Comments on: Remembering the less-famous ballplayers who served http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/30/remembering-the-less-famous-ballplayers-who-served/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Fri, 24 May 2013 07:02:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: cur68 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/30/remembering-the-less-famous-ballplayers-who-served/comment-page-1/#comment-143438 Tue, 31 May 2011 02:48:49 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=60570#comment-143438 If a Canadian might weigh in for a moment I’d like to direct your attention to these 2 guys; not ball players but 2 of the toughest guys I ever heard of. They deserve our attention too.

http://www.badassoftheweek.com/gordonandshughart.html

]]> By: mrchuckhall http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/30/remembering-the-less-famous-ballplayers-who-served/comment-page-1/#comment-143360 Mon, 30 May 2011 20:22:08 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=60570#comment-143360 Ted was an amazing man, and truly an American hero. My hero as a kid, no question. He’d be the first to tell you he wasn’t the only one, or the greatest. Bob Feller also served, and many others. God bless all of them who didn’t come up with a bad back when it was time to serve. No second-class heroes in that group.

I’m going to have to look up that Frederick Turner book. Thanks, Jimbo1949.

]]> By: royalsfaninfargo http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/30/remembering-the-less-famous-ballplayers-who-served/comment-page-1/#comment-143354 Mon, 30 May 2011 19:55:44 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=60570#comment-143354 A wise man, much wiser than i, once said, “The only heroes are the ones who didnt make it back. The rest of us were just lucky.” As a vet and someone who has lost personal friends in the defense of our country thank you for you post.

]]> By: jwbiii http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/30/remembering-the-less-famous-ballplayers-who-served/comment-page-1/#comment-143339 Mon, 30 May 2011 19:04:47 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=60570#comment-143339 One of my grandfathers was a member of the battalion that Eddie Grant’s unit was trying to save.

]]> By: The Common Man/www.platoonadvantage.com http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/30/remembering-the-less-famous-ballplayers-who-served/comment-page-1/#comment-143294 Mon, 30 May 2011 16:42:42 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=60570#comment-143294 Celebrating the accomplishments of others does nothing to minimize the justifiably awesome heroism of Williams. Settle down.

]]> By: JBerardi http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/30/remembering-the-less-famous-ballplayers-who-served/comment-page-1/#comment-143281 Mon, 30 May 2011 16:07:00 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=60570#comment-143281 You hear that, less-famous ballplayers, some of whom lost their actual lives fighting in WWII? You’re second class heros.

]]> By: halladaysbicepts http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/30/remembering-the-less-famous-ballplayers-who-served/comment-page-1/#comment-143278 Mon, 30 May 2011 15:56:28 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=60570#comment-143278 Ted Williams had balls the size of basketballs. Served in two wars, awesome fighter pilot with many confirmed kills. Missed 5 prime years of baseball in the service of his country. Greatest hitter who ever lived.

Ted Williams – greatest American hero.

]]> By: jimbo1949 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/30/remembering-the-less-famous-ballplayers-who-served/comment-page-1/#comment-143264 Mon, 30 May 2011 15:35:17 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=60570#comment-143264 In respect to those ballplayers who served in WW2, I recommend: When the Boys Came Back – Baseball and 1946 by Frederick Turner.
A nice history of baseball’s first year back from war.

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