Jimmy

Marathon: The Triumph Of Will Over Reason

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Bucket list moment crossed off. My first MLB foul ball last week during @Rockies vs @Pirates game. Dreamed of this since I was a young boy. ⚾️

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@DNVR_Rockies @JonHeyman The Dodgers will make Halverson a beast.

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Super Sky Point to Bob Horner. He was the NL Rookie of the Year and an All-Star but if you were around back then you know he was more than that. Much more. He was a fixture in the homes of millions of us through the miracle of cable television during those epic childhood summers that seemed like they’d never end.

I was a fan for over 40 years but had never met Bob until I interviewed him last December about Dale Murphy’s Hall of Fame case. As you’d expect, Bob was a fierce advocate for his fellow Fulton County basher. How could he not be? They were Murph and Horner. Horner and Murph. The Hall and Oates of the Launching Pad.

You know, these sky points all suck to write but this one hurts more than most. The four-homer game, the bad perm, Chief Noc-A-Homa waiting by his teepee for another Horner long ball. I have tweeted a lot about Bob Horner through the years and it’s because he represents to me, and I suspect many of you too, something far bigger than baseball: WTBS coming out of the magic box on top of my 400-pound Zenith, cool air coming through my bedroom window after another afternoon of Wiffle Ball, and Rick Mahler (probably) toeing the rubber at about 7:05 while hoping to keep the Braves in it with smoke and mirrors long enough for Horner and Murph to do some damage. And me sprawled out on green and yellow shag carpet in Kentucky paying 100 times more attention to Skip Caray, Ernie Johnson, and Pete Van Wieren than any of my teachers.

Farewell, you sweet slugging bastard. Tell St. Peter you brought your glove for the hot corner and to write you into the cleanup spot. #RIP

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@LoveTheRox A foul ball hit by RyMac in Pittsburgh that Stu Cole picked up and tossed to me on my birthday. The Charlie bobblehead 🔥

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@LouisvilleMBB Coach Crum smiling from above!

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@jazzmomm Ozark

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@TheSports_Shift Bubby Brister!

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@AlTheBoss03 Reno

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@Mishi_2210 15

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@Mishi_2210 52

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@JazzLead 16 pts, 5 assists

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@JazzLead Rich

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@knirkeposting Would love to see this in black and white

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@blakestbanter 1

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@LouisvilleMBB When was the last time the second place ACC team was seeded that low?

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@Rockies Develop pitching

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@YourMomsHockey @Jonnybgbold Oh, that’s looking out from the Hyatt Regency. I hope you got BBQ at the Palomino across the street.

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@cardiaccardzz #35

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@LoveTheRox Get caught up on all the chores I neglected during baseball season!

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@archi_tradition Reno, Nevada

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@Tjonesonthenba Will Hardy looking like he’d rather be at a dentist appointment to have a root canal performed.