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Ronnie_B

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zappaa said:
RIP Nate.
I saw more than I wanted of his blasts into the visitors bullpen at Shea
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Were you a Mets fan growing up? It would actually make sense when you think about it.

RIP Mr Colbert.
 
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Colbert17!

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For most of you younger fans this name might not ring many bells. But for about 5 years in the early 70s Nate was one of the most feared hitters in the NL. Zap has confirmed that.
One of my first real baseball heroes. There are so many memories I have of my younger days and some of the things that Nate did. Obviously the 5 HR 13 RBI double header stands out. Also scored the winning run in the 1972 ASG. I remember prior to the deciding game 5 of the 1984 NLCS vs. the Cubs he threw out the first pitch which was a sign to me of a Padres victory.
In the summer of 73, I went to the old Biltmore Hotel in NY and met him in the lobby. He gave me tickets for the game that night and eventhough the Padres lost Nate hit a 9th inning HR of off Tug McGraw that went over the Padres bullpen in left and broke a window on the team bus. As the Padres came out to get on the bus Nate came over to the fence to talk with me and my friends for a few minutes. The guy was really a good person.
I always hoped that the Padres would retire his number and I'm not sure why they haven't. Sadly this might give them the impetus to do so.
R.I.P. Big Nate and thank you for all the great memories. Your name will live on this board.
 
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colbert17 said:
For most of you younger fans this name might not ring many bells. But for about 5 years in the early 70s Nate was one of the most feared hitters in the NL. Zap has confirmed that.
One of my first real baseball heroes. There are so many memories I have of my younger days and some of the things that Nate did. Obviously the 5 HR 13 RBI double header stands out. Also scored the winning run in the 1972 ASG. I remember prior to the deciding game 5 of the 1984 NLCS vs. the Cubs he threw out the first pitch which was a sign to me of a Padres victory.
In the summer of 73, I went to the old Biltmore Hotel in NY and met him in the lobby. He gave me tickets for the game that night and eventhough the Padres lost Nate hit a 9th inning HR of off Tug McGraw that went over the Padres bullpen in left and broke a window on the team bus. As the Padres came out to get on the bus Nate came over to the fence to talk with me and my friends for a few minutes. The guy was really a good person.
I always hoped that the Padres would retire his number and I'm not sure why they haven't. Sadly this might give them the impetus to do so.
R.I.P. Big Nate and thank you for all the great memories. Your name will live on this board.
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Interesting stats. A nice 5-year run early in his career and then he dropped off the face of the earth. Injuries?

 
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RU84

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colbert17 said:
For most of you younger fans this name might not ring many bells. But for about 5 years in the early 70s Nate was one of the most feared hitters in the NL. Zap has confirmed that.
One of my first real baseball heroes. There are so many memories I have of my younger days and some of the things that Nate did. Obviously the 5 HR 13 RBI double header stands out. Also scored the winning run in the 1972 ASG. I remember prior to the deciding game 5 of the 1984 NLCS vs. the Cubs he threw out the first pitch which was a sign to me of a Padres victory.
In the summer of 73, I went to the old Biltmore Hotel in NY and met him in the lobby. He gave me tickets for the game that night and eventhough the Padres lost Nate hit a 9th inning HR of off Tug McGraw that went over the Padres bullpen in left and broke a window on the team bus. As the Padres came out to get on the bus Nate came over to the fence to talk with me and my friends for a few minutes. The guy was really a good person.
I always hoped that the Padres would retire his number and I'm not sure why they haven't. Sadly this might give them the impetus to do so.
R.I.P. Big Nate and thank you for all the great memories. Your name will live on this board.
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I enjoyed your story and it explains your handle. Not too many long time Padre fans here on the east coast. I became a fan in the mid 70’s post Nate. My grandfather lived in San Diego and was a rabid fan. He passed on his passion to me. One of my earliest memories was a game at the old SD stadium seeing a pitching duel between Randy Jones and Phil Niekro. RIP Nate.
 
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Colbert17!

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Another part of that story about Colbert was when I was in the Biltmore lobby I saw one of the biggest human beings I had seen up to that point in my life. Turned out to be a kid who was only on the team for a few weeks after being the Padres #1 draft pick that year. It was Dave Winfield.
 
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colbert17 said:
For most of you younger fans this name might not ring many bells. But for about 5 years in the early 70s Nate was one of the most feared hitters in the NL. Zap has confirmed that.
One of my first real baseball heroes. There are so many memories I have of my younger days and some of the things that Nate did. Obviously the 5 HR 13 RBI double header stands out. Also scored the winning run in the 1972 ASG. I remember prior to the deciding game 5 of the 1984 NLCS vs. the Cubs he threw out the first pitch which was a sign to me of a Padres victory.
In the summer of 73, I went to the old Biltmore Hotel in NY and met him in the lobby. He gave me tickets for the game that night and eventhough the Padres lost Nate hit a 9th inning HR of off Tug McGraw that went over the Padres bullpen in left and broke a window on the team bus. As the Padres came out to get on the bus Nate came over to the fence to talk with me and my friends for a few minutes. The guy was really a good person.
I always hoped that the Padres would retire his number and I'm not sure why they haven't. Sadly this might give them the impetus to do so.
R.I.P. Big Nate and thank you for all the great memories. Your name will live on this board.
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That's really nice and cool. Sorry for your loss.
 
