Brett was great!

Posted by Winston Smith (A) on February 18, 2010 at 15:57:17

In Reply to: RE: Really? posted by Quint on February 18, 2010 at 10:21:04:

IIRC, wasn't Brett the protege of probably the sweetest swinger of all time, Ted Williams? I've only seen footage of Williams, but man! Those wrists! Quick as lightning! IMHO, only Barry Bonds had faster wrists and a quicker swing (sadly, likely due to 'enhancement'), but not nearly as pretty. And Brett's swing was damn near a carbon-copy of Williams' swing. Just gorgeous. Yeah, I remember Brett and all those incredibly clutch homers. Hell, I'm gettin' chills just thinking about those old days again.

You know, I had a pitching coach who had gone to AAA in the Royals org and personally knew Brett. Said he was a real gem and great guy, and I believe him. Coach's name was Hanks, IIRC, but I think he died a while back. Hard-nosed SOB who made us pitchers into long distance runners. Now it's all about weights and conditioning for strength, and not so much about incredible endurance as when I pitched. My, how things change...

Well, enough B-Ball nostalgia. Back to the business of audio and tweaking here in the Tweaker's Asylum.

But it sure was fun reminiscing about these guys. Hope they are all doing well, wherever they are.

Quint, take care yourself, too.

PS- And yes, I must admit that on occasion I actually did find old Howard C entertaining. His voice was just really nasally and came across poorly on our old TVs back then. Very grating. (Gee, I wonder how he would have sounded if we had tweaked the TV's audio system... ) :-)

Best Regards,

WS

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Topic - Informal poll: For those who mark the edges of their CDs, do you use water-based or non-WB markers? - Quint 12:08:17 02/16/10 (17)

Thanks to all those who responded! [nt] - Quint 07:02:33 02/17/10 (0)

An anomaly: Mercury Living Presence CDs - geoffkait 16:39:44 02/16/10 (0)

Used the water-based ones in Oz; use the Sharpie here - Metralla 16:28:58 02/16/10 (0)

Non WB: Been using a green Sharpie for years with fine results and no problemos...N/T - musetap 15:15:43 02/16/10 (0)

RE: Informal poll: For those who mark the edges of their CDs, do you use water-based or non-WB markers? - Winston Smith 14:51:51 02/16/10 (11)

RE: Informal poll: For those who mark the edges of their CDs, do you use water-based or non-WB markers? - Quint 07:01:18 02/17/10 (10)

"collectible discs" - Metralla 09:09:52 02/17/10 (9)

RE: "collectible discs" - Quint 05:47:04 02/18/10 (1)

paint pen sharpie, water sol. all can be cleaned off easy! Jeez... - Elizabeth 04:59:58 03/18/10 (0)

RE: "They want a pristine disc - not one with green or black edges."" - geoffkait 15:56:33 02/17/10 (1)

Correct - Metralla 17:24:52 02/17/10 (0)

He's right, Quint... - Winston Smith 14:50:13 02/17/10 (4)

Mo-Fi LPs - Quint 05:52:06 02/18/10 (3)

Really? - Winston Smith 07:11:28 02/18/10 (2)

RE: Really? - Quint 10:21:04 02/18/10 (1)

Brett was great! - Winston Smith 15:57:17 02/18/10 (0)

Water based (nt) - 1973shovel 13:35:30 02/16/10 (0)

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