tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916244525704951667.post720568445634130986..comments2024-03-28T09:31:43.676-04:00Comments on Wrigley Wax: Fifties Friday: 1954 BowmanWrigley Waxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04609243184562074109noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916244525704951667.post-51884986774202523772010-10-09T17:56:12.552-04:002010-10-09T17:56:12.552-04:00That's ok. He was primarily a Pirate anyway a...That's ok. He was primarily a Pirate anyway and may have "slipped under the radar" a bit with a Cub fan.<br /><br />Ever hear his story of the day he was elected to the Hall? It was his 15th and final appearance on the writers' ballot, but prospects were good as it was a weak year. Just about the time the Hall rep would usually call with the verdict, Kiners' mother-in-law called to gossip with his wife. He was worried he'd be elected, they'd get a busy signal, and he'd never get into the Hall!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11696588793991359183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916244525704951667.post-79398387541043273492010-10-08T21:39:13.813-04:002010-10-08T21:39:13.813-04:00Yea, that's my mistake for forgetting about Ki...Yea, that's my mistake for forgetting about Kiner and the hall.Wrigley Waxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04609243184562074109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916244525704951667.post-9298743031314807842010-10-08T17:48:50.107-04:002010-10-08T17:48:50.107-04:00Ralph Kiner is a Hall of Famer too, for his actual...Ralph Kiner is a Hall of Famer too, for his actual playing. His broadcasting was, well, interesting?<br /><br />Kiner asked for more money from the Pirates and they turned him down. The team was awful; only reason anybody went to the games was to see if Kiner would "hit one out". But Pirates figured, they had finished last with him, they could finish last without him.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11696588793991359183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916244525704951667.post-787374580232439072010-10-08T13:31:43.237-04:002010-10-08T13:31:43.237-04:00Garagiola was a great broadcaster...but Ralph Kine...Garagiola was a great broadcaster...but Ralph Kiner was no slouch, either.Chris Stufflestreethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04229983444919282224noreply@blogger.com