warren1st
11-21-2006, 07:43 AM
I went to see Bo about a possibility of a position with the Michigan Athletic Dept when he was AD. He invited me into his office. One thing led to another and we got on the subject of baseball.
He told me that his high school catcher from Barberton, Hal Naragon who was the Cleveland Indians' back-up catcher in 1954, invited him into the Tribe's clubhouse. He mentioned, in his gruff voice, what a great pitching staff they had and he got to meet Bob Feller, Bob Lemon, Early Wynn, Mike Garcia, Don Mossi, Ray Narleski, Hal Newhouser and Art Houtemann. By the time he had rattled all those names off, his face was red and he was actually leaning toward me off his chair, almost into my face and yelled, "The best damn pitching staff in the history of baseball and don't you ever forget it!!!" I meekly said, "No sir I won't."
He told me that his high school catcher from Barberton, Hal Naragon who was the Cleveland Indians' back-up catcher in 1954, invited him into the Tribe's clubhouse. He mentioned, in his gruff voice, what a great pitching staff they had and he got to meet Bob Feller, Bob Lemon, Early Wynn, Mike Garcia, Don Mossi, Ray Narleski, Hal Newhouser and Art Houtemann. By the time he had rattled all those names off, his face was red and he was actually leaning toward me off his chair, almost into my face and yelled, "The best damn pitching staff in the history of baseball and don't you ever forget it!!!" I meekly said, "No sir I won't."