Eight days
before Christmas and the cold outside is Chicago frightful. What’s a person to do? For me, it’s the perfect time to go on
baseball-reference.com. A name and a
click can be so delightful.
Take Jeoff Long,
for instance. Half a lifetime ago, the
White Sox took a chance on this 22-year old outfielder-first baseman in the
summer of 1964. Long had 35 at-bats
after being acquired from the Cardinals, and I vaguely remember being on hand
for one of them. The Sox scorebook said
the team was very high on Long, but he was traded with Ray Herbert to the
Phillies in a package for Danny Cater and Lee Elia. More clicks all the way around for those
other names.
And, while we’re
at it, let’s not forget Greg Bollo, a Sox farmhand Tommy John said had a ton of
talent before he injured his elbow. (Had
things gone a little differently, we could be talking about Greg Bollo instead
of Tommy John surgery.) If Greg Bollo is
worth a click and a look, why not Fred Klages, Rudy May…
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