Former Yankees SP Tommy John pens 'goodbye' letter to fans amid health issues; Update - died 8/15/26

JakkL said:

He came to Doubleday Farms (it was a field of Dreams outside of Loysville) the week after he was at an all star game. He was not very friendly at all. I got a hit off of him my first at bat. The 2nd at bat he was not happy about me getting a hit and proceeded to show me up. I didn't celebrate in any way. Afterwards he didn't want to talk to the guys who paid to play and hang out with a major leaguer.
My friend and I were on the owners list for whenever he needed players to field full teams, so I met and played with a bunch of guys like rickey jordan, Mickey morandini, greg luzinski, doc ellis, Don Robinson, manny sanguillen and a few others. Tommy was the only one who was not fun and didn't sit around and tell us stories.

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Piketownman said:

I used to bowhunt a farm just down the road from there. Drove by many times. Always regretted never stopping and visiting. It looked awesome and was a really cool idea. Would have been fun to participate.
Whatever became of it?

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JakkL said:

The owner had been in baseball so he had connections to get players, but his wife ran the business side. They split up and he quit doing it.

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JakkL said:

He came to Doubleday Farms (it was a field of Dreams outside of Loysville) the week after he was at an all star game. He was not very friendly at all. I got a hit off of him my first at bat. The 2nd at bat he was not happy about me getting a hit and proceeded to show me up. I didn't celebrate in any way. Afterwards he didn't want to talk to the guys who paid to play and hang out with a major leaguer.
My friend and I were on the owners list for whenever he needed players to field full teams, so I met and played with a bunch of guys like rickey jordan, Mickey morandini, greg luzinski, doc ellis, Don Robinson, manny sanguillen and a few others. Tommy was the only one who was not fun and didn't sit around and tell us stories.

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massimoManca II said:

Deserves a plaque in Cooperstown *

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LafayetteBear said:

I'm thinking he definitely DOES. They guy had 288 career wins. Who among this generation has 300 career wins? The three active MLB pitchers with the most career wins are:

1. Justin Verlander - 266
2. Max Scherzer - 222
3. Gerrit Cole - 159. (Note the drop off from #2 to #3.)

Clayton Kershaw, who just retired and is widely considered a lock for the Hall, has 223 career wins. With modern day pitching rotations going to 5 starters rather than 4 and relievers coming in much earlier than they used to, the difficulty of amassing 300 career wins has increased significantly.

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LafayetteBear said:

I'm thinking he definitely DOES. They guy had 288 career wins. Who among this generation has 300 career wins? The three active MLB pitchers with the most career wins are:

1. Justin Verlander - 266
2. Max Scherzer - 222
3. Gerrit Cole - 159. (Note the drop off from #2 to #3.)

Clayton Kershaw, who just retired and is widely considered a lock for the Hall, has 223 career wins. With modern day pitching rotations going to 5 starters rather than 4 and relievers coming in much earlier than they used to, the difficulty of amassing 300 career wins has increased significantly.

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