Posts Tagged ‘darold knowles’

REG-GIE REG-GIE for the Kids!

  Former Oakland A’s teammates Reggie Jackson and Darold Knowles shake after the Hall of Famer Jackson signs baseballs for Knowles.  Knowles requested the signing to benefit the Dunedin Children’s Christmas Fund’s annual fundraiser on November 12th, the 23rd Annual Veterans Day Golf Tournament at Dunedin Country Club.  Jackson may be in Cooperstown but Knowles […]

KNOWLES HONOR WITH PAINTING

Artist Jim Throne presented to Darold Knowles a painting he did of him to honor his 50-plus years in professional baseball on Thursday during the Dunedin-Clearwater FSL game.  Knowles who started his career in the Orioles organization in 1961 and spent 16-years in the majors highlight with being the only player to pitch in all seven […]

Hannah Wellman in Dunedin

Dunedin, Fla.–Hannah Wellman, strength and conditioning coach for the ABL Canberra Calvary poses for a photo her last day in camp with World Series record holder Darold Knowles on Friday May 29.  Wellman has been at the Toronto Blue Jays Mattick Training Center for the past two weeks getting a look see at the operation.  […]

FOURTY YEARS AGO, RECORD CAN ONLY BE EQUALED

FOURTY YEARS AGO, RECORD CAN ONLY BE EQUALED

This past Monday October 21st it was the 40th anniversary of the setting of one of the two World Series pitching records that can never be broken only equaled.     The first of course is Don Larson’s perfect game against the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1956, this second one happened during game seven of the 1973 World […]

THE OTHER SIDE OF SPORTS (TOO) November 2012

THE OTHER SIDE OF SPORTS (TOO) November 2012

Eddie Michels The Other Side of Sports (Too)

THE OTHER SIDE OF SPORTS (TOO) 11-8-10

Well fans a few issues back I mentioned an upcoming article about those still in pro baseball who actually served on active duty in the military not just the Reserves-National Guard.  In other words must be more than basic training, weekend duty or two weeks summer camp.      If you are a regular reader then […]