Juke99
...Abbey someone
- Messages
- 22,279
- Reaction score
- 126
OK..so it ain't football...and truth be told, his numbers were only decent...not great...
But I idolized the guy as a kid...he had all the ability in the world...was supposed to be the next Joe Dimaggio...but he squandered it...
Well, it didn't make me root for him any less.
And I'll offer this...he's the only player I know who moved from first base to centerfield, where he played for two years when Mickey Mantle was no longer able to play center. I can't think of any first baseman who went from first, to center.
He had that kind of ability.
Anyway...it's not great because there aren't any good images of him on the internet...
http://img156.*************/img156/5495/joepepwall5aa.th.jpg
But I idolized the guy as a kid...he had all the ability in the world...was supposed to be the next Joe Dimaggio...but he squandered it...
Well, it didn't make me root for him any less.
And I'll offer this...he's the only player I know who moved from first base to centerfield, where he played for two years when Mickey Mantle was no longer able to play center. I can't think of any first baseman who went from first, to center.
He had that kind of ability.
Anyway...it's not great because there aren't any good images of him on the internet...
http://img156.*************/img156/5495/joepepwall5aa.th.jpg