Ron Updegraff @Ron120961

“He looked like his feet never touched the ground. He was so fast, had so many doubles, all his numbers, 2,700 hits, he was such a player. And a gentleman. If there is one word I’d use to describe him, it’s that. He was a gentleman. Vada never got near the recognition he…

I remember when elections were fun.

There is a chorus of grief today from those of us who work, or worked, at ESPN Howie Schwab was an unlikely on-air cult figure but long before then he was one of those who truly built the place: diligent, professional, and more importantly endlessly friendly and supportive to…

Willie Mays made a tremendous catch on a Vada Pinson's long fly. As Mays came to the dugout, to a standing ovation, two Air Force Sergeants on leave, called Mays a "bum" & "it`s about time you earned your money." Mays tried to climb the wall & go after them. Mays was restrained…

"Stan Musial had gone hitless in a Sunday DH. Heat was unbearable that day, Hell could not be much hotter than St. Louis summer day. After the game Musial walked gingerly to his car, he looked beaten down & beat up "Watch this,” Harry Caray said to a friend Sure enough, when…

"Joe DiMaggio, appeared in Chesterfield ads. Another public figure who shamelessly smoked cigarettes for millions to see, played a major role in American culture, too. DiMaggio, also, later died of tobacco-related cancer. With icons living large and dying painfully from these…

Just a guy with 39 successful combat flight missions on his resume about to dig in with a guy who was a machine gunner at Omaha Beach on D-Day behind the plate. Two goddamn men.

Widowed, living with a high-maintenance mentally unwell woman, trying to keep order in a town full of inbred alcoholics, and the ancestors of future QAnon members, yet unfailingly just fucking delightful. Andy Taylor, you sweet bastard.

"Shortly before 1 a.m. Jan. 28,`58, Roy Campanella locked the doors of his liquor store at 7th Avenue & 134th Street in Harlem & began 25-mile drive to his new home on the north tip of Morgan's Island, Glen Cove, NY. The rented 1957 Chevrolet (his '58 Chevy wagon was being…

Chuck Connors struggled for Cubs,`51. He went to Musial & asked for his help. Musial spent 30 minutes at the cage with an opposing player. “I was a bum of a hitter just not cut out for the majors. But I will never forget Stan’s kindness. When he was finished watching me cut away…

"Dick`s troubles started about week after we arrived in Little Rock. He bought an old car, 1953 Plymouth. After a workout, when we came out of the ballpark, we found the car covered with signs & scrawlings on the windows. One sign said, ‘Why don’t you ni—rs -go home.’ Another…

#OTD in 1951, Mickey Mantle made his regular season debut wearing #6–the next link in the Yankees’ chain. Here’s my painting of him posing for photographers before that very game.

“I thought when I was playing with Ruth and Gehrig I was seeing all I was ever gonna see. But this kid Mantle? Ruth and Gehrig had power, but I’ve seen Mickey hit seven balls, seven so far…. Well, I’ve never seen nothing like it.” Bill Dickey Mickey Mantle & Roger Maris run…

Thank you for the wonderful memory @kennerly At Camp David 49 years ago President Ford - a good, honorable & kind man - took the time to play “Here’s the church, here’s the steeple…” with me. He was a man of character and integrity, the kind of leader our nation deserves.

George Foster was the only man to have a 50+ HR season between 1965 and 1990. And the only thing he ever tested positive for was incredible sideburns.

"I would have to say I know Stan better than anybody because I roomed with him so long. Stan’s been a great inspiration to the youth of the country. On & off the field, I say you don’t meet a man like Musial. Maybe Stan could have lasted another year if he didn’t have to play…

#OTD in 1955, Roberto Clemente singled off Dodger pitcher Johnny Podres in the opening frame, good for his first career hit. Here’s my painting of the great man during the 1972 season, which would tragically be his last.

“Willie Mays will have a chance to beat Mel Ott’s record & if he beats Ott’s mark, he’ll pass me. He’s only 32. I wish I were that young. I’m going to lose a lot of those records to guys like Mays & Hank Aaron. But that’s what records are made for. I broke a lot of Ott’s records.…

11 All-Star selections, FIVE-time Gold Glove winner, National League MVP in`64, leading Cardinals to a World Series Championship. He hit over .300 five times, hit over 20 HR`s eight times, retired with the third highest slugging average ever by a third baseman (.462). Drove in 90…

@Acyn Seriously, Marjorie Taylor Greene is not even worthy of a response. All House Democrats should just let her spew, not respond and move on. 100% don’t acknowledge she even exists.