Ted Williams

Yeah.

I mean, I remember Charlie Manuel telling us stories about him and Ted Williams.

Like, having those late night whiskeys and talking, hitting, and Ted could see like the seam movement.

Like he could pick it up right away based on the shape and size of the seam and what type of pitch it was.

And I was like, you guys are talking a different language here.

Well, he famously Ted Williams at like 2010 vision.

Yeah.

And I was a fighter.

So he saved me.

like the reverse ted williams what was it he was like three nine nine six going in and he's like no i'm gonna play the double header and he yeah

he could have sat

out i think yeah okay all right we digress to go into that

I had to look him up.

And one of them's Ted Williams, which I don't think too many people forgot about him because he's like the best hitter ever.

So for Sal to be able to enter himself into a conversation that includes Ted Williams, I think would be phenomenal conversation.

for his career development.

And he's a guy, and maybe you agree with this, I was talking with some folks the other day about this, they're like, we can't do this thing that we as Reds fans like to do, though, with Sal, and say that because he has this amazing rookie year, his career is now expected to be over 100 RBIs every single season.

down the line.

Ted Williams comes to mind immediately.

The Hall of Famers we talked about.

The Hall of Famers going back.

He plays everywhere.

right field second base he played his first All-Star game he's played left field recent years for the Reds and when they moved in the third base this year the Reds started to go right two down nobody on Jean tennis up they're just trying to figure the last back-to-back home runs in an All-Star game I'll tell you about it in a minute which is outside by Royce to Jean tennis who's hitting 272 with 14 homers for the A's this year Garvey and Wynn have had back to back home runs in the second inning here tonight.

And the last back to back homers were by Ted Williams and Mickey Madeloff.

Warren Spahn back in 1956.

Down

in the commissioner's box, the fellow with the dark glasses in the second row is Ted Williams.

The owner of the Senators right beside him, Commissioner Giles, after 50 years of outstanding service to baseball with his arms folded, President of

the National League.

Nothing means more to a ballplayer than to come back and contribute some meaningful things to success.

Two presidents at the White House, Mrs. Payson of the Mets and Mr. Nixon of the U.S. It's the eve of the 1969 All-Star Game, and Tom Seaver talks with America's number one fan.

Next day, Ted Williams meets the Mets super duo of Kuzma and Seaver, and Pete Rose and Cleon Jones discuss batting averages.

Rose beat Cleon for the National League crowd, but Jones was a star of the All-Stars.

I've seen some players, Lindsey, they have to wear the shin guards.

Ted Williams used to wear one.

Vic Wurtz.

Certain players, they get a bone bruise and it stays with them for months.

Yes, sir.

You remember when Ted Williams left to go back to the Marines, his second tour of

duty, and we were all up there at home, played, and he never tipped his hat or set off, but finally turned around to the bleachers and he tipped his hat.

He said, these are my people.

Ball one.

Ted Williams nosed him out for that title in 58.

Here's the pitch, and it's down into the dirt.

Throw down to first runner's back.

And that's strikeout number three for Pete Rickert.

Mae Bruce, of course, leads the home run derby, followed by Jimmy Foxx, Willie Mae, Ted Williams, Mel Ott, and then Lou Gehrig at 593.

Mantle with 488 can go into sixth place on the all-time list.

Eddie Matthews behind McKee, and then Stan Musial at 475.