• R.I.P Elden Auker

    Posted by on August 4th, 2006 · Comments (2)

    When he was a rookie, Auker whiffed Babe Ruth on four pitches. So, there’s a Yankees tie-in for this post.

    I was sorry to hear of Auker’s passing today. He was a very sharp man and had an extremely full life.

    If you’ve never read “Sleeper Cars and Flannel Uniforms: A Lifetime of Memories from Striking Out the Babe to Teeing It Up With the President,” I highly recommend it. You’ll become an Auker fan after reading it. I know that I did when I read it.

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    Comments on R.I.P Elden Auker

    1. Jay D
      August 5th, 2006 | 1:20 am

      Saw Gary Sheffield’s house today… he lives 10 minutes outside the city in NJ in a town called closter.. nice house and apparently he is friendly to people living in the town… i heard that derek jeter’s parents also live 10 minutes outside the city…. do you know the town?
    2. Steve Lombardi
      August 5th, 2006 | 9:07 am

      Pretty sure that I once went to a coporate X-mas party in that town once.

      Lots of rich people live in the general area of that part on NJ – it’s close to the GWB too.

      Patrick Ewing, Eddie Murphy, guys like that.

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