The Hardball Times:Daddy Wags

10
0
Votes
The Hardball Times:Daddy Wags Links2
The Hardball Times:Daddy Wags
The Hardball Times The Hardball Times found this 5/13/2008 on www.hardballtimes.com [flag]
He wasn't the greatest player of all time, but the Colorful Hall of Fame has him inner-circle. [link]

Tags:

Comments (2)

  • gteasy gteasy
    +1
    Wonderfully nostalgiac story...get the right people and turn it into a tv movie...by the way, I saw Charlie Pride in concert in Louisiana in 1975 in a sold out basketball arena. Beloved by the mostly white audience, he made a point of singing directly to every inch of that cavernous hall, and several times he touched the hand of people who came up to the stage. That concert is in my top ten which includes Bob Marley at the Greek Theatre and Jimi Hendrix at the Fillmore. Also hung out at Jack's, one of Daddy Wags' haunts...they had a jukebox to die for. McCovey, Wags, Charlie Pride...these people were gentlemen.

    Greg Tellis
    Posted 5/13/2008 [reply] [flag]
  • stevet stevet
    +1

    Thanks so much for the kind words, Greg.

    Wagner's one of those guys who, try as you might, you can't find anyone who ever had a bad word to say about him. 

     

    Posted 5/13/2008 [reply] [flag]

Links (2)

THT: Treder: Daddy Wags
Published 5/13/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
THT: Treder: Daddy Wags Buy Your Wags at The Hardball Rag...as Steve Treder looks back at Leon Wagner. Deployed in a strict platoon role (fewer than 10 percent of his 241 plate appearances were against left-handed pitching) in left field by the Giants for the rest of the season, Wagner hit a blistering .317 with 13 homers. But the impression he made as a defender was less positive. Here was the summary report on Wagner in that year’s Dell Sports Baseball annual: “Raw, crude and deficient afield but has such tremendous power that he’s sure to get further examination.” Along ...

Pickoff Moves
Published 5/13/2008 by Rob (noreply@blogger.com) at 6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog
... , comparing him to some high-profile 3B prospects now in the majors (the unsurprising answer is he stacks up very nicely). 100 AB's isn't nearly enough to know much of anything, but I will tell you this: I still think he'll end up being better and healthier than Nomar at third. Retrospective On Leon "Daddy Wags" Wagner Good piece at THT about Leon Wagner, the first-year Angels slugger who helped make the 1961 Los Angeles squad the most successful expansion team in major league history. Cubs Expected To Sign Edmonds, Zell To Sell Park And Team As A ...

Leave a Comment Comment