group for...
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Randy Marks
marksrandall
May 1, 2013 5:47 am
Hi Bev. I can understand Rocky not having the time to meet us somewhere that would interfere with his schedule not to mention the time it would take to do so....
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Randy Marks
marksrandall
May 11, 2013 8:26 pm
Never saw this pose of Rocky before so I thought I'd share it:...
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Beverly Hess
bevjhcs@...
May 11, 2013 9:36 pm
Takes me back :-) ... From: Randy Marks <MarksUA@...> Subject: [RColavito] nice standing pose of Rocky To: rcolavito@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, May...
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Miles Bennell
milesbennell
May 12, 2013 4:52 am
Hey Randy... ...as Geoff Sindelar would say, "...ggggreat item!...". I can tell you that it is from 1960; the ONLY year that I can remember that the Tigers...
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Randy Marks
marksrandall
May 12, 2013 5:42 am
Dan - thanks for giving me the year. Randy. ... From: Miles Bennell <milesbennell@...> To: rcolavito <rcolavito@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sun, May 12, 2013...
