Comments on: Don Drysdale on “The Brady Bunch” and the tragic life of the first Mrs. Brady http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Tue, 21 May 2013 22:10:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Old Gator http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-241365 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:02:15 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-241365 “The mother dead these fourteen years did incubate in her own bosom the creature who would carry her off. The father never speaks her name, the child does not know it.”

Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian

]]> By: psousa1 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-241116 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:48:59 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-241116 Don’t forget Wes Parker was bangin’ Greg’s teacher.

Joe Namath was also on the Brady Bunch. Walt Hazzard on Gilligan’s Island was also emmy worthy.

]]> By: Francisco (FC) http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-241057 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 02:13:20 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-241057 Joe Torre, 2nd Season of Castle.

]]> By: jimbo1949 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-241046 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:22:28 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-241046 Kevin Joseph Aloysius Connors

Celtics, Dodgers, Cubs and The Rifleman

]]> By: kopy http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-240955 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:05:14 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-240955 There’s also an episode of “Yes, Dear” where Frank Robinson, Ernie Banks, and Johnnie Bench all make cameos.

]]> By: dink53 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-240953 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:56:08 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-240953 There is a Drysdale connection. The Commerce Bank of Beverly Hills was providing the sub-primes for Mike’s projects.

]]> By: normcash http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-240951 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:48:24 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-240951 I seem to recall and “Mr. Ed” episode that featured some Dodger players…I think Drysdale was one of them and Koufax and Roseboro were the others.

]]> By: ahmiller21 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-240934 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:22:34 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-240934 What?

]]> By: Old Gator http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-240905 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:07:20 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-240905 Treating all those kids with dry martinis would have gotten pretty expensive – what were the well labels back then, and where could they be purchased cheaply before Wal-Mart? But it also would account for why those kids were all so vapid and imbecilic.

]]> By: leftywildcat http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-240889 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:44:22 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-240889 Harmon Killebrew did an appearance about 15 years ago on one of those sitcoms that had 8 or 10 children.

]]> By: APBA Guy http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-240874 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:07:15 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-240874 My girlfriend has an All-Ugly team. Randy Johnson was the captain until he retired, then it was Jorge Cantu. I always look forward to her updates in April, after Opening Day rosters are confirmed.

]]> By: APBA Guy http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-240870 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:05:47 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-240870 Given how much adults drank in the ’60′s, at least at my parents’ parties, swinging was pretty much out of the question. Snoring, barfing, then snoring again, that was more the style.

]]> By: marklar1025 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-240862 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:51:03 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-240862 c’mon Craig – dont let these guys mess with you. Drysdale WAS on the Bunch – episode named “The Dropout”

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0531131/

Storyline

A compliment from Los Angeles Dodgers’ baseball star Don Drysdale goes to Pony League pitcher Greg’s head. Greg becomes convinced he’s the next big Major League Baseball superstar and becomes obsessed with the sport, driving his family and teachers crazy. Drysdale returns later and – knowing that Greg is listening in – has a conversation with Mike talk about the realities of life on the road, but it takes a major shelling for Greg to get knocked into reality.

]]> By: marinersnate http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-240849 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:22:26 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-240849 VERY SLOOOOW news day, huh, Craig?

Also, Greg didn’t steal the other high school’s playbook. Marsha’s boyfriend, who was from another high school, stole Greg’s playbook. Solid effort though.

]]> By: anxovies http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-240845 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:14:00 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-240845 Maybe the first Mrs. Brady was buried under the driveway.

]]> By: anxovies http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-240842 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:10:35 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-240842 And Mr. Drysdale’s head teller was a scared, bumbling little guy named Cratchit. I loved that. Someone please make a blockbuster trade before I turn to the egg nog.

]]> By: ncphilliesguy http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-240831 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:59:11 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-240831 Mike’s first wife died, Carol’s first husband died too. They didn’t talk about it because it was the 60′s, and a whole country of people existed that swollowed the pain and treated it with dry martinis. Now, someone stubs their toe and they whine about it on facebook.

]]> By: Old Gator http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-240830 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:58:47 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-240830 Come to think of it, what was the second Mrs. Brady’s former married name? It’s not like her horrible bunch of brats talked about their dad much either.

If I were those two, I would have shipped all the little monsters off to military school and thrown swinger parties every weekend. Then they could have moved the show to Cinemax when the network cancelled them.

]]> By: ncphilliesguy http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-240828 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:56:22 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-240828 Wade Boggs and Kevin McHale. Maybe Espisito.

]]> By: kiwicricket http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-240819 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:28:21 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-240819 Sam Malone had a few guys stop into the bar at some point, can’t remember who though.

]]> By: jeffbbf http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-240811 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:13:14 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-240811 “Married With Children” gave us a couple of greats in some funny episodes: Bench and Banks (along with Namath) in one episode (can’t remember the story), and another episode in the middle of the 1994 strike where Al and his buddies formed their own baseball league – I know Piazza and Frank Thomas were in that one along with a few others. Funny stuff.

]]> By: hcf95688 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-240808 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:07:11 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-240808 Yes. I was about to post the same thing. Milburn Drysdale.

]]> By: Old Gator http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-240802 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:47:27 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-240802 Isn’t it possible that she died in childbirth with her oldest kid, and had the rest of them while already dead?

]]> By: Jacob http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-240794 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:25:56 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-240794 I’m don’t think Mike’s boss was Mr. Drysdale, but that was definitely the name of the banker on The Beverly Hillbillies.

]]> By: nolanwiffle http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-240793 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:25:33 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-240793 If Sidd Finch never appeared on “That’s Incredible”…. he probably should have.

]]> By: deathmonkey41 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-240792 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:24:48 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-240792 Well, I got to go with LA since I’m a Rams fan and use Roman Gabriel on Gilligan’s Island when he played a native.

]]> By: kiwicricket http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-240791 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:09:15 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-240791 I remember cringing when McGwire was on ‘Mad About You’.
(N.Z only had 3 channels back then, cut me some slack guys)

]]> By: kaoticbandito http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-240789 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:53:23 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-240789 Drysdale must have been a bit of a media whore. If I remember right he did an episode of “Leave it to Beaver” as well. Beaver made a long distance call to the Dodgers locker room and got in trouble for running up the charges. I assume Ward gave him the belt later on off-camera because that’s how he rolled.

]]> By: lewp http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-240788 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:48:00 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-240788 I think Craig mentioned it earlier this week…and I’ll paraphrase…”Between Christmas and New Years is the slowest time for baseball news”.

No offense Craig, but this story would certainly support that.

]]> By: Paul White http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/27/don-drysdale-on-the-brady-bunch-and-the-tragic-life-of-the-first-mrs-brady/comment-page-1/#comment-240787 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:44:14 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=104563#comment-240787 Tragically, the list gets a big “incomplete” because it didn’t name Sparky Anderson the manager for his epic cameo in an episode of “WKRP in Cincinnati”.

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