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RUhasarrived

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Was hurt by the dimensions of Jack Murphy,as he hit for far more power on the road and about 20 points higher in the batting average.
 
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Ronnie_B

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Here is something crazy I just found out, Colbert is still the all-time Pads leader with HRs, which might not be so surprising, what is surprising is the total of HRs is just 163.
 
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The RUT

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Ronnie_B said:
Here is something crazy I just found out, Colbert is still the all-time Pads leader with HRs, which might not be so surprising, what is surprising is the total of HRs is just 163.
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Something tells me that record will be broken soon.

Manny, Tatis, Soto will all 3 break that record (unless Soto doesn’t get extended)
 
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colbert17 said:
Another part of that story about Colbert was when I was in the Biltmore lobby I saw one of the biggest human beings I had seen up to that point in my life. Turned out to be a kid who was only on the team for a few weeks after being the Padres #1 draft pick that year. It was Dave Winfield.
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Winfield was my favorite player. Went to Cooperstown and saw him get inducted as the 1st Padre.

I have trained my son to answer most trivia questions that include a superlative with the answer Dave Winfield! Examples: Who never played a down of football but was drafted by the NFL? Who is the greatest athlete of all time? Who could cook a full course meal with nothing other than a fork, spoon and 20 minutes?
 
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Big East Beast said:
Winfield was my favorite player. Went to Cooperstown and saw him get inducted as the 1st Padre.

I have trained my son to answer most trivia questions that include a superlative with the answer Dave Winfield! Examples: Who never played a down of football but was drafted by the NFL? Who is the greatest athlete of all time? Who could cook a full course meal with nothing other than a fork, spoon and 20 minutes?
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He was an incredible athlete, hit the ball so hard he’d hit it through the web of your glove.
Absolutely scary In batting practice, get off the infield
 
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Colbert17!

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RUhasarrived said:
Was hurt by the dimensions of Jack Murphy,as he hit for far more power on the road and about 20 points higher in the batting average.
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It was 420 to CF and I believe 375 to the alleys. In addition there was a 17 foot high fence all around the OF.
No cheap HRs there.
 
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Colbert17!

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RU84 said:
I enjoyed your story and it explains your handle. Not too many long time Padre fans here on the east coast. I became a fan in the mid 70’s post Nate. My grandfather lived in San Diego and was a rabid fan. He passed on his passion to me. One of my earliest memories was a game at the old SD stadium seeing a pitching duel between Randy Jones and Phil Niekro. RIP Nate.
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Part of my first honeymoon was in San Diego. My new wife and I had gone down to Tijuana for some shopping one day and we were supposed to see the Pads play the Astros that night. She wasn't feeling well and said that she didn't want to go. I said to her "Honey, it's Rick Wise vs Nolan Ryan tonight!!" I left my bride of 8 days in the hotel while I went to the game. It was worth it as Wise and Eric Rasmussen combined to shut out the Astros and beat Ryan.
That was the same year that the Padres had three guys, Ozzie Smith, Jerry Mumphrey and Gene Richards, all steal at least 50 bases in the same season.
 
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colbert17 said:
Part of my first honeymoon was in San Diego. My new wife and I had gone down to Tijuana for some shopping one day and we were supposed to see the Pads play the Astros that night. She wasn't feeling well and said that she didn't want to go. I said to her "Honey, it's Rick Wise vs Nolan Ryan tonight!!" I left my bride of 8 days in the hotel while I went to the game. It was worth it as Wise and Eric Rasmussen combined to shut out the Astros and beat Ryan.
That was the same year that the Padres had three guys, Ozzie Smith, Jerry Mumphrey and Gene Richards, all steal at least 50 bases in the same season.
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“I left my bride of 8 days” explains your statement “Part of my first honeymoon” 😉
 
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RU84

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colbert17 said:
Part of my first honeymoon was in San Diego. My new wife and I had gone down to Tijuana for some shopping one day and we were supposed to see the Pads play the Astros that night. She wasn't feeling well and said that she didn't want to go. I said to her "Honey, it's Rick Wise vs Nolan Ryan tonight!!" I left my bride of 8 days in the hotel while I went to the game. It was worth it as Wise and Eric Rasmussen combined to shut out the Astros and beat Ryan.
That was the same year that the Padres had three guys, Ozzie Smith, Jerry Mumphrey and Gene Richards, all steal at least 50 bases in the same season.
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I remember that team. They didn’t necessarily win a lot of games but they had some good young players and were fun to watch.
 
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