[Spiny_Norman]

[quote author=Langdude link=topic=17873.msg209726#msg209726 date=1509596471]
I was the Daily beat writer for the baseball team when he was behind the plate at Sunken Diamond. I remember my buddy JJ, who was the stadium announcer, would say when Hinch came to the plate to bat...

"The catcher ... AYEEE JAYEEEE HINCH!"

AJ is a really, really good guy. Proud to have him as a Stanford grad.

-m.

Those were great days. As Sunken Diamond's PA announcer myself in '95 and '96, it was my pleasure to announce his name, too. Especially since A.J. & I are also proud graduates of Midwest City High School! I'm sure there are a lot of happy people back in Midwest City, Oklahoma right now.

Super awesome to watch his journey over the years, even when it got a bit rocky (his disastrous first managerial experience with Arizona). Always wonderful to see great things happen to genuinely good people.

Troy C
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Troy, I asked Darryl Stephens one time (Stanford baseball team in my era, early 80s) who was the best player he ever saw.  He named another Midwest City Bomber (and World Series champ) - Joe Carter.

[Spiny_Norman]

[quote author=Langdude link=topic=17873.msg209726#msg209726 date=1509596471]
I was the Daily beat writer for the baseball team when he was behind the plate at Sunken Diamond. I remember my buddy JJ, who was the stadium announcer, would say when Hinch came to the plate to bat...

"The catcher ... AYEEE JAYEEEE HINCH!"

AJ is a really, really good guy. Proud to have him as a Stanford grad.

-m.

Those were great days. As Sunken Diamond's PA announcer myself in '95 and '96, it was my pleasure to announce his name, too. Especially since A.J. & I are also proud graduates of Midwest City High School! I'm sure there are a lot of happy people back in Midwest City, Oklahoma right now.

Super awesome to watch his journey over the years, even when it got a bit rocky (his disastrous first managerial experience with Arizona). Always wonderful to see great things happen to genuinely good people.

Troy C
[/quote]

Troy, I asked Darryl Stephens one time (Stanford baseball team in my era, early 80s) who was the best player he ever saw.  He named another Midwest City Bomber (and World Series champ) - Joe Carter.