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"Mr. Tiger"

Location: Blogs Blogs Lonnie Nelson's Blog
Posted by: Lonnie Nelson	7/19/2008 9:47 PM
During my lifetime I have been lucky enough to meet some of the greatest athlete's of all time. Today at Sports Legends was one person that I have wanted to meet for a very long time; Al Kaline. Since I was little I heard stories from people that had either played with or against Al Kaline at one time or another. To hear the stories about how good an athlete he was while growing up in South Baltimore was sometimes hard to believe. Stories sometimes get stretched as time goes by and the player becomes better then he was. None of this is true with Mr. Kaline. He was hands down one of the best athlete's ever to come out of the state of Maryland. Today while we were all waiting for Mr. Kaline to appear I had a chance to talk for a long period of time with Coach George Henderson. Any of you who know Coach Henderson will know he has forgotten more about Baseball then alot of us will ever know. Anyway, to hear the stories about Al was something that alot of us true sports fans would have paid to hear. One story stood out to me!! George was coaching a fast pitch softball team in South Baltimore and they were playing for the championship. Well Al Kaline was late for the game and when he finally showed up the team was down 2-1 in the 7th inning. As soon as George saw Kaline get out of his father's car he called time out to give Al time to get across the field. The umpire told Al when he got to the bench that he didn't have enough time to wait for him to change into his uniform and spikes. So Al had to play in the clothes he came in. He was wearing pants, a shirt and brand new saddle shoes. Well George put Al in for his brother that inning. Al got up to bat with one runner on base and hit a 2 run homer to win the game. Mr. Kaline told the crowd today at Sports Legends of the time when he was suppose to sign his Baseball contract with the Tigers he ask them not to make it public until after he had played in a tournament with the guys that he had grow up with. The tournament was that weekend and Al scared the living daylights out of the scout that had signed him when he passed out at a play at home. The catcher had sat on Al and he had passed out from the heat and probally from the girth of the catcher. Mr. Kaline is a very gracious and a genuine man who stills loves the city that he grew up in. Not many athletes are as loved as this man is; whether it be in Detroit or here in Baltimore.

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By JohnnyV on 7/30/2008 7:11 PM

Lonnie, you are correct, George is one of the most knowledgeable guys in baseball. Coach, as most of us call him, has had the privilege of coaching many greats. Some of them were Al Kaline, Brooks Robinson and Reggie Jackson. What a career! And he has been in several Hall of Fame organizations as a coach. Plain and simple, he knows baseball! He can spot talent a mile away. I just finished reading an article in the Press Box where George was interviewed. His insight is amazing.<br><br>I found Al to be very gracious and welcoming. He never forgot the people that remembered him. That story he told was hysterical. But if you were not there, you would not have known that piece of Al's history. This is the behind the scenes kind of stuff that you can only be privy to if you attend and support functions such as this one just held at Sports Legends.<br><br>Anyway Lonnie, great job on this blog entry! I was there and you explained it in such a way, that if you were not there and were reading this, you could say you were there! Excellent recap of events that day.

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