User talk:Pitcher53

Its good to have you registered. And I for one love to see the personal recollections you have added. You can check out Steve Dalkowski, which was written entirely (until someone else knows more) by me. --Just me 18:07, 22 June 2006 (EDT)

Welcome to the Bullpen! Check out the how to contribute page for instructions on how to edit pages and sign your name. --Shawn 23:55, 22 June 2006 (EDT)

In re: to your question about minor league stats, I have been making a list of pages you and others have contributed to add these to, but I've been very busy and the list grows more quickly than I can catch up to it. I'm having trouble just keeping up with the BR Bullpen in general and am 3 days behind presently. Maybe next week I'll have more time. - --Mischa 08:58, 23 June 2006 (EDT)

Thanks for all your input. I'm still learning how to use this site. It's a nostalgic trip for me to recall my playing days, and in finding out what happened to all my old teammates. If any of you can dig up stats on the players I've written about, I would be very grateful. I'm still in occasional snail-mail contact with my old rookie-year manager, Dave Garcia. Dave lives near San Diego and goes to a lot of Padres games. He is the former manager of the Angels and Cleveland Indians. Dave must be close to age 85 now, and may still be somewhat active as a scout for the Angels.

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Pitcher53

I am fascinated with Steve Dalkowski because of the claims of many knowledgeable baseball people ( e.g. Cal Ripkin, Sr., Earl Weaver and others) that he was the fastest pitcher of all-time. There are some reports that he could throw 110 mph, and that his ball rose a foot or more. He was not a large athlete by today's standards, yet he reportedly had more velocity than Nolan Ryan, or Sandy Koufax, or Bob Feller, etc. Since I am a former minor league pitcher, I am very curious as to how Dalkowski was able to generate all that speed and movement on his fastball. Incidentally, he also pitched in the Class C Northern League a few years after I pitched there and set some records. He is still alive and reportedly in a rest home in New Britain, Conn. He supposedly was the model for "Nuke" Laloosh in the movie "Bull Durham."

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Pitcher53

Pitcher53, While searching through The Sporting News archives, I found this short blurb:

I'm guessing that was about you. --MichaelEng (talk) 10:15, 8 November 2006 (EST)