RIP Henry “Hank” Aaron.

[PimTac]

Just breaking across the wires. Another baseball legend has passed.


https://www.jsonline.com/story/spor...ho-played-braves-and-brewers-dies/6670475002/

 

[bdcardinal]

Wow... R.I.P.

 

[Lubener]

That's bad news.

 

[AutoMechanic]

Noooo! He was a great baseball player one of my favorites. Too bad we are losing everyone it seems. He was a Homerun King for sure.

 

[Passport1]

He was a great player. I got to speak with him once when I was at Wrigley Field rooting for my Cubs. I think the Braves were still in Milwaukee then. Hammerin' Hank.

 

[PimTac]

I remember watching his #715 home run back in 74 on a black and white television.

 

[odie]

:-(

 

[Justus1]

What a wonderful player. One of my all time favorites.

 

[reemoeMO]

One of those iconic baseball moments...#715, with the fans running on the field to congratulate him while he's between second and third. The Lord put together quite the rotation over the past year--Bob Gibson, Whitey Ford, Phil Niekro, Tom Seaver, and Don Sutton. In addition to Lou Brock, Al Kaline, Joe Morgan, and now Hammerin' Hank.

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

I remember when he had a Hank Aaron BMW in S. Atlanta.

 

[Mercury321]

A sad day for Baseball and a sad day for Atlanta. I was lucky enough to watch him play in Bush stadium a couple of times. Always a favorite.

 

[JeffKeryk]

Greatest hitter after Mays.

 

[Justus1]

Greatest hitter after Mays.

I loved watching all those guys play. I agree, Willie just seemed to add something to every game he played.

 

[Lubener]

Hammering Hank was a class act. I remember seeing the record setting HR on TV as a kid.
RIP Hank.

 

[PimTac]

Greatest hitter after Mays.

Memories from my childhood days. Watching baseball on television. Names like Mays, Killebrew, Mantle, Banks and so on.

 

[OilReport99]

RIP Hank.

 

[JeffKeryk]

Memories from my childhood days. Watching baseball on television. Names like Mays, Killebrew, Mantle, Banks and so on.

Some say Aaron was a better all around player than Mays.
One think is for sure, no one could blow a fast ball by him.
There is a famous line managers used to say about how to pitch to him:
"Just make sure no one is on base when he hits the home run."

 

[PimTac]

Some say Aaron was a better all around player than Mays.
One think is for sure, no one could blow a fast ball by him.
There is a famous line managers used to say about how to pitch to him:
"Just make sure no one is on base when he hits the home run."

One weekend way back I watched Boog Powell of the Baltimore Orioles hit a line shot to the upper deck. The ball hit the facade with a thwack that could clearly be heard in the television broadcast. That was back before players started doping and whatever.

Powell was a big guy, like a block of granite. He didn’t need any help hitting power shots like that.

When players started to improve themselves artificially I stopped watching.

 

[Leo99]

One weekend way back I watched Boog Powell of the Baltimore Orioles hit a line shot to the upper deck. The ball hit the facade with a thwack that could clearly be heard in the television broadcast. That was back before players started doping and whatever.

Powell was a big guy, like a block of granite. He didn’t need any help hitting power shots like that.

When players started to improve themselves artificially I stopped watching.

I still watch but it's interesting to compare players from years ago to today. The players from years ago look so skinny compared to modern players. The pace of play was a lot faster back then, too.

 

[csandste]

Lived in Atlanta when he crossed the line. RIP.