MannyVision III & Some Other Dodger Videos

More of Manny in Albuquerque.

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Part 2.

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Upper Deck's video of Loney, Billingsley and Broxton's recent signing at their HB store.

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OK. This crazy dude is called "Rental Man." He goes to just about every Southland sporting event, usually in costume, to dance. He bugs me, but some folks find him hilarious.

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Koufax is Still the Toast of the Town

Sandy Koufax rarely makes public appearance, but when he does come out he instantly becomes more popular than the President. Recently, he showed up at a Pro-AM golf tournament called the Traveller's Championship in Connecticut. Expectantly, he was surrounded by fans and collectors alike. From the Middletown Press:

He is as gracious as he was brilliant, but there were times Wednesday that the fans wanted a piece of him a little too much. He tried to humor a man who insisted that he take his lucky coin. When Koufax finished the second hole, as he walked over toward the gallery, he instructed them to be polite and orderly. When a couple of fans may have not been quite that, he shushed them.

After the round, I asked Koufax if the crowd’s over-exuberance got any better as the day went along. “You think it got any better?” he said with a twinkle in his eye. “No.”

Go read the rest as he talks about various charities he has been involved with.

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Manny's Doctor Under Investigation

Manny's doctor, Pedro Publio Bosch, who prescribed the fertility medication is currently under DEA investigation. From ESPN:

"We're aware of the investigation and our department of investigations is cooperating with the DEA," MLB president Bob DuPuy said Thursday afternoon. He declined to answer any other questions.

Investigators believe the prescription for human chorionic gonadotropin, known as hCG, was written by Pedro Publio Bosch, 71, a physician who has practiced family medicine in Florida since 1976. His son, Anthony Bosch, 45, is believed to have worked as a contact between his father and Ramirez. It's unclear how far along the DEA is in its inquiry but sources indicated that investigators want to know whether either man ever procured improper or illegal prescriptions for other people. DEA officials could not immediately be reached for comment.

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Sign For Me, Please

Here is my final Legendary Auctions post and I made sure to keep the best for last. They have a huge lot of 36 Sports Magazine photos of ballplayers with fans. There are all kinds of shots with autographs hounds, children and even groupies. Really, this lot consist of some of the best candid photos around. As of this writing it is at $1,560.00 and rising.

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Who says autograph hounds are worse today? Look at George Brett being surrounded by a sea of balls. I don't recognize the fellow below, but he too is surrounded. (I think he may be Satchel Paige? If anyone has a better guess please let em know)

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Sandy crouches and smiles to the delight of a child and his mom.

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Hey Mickey! Say, "Ahhhh!"

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Campy looks tired as he sign for the kid.

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This is just too damn adorable. Warren Spahn poses with an happy fan.

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Lou Gehrig signing. He is wearing a Yankee uniform with a 1939 Baseball Centennial patch on his sleeve.

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This Clemente photo is powerful and graceful at the same time.

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The ladies love Pee Wee.

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MannyVision II

Here are some more Manny related Isotope videos.

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Here is an interesting video from ESPN featuring Manny's Alma Mater, George Washington High School, and their thoughts about the suspension. You can see the disappointment in the eyes of one of Manny's mentors.

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Koufax, Koufax and More Koufax

Legendary Auctions has even more great photos from Sport Magazine in their auction; including a whole bunch of Dodger great Sandy Koufax.

The photo below is nicely framed with Koufax's follow through, the ball (no doubt a curve) whizzing through the air and the catchers right shin guard. The contrasting black and white shades have my eyes moving in a counterclockwise direction as I can visualize the pitch coming towards the catcher. This is almost as perfect a photo as you an get of the Hall of Famer in action. Currently it is at $200.00.

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Now here is some good stuff. Below are some pics within a 7 photo lot of Sandy Koufax's 1963 no-hitter against the Giants. It happened on May 11th at Dodger Stadium as the Dodgers overwhelmed the powerful Giants, 8 to 0. Koufax even took a perfect game into the ninth inning. Unfortunately, he walked the first batter up on a 3-2 pitch. Nevertheless, he finished up the inning without giving up a hit. Overall, 1963 was a magical year as Koufax won the pitching triple crown (306 SO, 1.88 ERA & 25 Wins), the MVP award, Cy Young and the Dodgers sweeped the Yankees in the World Series. Of course, Koufax won both ends of that series. Yogi Berra commented after game one, "I can see how he won 25 games. What I don't understand is how he lost five."

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The below pic shows Koufax preparing the ball just before he makes his pitch to the last batter. Notice that it's the top of the ninth inning with two outs and no count.

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The celebration begins.

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Koufax looks happier than Homer with a doughnut, but the usher in the background looks unhappy. He must be a Giants fan. So far, this auction is at $175.00.

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