Comments on: Don Mincher: 1938-2012 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/don-mincher-1938-2012/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Sun, 19 May 2013 05:34:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: WhenMattStairsIsKing http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/don-mincher-1938-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-268744 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:50:57 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=118686#comment-268744 I thought I knew that name! It’s all coming back. Rest in peace, Mr. Mincher. Another great ballplayer lost.

]]> By: stublues33 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/don-mincher-1938-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-268631 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:13:22 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=118686#comment-268631 Don came back to the Senators in ’71, their last season in Washington. After batting practice before the final Senators game (9/30/71 vs NYY) he brought a bag of balls and a fungo bat to the outfield and hit ball after ball into the upper deck. One of those balls sits on my desk as I write this. Thanks Don.

Stuart

]]> By: Old Gator http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/don-mincher-1938-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-268617 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:44:03 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=118686#comment-268617 Mincher was an important part of those powerhouse Minnesota lineups that had the misfortune to compete in the AL with the Borg in the 1960s. Sorry to see him go. Thanks for the memories, Don.

]]> By: antelope850 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/don-mincher-1938-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-268589 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:01:40 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=118686#comment-268589 And a key character in Jim Bouton’s Ball Four.

]]> By: philsbirdsflyers http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/05/don-mincher-1938-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-268588 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:59:19 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=118686#comment-268588 R.I.P., Bill O’Reilly Sr.

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