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Where We Collect Ballplayers And Their Stories

Lyman Wesley Bostock Jr had it all. He had the genetic lineage, as his father was a star 1B in the Negro Leagues, during the 1940’s, for the Birmingham Black Barons. He had a sweet left-handed stroke, that seemingly launched gap-seeking line drives at will. He had blazing speed, great baseball instincts, and played Gold Glove caliber defense in Center-Field.

In his first two full seasons, playing for the Minnesota Twins, Bostock is in contention, with future Hall Of Fame teammate Rod Carew, for batting titles, both years.

He is then signed by the California Angels, before the 1978 campaign, for the most lucrative contract in American team sports, at the time.

His star is blinding, as many of his peers and opponents, consider him a superstar in wait.

While standing on the precipice of greatness, all of that promise and hope, is gone in the blink of an eye. The 27 year old phenom, becomes the first and only MLB player to be murdered during the season, when he is violently gunned down, in the streets of Gary, Indiana, over a woman, he literally knew for 30 minutes, of his way too short life.

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Backwards K Pod
Where We Collect Ballplayers And Their Stories

This week, Backwards K Pod, wraps up the incredible 2023 MLB season, with the crowning and well-deserved coronation, of the World Champion Texas Rangers.

We give our solemn goodbyes posthumously, to slugger Frank Thomas. A prodigious bat during the 60’s and 70’s, for the Dodgers, Senators and Rangers, who died October 30th, in Aldie, Virginia, due to complications from a stroke.

And last but not least, the detailed biography about arguably the greatest pitcher of the 20th century, pre-WW II, who still holds some of the most unbreakable records in baseball history, 136 years after he was born.

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Backwards K Pod
Where We Collect Ballplayers And Their Stories

“Kid Natural” Ryne Sandberg let his glove, bat and legs do his talking on the baseball diamond.

By the time his 16 year career was completed, Sandberg’s play had announced him as one of the greatest second basemen, to ever play the game of baseball.

The Cubs’ fans affectionately nicknamed him Ryno, and he quickly became their fan-favorite champion during the 1980’s.

A hard-working ballplayer who could do no wrong on the field. The consummate gentleman baseball player for the ages.

This week we examine the life and career, of the great Ryne Sandberg.

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