kenw@lcuxc.UUCP (K Wolman) (02/05/85)
John Kennelly, beer-voiced sportscaster for WNEW-AM in New
York, told us this morning that Greg Luzinski, former Philly,
is now formerly a White Sock as well. He is retiring to take
a position as a high school baseball coach somewhere in New
Jersey. The book on Luzinski in his heyday in Philadelphia was
he could catch anything hit directly at him, but don't ask him
to run; it was always a bit of a joke. But nobody who followed
the Mets in the '70's laughed at The Bull when he had a bat in
his hands. He was awesome. Good luck to him.
--
Ken Wolman
Bell Communications Research @ Livingston, N.J.
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(201) 740-4565
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sofo l'hiskayaem;
v'sheana l'shaem shamayim,
ayn sofo l'hiskayaem.david@fisher.UUCP (David Rubin) (02/07/85)
It's too bad Luzinski is retiring; I think he could have made a
valuable contribution to almost any AL team. In fact, he had offers
from two teams which he turned down to spend more time with his
daughters (he lives in a Philadelphia suburb in South Jersey).
He's well-set for life, as he reportedly earns $200,000 a year on his
investments. The High School he'll be coaching is in Delmar, and
he'll be in charge of the freshman team. Rumor has it that every male
freshman at Delmar will be going out for baseball this year...
Much criticism was levied at Luzinski during his career (some fair
(fielding) and some unfair (weight)), but no sports writer has ever
suggested that he was rude, or arrogant, or in anyway suffered from
the inflated ego often besetting other athletic stars. By all
accounts, he was ever the gentleman and all-around nice guy, and I
wish him luck in the future.
David Rubin
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