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Two players hit 300 home runs during the 80s. You're looking at them. Only one is in the Hall of Fame. Both should be.
Back in the DR for a few days. We’ve helped 11 boys get to the USA from this small community - 1 signed a pro contract & 10 got full scholarships. Three more fly to the States next week.
Checkout baseballisland.org for info on this amazing program.
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Throwing it back to 1985… candid pics of Doc and I during the shoot of the ‘Stickball’ poster. This is in Brooklyn (DUMBO district) the day after the 1985 All-Star game. Doc and I signed copies of the poster… they’re at my foundation’s store…share.google/t4oGwi5bT8xHmby…
Sometimes someone does something nice for you, and the timing and the impact is perfect. Such is the case here.
Many thanks to @ICollectMcGriff for looking out for me and sending me these amazing pieces for my collection!
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I'm old enough to remember a ball like this being an infield fly if runners were on base.
Stopped in post-conference to see some @AviatorsLV baseball. Big thanks to Andy from security team who went WAY above and beyond for me, keeping my suitcase for a couple hours so I could enjoy the game.
Great stadium. Amazing chicken wings. Wonderful people. I’ll be back.
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Great card! Rick was on the podcast we had a wonderful talk about baseball and Dale Murphy’s HOF case.
I decided this counts as a Murphy collectible and added this gem to my collection this week. #MurphyToTheHall
(Rick is another big Murphy fan, helps shine public light on Murph’s HOF candidacy, and is a really awesome guy as well.)
I decided this counts as a Murphy collectible and added this gem to my collection this week. #MurphyToTheHall
(Rick is another big Murphy fan, helps shine public light on Murph’s HOF candidacy, and is a really awesome guy as well.)
Great art by a great artist of a great player!
Throwing it back to one of the all-time greats, Dale Murphy. A true legend, captured in custom card art. Still one of my favorite players to this day.
#dalemurphy #cardart #thehobby
From earlier in the week…we are hosting Flaco for a week or so before he returns to dominate on the mound in Western Oklahoma. He’s one of the Baseball Island kids from DR here on baseball scholarship. Thanks to Didier Fuentes for his amazing hospitality!
He’s also a main focus in the documentary “La Fundacion” about the problems in the DR that Baseball Island Foundation is working to change. IG: lafundacion_film for more info.
Ron Davis retweeted
2026 marks the 40th year that the #Braves have worn their primary white home (and gray away) uniforms along with the navy cap with red bill. The tomahawk also returned for the first time since 1962.
Here's a look from the 1987 Fan magazine.
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🔥⚾️🎨 Today on the Beauty of a Game Substack - a look at legendary Atlanta Braves (and more!) artist Wayland Moore.
Thanks to Ron Davis for sharing a couple of pieces with me for the article. @moreron
beautyofagame.substack.com/p…
#BaseballArt #SportsArt #SportsArtist
What a crazy time to be alive! Swing critique online from one of the best in the game.
Overall, pretty solid here. Keeps the back leg bent through the whole swing, so the balance is really good upon finish of the swing. Front elbow is bent, so no arm bar which is preferred. The only thing I would work on is the bat wrap. Bat almost points at pitcher as he loads. Top of the bat, ideally, should split the middle of his head. I only bring this up because the wrap could cause him to have a hard time catching up to velocity. Hope this helps…
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Bob Horner and I were destined to be teammates somewhere. I signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Arizona State before I was drafted. Bob played at ASU and ended up in Atlanta my first full year in the major leagues—1978. One way or another, it was bound to happen.
From the minute Bob Horner joined the Braves, all us players could see he was good. I mean… really good. And that swing—short and quick, x or and could turn around anybody’s fast ball. And Bob knew the strike zone. He just did not swing at a bad pitch (like I had a tendency to do a little too often…) He was a unique talent and I was very lucky to be in the lineup with him most of my career. All of my numbers were better when he was hitting behind me. And that fact is not lost on me. I know my career was better because of him.
It’s been a hard few weeks for the Braves Family losing Ted and Bobby—and now Bob. These 3 men all had such a profound impact on my career. I am forever grateful.
Nancy and I will miss Bob and our hearts go out to Chris and Trent and Tyler, along with their entire family.
The older we get, the more we cherish wonderful memories and this past month has brought a flood of them back to us. The gratitude we feel for them all has been overwhelming.
Rest well, my friend and teammate.
