I've only seen film of it, but yeah. "Mad Hungarian" was a completely apt nickname. And the 'stache! You gotta love that.
I gave her everything... jewels, beautiful dresses -- with beautiful girls in them.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
Spike's Bitches 36: Did I Sully Our Good Name?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Amy - Jun 07, 2007 6:26:38 pm PDT #1785 of 10001
Because books.
Amy - Jun 07, 2007 6:39:04 pm PDT #1786 of 10001
Because books.
Stephen and my friend Carol got me into baseball for good in the early '80s, and it seemed that the team was pretty stable for a while (leading to the '86 Series win) -- there were Dwight Gooden and Ron Darling and Sid Fernandez pitching, and Keith Hernandez and Darryl Strawberry and Lenny Dykstra and Mookie Wilson. Such a great team.
And then I learned, much to my dismay, that players got traded, and lineups changed. "My" team wasn't the once and future team.
The off season is still painful for me, because I get attached to the guys. Every year, Stephen has to hold my hand and introduce me to the new players. I was crushed when Al Leiter was gone. Even when Rick Reed left. And even Jay Payton! I had an unreasonable fondness for him. Oh! And Davey Johnson. I adored Davey.
Zenkitty - Jun 07, 2007 6:40:46 pm PDT #1787 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I'm not into baseball, I never heard of him before, but that photo of Rich Harden may be my new desktop wallpaper. My heart almost stopped.
Cashmere - Jun 07, 2007 6:44:33 pm PDT #1788 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Cindy, I'm having a hard time choosing a favorite from that second batch.
aurelia - Jun 07, 2007 7:00:58 pm PDT #1789 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
the Mad Hungarian
How long did he play? I think I was at a game that he pitched when I was wee.
vw bug - Jun 07, 2007 7:28:15 pm PDT #1790 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
I wrote a whole meara, then hit refresh instead of spell-check. Oops.
meara - Jun 07, 2007 7:35:31 pm PDT #1791 of 10001
Well, this whole meara is still stuck in Minnesota for the night. GRRR.
But going to sleep momentarily, I think.
Polter-Cow - Jun 07, 2007 7:36:45 pm PDT #1792 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I'd like to refresh meara.
meara - Jun 07, 2007 7:39:32 pm PDT #1793 of 10001
Ooh, I'd like to be refreshed! Somehow, sleep doesn't always do it...
Though I did just get an email from this girl, which gave me a very pleasing squee...though i'm so confused.
See, the problem is, when you're Teh Gay, it's often hard to tell if someone is into you as a friend, or as more than a friend. And sometimes, it's even hard to tell if you are into them or not. And I have a lot of confusion over this girl. There's flirting, but there's also backing off. I think it may be that we've got friendcrushes on each other, but that's so hard to work out in a gay way, and not do a dating or hooking up thing. Especially when you're feeling lonesome...
DavidS - Jun 07, 2007 7:55:01 pm PDT #1794 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
there were Dwight Gooden and Ron Darling and Sid Fernandez pitching, and Keith Hernandez and Darryl Strawberry and Lenny Dykstra and Mookie Wilson. Such a great team.
I love Ron Darling. He came to the A's at the end of his career. (And Jay Payton was with us last year.) Darling is also one of the subjects of the greatest baseball essay ever, "The Web of the Game" by Roger Angell.
Ron Darling was a hapa Hawaiian pretty boy but he was smart, and well read and a great pitcher. He went to Yale and spoke fluent Chinese and French.
