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RIP Hammerin’ Hank
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Posted: Jan 22, 2021, 10:40 AM
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WSB Atlanta reporting that Braves great Henry Aaron has passed away at age 86. I spent many an evening as a young boy listening to the Braves radio telecast of Milo Hamilton and Ernie Johnson detailing Hanks exploits at the plate. What a rags to riches story!
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Re: RIP Hammerin’ Hank
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Posted: Jan 22, 2021, 10:41 AM
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Oh wow !!!!
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Posted: Jan 22, 2021, 10:45 AM
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Based on everything he had to endure and all he managed to accomplish/achieve, I firmly believe he is one of the greatest players, if not the greatest, in MLB history.
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Re: RIP Hammerin’ Hank
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Posted: Jan 22, 2021, 10:47 AM
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Don Sutton, now Hank. Tough week for Braves fans
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Re: RIP Hammerin’ Hank
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Posted: Jan 22, 2021, 10:52 AM
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And just a few months ago it was Gibson, Ford, Seaver, and Morgan. Now Sutton and Aaron. All HOFer's.
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Re: RIP Hammerin’ Hank
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Posted: Jan 22, 2021, 11:26 AM
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Don Sutton, now Hank. Tough week for Braves fans
Tell me about it...
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Re: RIP Hammerin’ Hank
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Posted: Jan 22, 2021, 10:53 AM
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#### shame....
The organization will be too cheap to honor him
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I believe they will honor him. He was a great asset to the
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Posted: Jan 22, 2021, 11:24 AM
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Atlanta Braves and MLB!!! One of the all time greatest.
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Re: RIP Hammerin’ Hank
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Posted: Jan 22, 2021, 11:08 AM
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A legend and an all time favorite for me.
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Re: RIP Hammerin’ Hank
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Posted: Jan 22, 2021, 11:12 AM
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He, indeed, was a legend. I can remember the image of him rounding second base and an idiot out of the stands grabbed his arm and he just jerked it away. This was when he set the record.
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Re: RIP Hammerin’ Hank
Posted: Jan 22, 2021, 6:53 PM
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Actually it was two idiots who ran on the field!
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If there was ever a true G.O.A.T. in sports it's the HAMMER!
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Posted: Jan 22, 2021, 11:24 AM
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I'll put his stats up against Jordan for what & when he accomplished all that he did. I still have a poster framed up of his jog around the bases with the 2 goofballs from Georgia Tech that ran out onto the field to congratulate him.
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Re: If there was ever a true G.O.A.T. in sports it's the HAMMER!
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Posted: Jan 22, 2021, 11:45 AM
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My favorite baseball player of all time. I always wanted to meet him. Man I hope I get to shake his hand in heaven. What a game they must be having up there now.
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Re: RIP Hammerin’ Hank
Posted: Jan 22, 2021, 12:27 PM
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So sad. I'm devastated at yet another Brave hero dying. R.I.P. Hank. YOU will always be the HOME RUN KING!!!!
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Re: RIP Hammerin’ Hank
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Posted: Jan 22, 2021, 1:16 PM
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I was fortunate to listen to his games, watch some on TV, and attended at least 50 in person. I witnessed a lot of his HRs, including the one breaking Babe Ruth's record (on TV). Lots of fond memories of Hammerin' Hank.
I have one of his rookie baseball cards, a 1954 Topps, and I've had it since the mid 1950s.
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