RIP Phil Niekro

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Chip]

As a kid, I read Knuckle Balls, it was mostly about the 1985 Yankee season. Wasn't going to win an award, but a really entertaining/funny book. Plus I was pretty obsessed about that season as a 12 year old left handed 1st baseman (Yanks had a pretty good one that year).

RIP to a really funny guy.

 

[MSOrange]

RIP Knucksie. Sure seems like we've lost a lot of HOFers this year

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[br801]

RIP Knucksie. Sure seems like we've lost a lot of HOFers this year

He was a good guy. RIP, Phil.

Yes, a whole old school four-man rotation... Seaver, Gibson, Ford and Niekro.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

RIP Knucksie. Sure seems like we've lost a lot of HOFers this year

Something like seven. Most any other year is three or four

 

[Halfmooncuse]

None of us get out of here alive. So apparently Phil left in the best way. Asleep no lingering duration pain etc RIP

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Something like seven. Most any other year is three or four

Lou Brock
Whitey Ford
Bob Gibson
Al Kaline
Joe Morgan
Phil Niekro
Tom Seaver

 

[Cowtown]

I'll never forget the emery board. Nucksie was one of the game's true characters.

 

[STEVEHOLT]

compiler

 

[STEVEHOLT]

I'll never forget the emery board. Nucksie was one of the game's true characters.

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other niekro

 

[Cowtown]

other niekro

Thanks, I'm getting lazy with covid fatigue.

 

[CA Monk]

He was a real old timer. How many more 300 game winners are left?
People forget that early on they wouldn’t let him play in the major leagues. He began his career in the old Niekro Leagues.
Thanks Phil

 

[donniesyracuse]

People forget that early on they wouldn’t let him play in the major leagues. He began his career in the old Niekro Leagues.
Thanks Phil

Swing and a miss

 

[CA Monk]

Swing and a miss

Wife was right. Not funny. I’ll own it.