Bobby Thomson Professions : Baseball player Born : October 25, 1923 Died : August 16, 2010 Browse All Authors Top 6 quotes by Bobby Thomson It was a pretty fierce rivalry. I'm just speaking for myself, but I think it was general through the clubs. We didn't like them, and they didn't like us. Bobby Thomson clubs fierce thinking In New York, after that famous home run, they expected me to be up there every year. That homer raised me to a high level, with the top guys in the game. Bobby Thomson new-york home running There are no war stories. I ended up a bombardier, but I never got overseas. And it wasn't because I was playing baseball either. It was just a series of things that went on. Bobby Thomson baseball stories war I went into the Air Corps from 1943 through 1945. Bobby Thomson air When he asked if I would like to try second base, I thought, Hey, get me in the lineup. Bobby Thomson thought try like me I'd get 3-4 cheap home runs every year. You know, little 'wood shots' down either line. They would be pop flies in any other park. But, goodness me, they didn't count the number of long outs! Bobby Thomson me you home long Similar Authors Albert Belle baseball-player Bob Horner baseball-player Bob Wickman baseball-player Brian Gordon baseball-player Bronson Arroyo baseball-player Buster Posey baseball-player All Authors
