Snow Men

Outside the Clubhouse, But Still Dealing with the Flakes

It’s topical. It’s not tropical. As mother nature hits snow bombs up and down the east coast we’d be remiss if we didn’t celebrate the event with how our heroes have dealt with the fun / cruel element in their midst.

Will some take the opportunity to go deep? Will others pitch their way out of trouble? Or will they just treat the conditions as another day at the park? The men behind the camera no doubt relished the opportunity to do something a little different. Let’s see what they came up with.

Here’s one guy you wouldn’t want to get in a snowball fight with (to say nothing of a rock fight).

Willie Mays soft tossing before flying south to Puerto Rico in 1955

Yogi Berra might actually take a walk for a change after his duty is done

Walt Dropo knows where the swimming holes are, if not for man, then for fish

Bernie Allen and Harmon Killebrew packed an extra pair of shoes for the occasion

Billy Pierce takes advantage of the kids’ snow day

Rapid Robert’s wife is more interested in seeing that he’s a good brakeman

Bud Harrelson and Tug McGraw prepare to descend into the lodge at Mt. Shea to sign their 1971 contracts.

Curt Simmons helps out teammate Robin Roberts as the Philadelphia Iditarod gets underway.

Biathlete Frankie Frisch

Dugout of the snow, Mel Parnell kicks and deals

Rusty Staub tears the cover off the ball . . . and it goes nowhere

We may turn our attention back to pitchers and catchers now