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[QUOTE="Orangeyes, post: 281946, member: 34"]
I saw Eddie twice at MacArthur Stadium. The first time he was in his hey day. They played against Moose Ilaqua a local great, Johnny Kerr, Al Bianchi and Paul Seymour of the Syracuse Nationals. Eddie pitching from second base with a blindfold on was amazing. He only had three fielders and still beat some decent local talent.
 
The second time around Eddie's name was used up front but a hulking young Canadian was the one who did all of the pitching. He was burly and tall and by the time he released the ball he was on top of the batter.
 
Back in 1985 there was a female counter part called the Queen & Her Court. They appeared at Hopkins Rd Park, $3 for adults and $2 for children. Rosie Black made thousands of men humble believers that women do belong in sports.
 
They said that she threw the ball over 100 mph, probably more like 70. She claimed to have over 49,000 K's, 441 perfect games, 830 no hitters and 2,545 wins & 78 losses. Professionals like Johnny Bench & Jimmy Wynn were said to have struck out like rusty gates. With an assortment of 16 different pitches including curves, risers, drops, knuckle balls, change-ups and blazing fastballs, Rosie controlled the batters. Her firstbaseman was Lotta Chatter, a comedian as well as ball player. Behind the plate was Mike Griffen formerly of the Atlanta Braves organization. The shortstop was Scott Elwell an all around athlete.
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