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February 26: Greatness visits Mets

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One of the great things about spring training is that you’ll never know who’ll show up from day to day. This afternoon, “Sandy Koufax”:http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/koufasa01.shtml was giving pitching tips to Chan Ho Park in a corner of the empty Mets clubhouse during the intra-squad game.

I was there after talking to Jorge Sosa. Hitting coach Rick Down walked by and asked what was going on and I said, “I’m just watching greatness.’’ He looked into the corner, saw Koufax, and said, “yes you are.’’

This entry was posted on Monday, February 26th, 2007 at 12:15 pm by John Delcos.
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7 Responses to “February 26: Greatness visits Mets”

  1. Steve C.

    wow lucky you…

  2. dave

    Hey!

    Can he be a roving instructor in the spring for us?

  3. dan

    i had the pleasure of meeting Sandy when he was in Met camp working with Shawn Estes back in the day. he always hangs around b/c of his friendship w/ Fred Wilpon. always good to see him hanging around.

  4. John Delcos

    Yeah, lucky me to see Koufax. It’s a great perk to the job. No, he won’t be a uniformed roving instructor, but he informally chats with some of the pitchers. Chan Ho Park had better have been taking notes.

  5. sweetlew

    Good for you John…hope you remembered your sunscreen today!

    How did the arms look during the game? 1-2-3 doesn’t necessarily mean much….

  6. sheadenizen

    Could Park actually understand a word Koufax said? Maybe pitching is the universal language….and words need not be spoken!

  7. John Delcos
    • To sweetlew: (RE: 1-2-3): Yup, got the sunscreen. Burned once and I learn. No, 1-2-3, doesn’t mean much, but it is better than getting raked. Sosa was down to all three hitters, which is key to him, and he got a strikeout on an off-speed pitch. You take your plusses where you get them.
    • To sheadenizen: (RE: Park): Park actually speaks pretty good English. And, Koufax is one of those guys whose greatness transcends any language.

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