Let's Get Tropical

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Like the Florida Beachdogs who were profiled in BLaze Issue 1 the West Palm Beach Tropics were the cream of the crop in their respective league. The SPBA that is. Senior Professional Baseball Association.

Managed by Dick Williams, the Tropics would finish the ‘89 season with 52 wins vs 20 losses. Attendance at Municipal Stadium was highest in the league. Shortstop and future Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington was league MVP. Batting .359 with a league high 73 RBI’S. Unfortunately they lost in the league championship to the St. Petersburg Pelicans. (12-4). By 1990 the league was done.

Some of our favorite West Palm Beach Tropics

(1) Rodney Scott 

(15) Ron Washington

(17) Micky Rivers

(23) Dick Williams

(26) Dave Kingman

(33) Lee Lacy

(34) Rollie Fingers

(40) Lowell Palmer

(49) Tim Stoddard

Remembering Wilma Rudolph

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Remembering the great Wilma Rudolph on what would have been her 80th Birthday. ‘Skeeter’ was the first American Female Track & Field athlete to win 3 Gold Medals in a single Olympiad. During the 1960 Games in Rome, Italy she won both the 100 & 200m dashes , along with a 4x100 relay gold. R.I.P. Wilma.

Derrick Thomas & his 7 Sack Sunday - November 11th, 1990

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11/11/1990 - Remember when Derrick Thomas sacked Seahawks Quarterback Dave Krieg a record 7 times in one game? Unfortunately for D.T. & the Chiefs, Krieg was able to slip out of sack # 8 to heave a prayer into the end zone to Paul Skansi giving Seattle a 17-16 victory as time ran out. R.I.P. Derrick.

Did you know that Dave Krieg holds the NFL record for Most Sack Yards lost? Dave was taken down 494 times over his 19 year career for 3,794 yards. The Chiefs collected 70 yards lost on 9 sacks that day in Arrowhead

The Almost Willie McGee Game

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On June 23rd, 1984 St. Louis Cardinals Centerfielder Willie McGee became the 1st Cardinal in 9 years to hit for the cycle. Willie’s big day including 6 rbi came in defeat though as the Cards fell to the Cubs 12-11 in 11 innings. Can anybody tell us the Cardinal Great who had last hit for the cycle back in ‘75?

Bonus point awarded if you can also come up with the Nickname of this particular afternoon affair at Wrigley Field.

Answer Here

Dock Ellis Print

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Alrighty Dudes. We’re starting off the Weekend with an awesome Dock Ellis Print Set. Designs came from some of our favorite Blaze Posts of the Past on the Pirates Pitcher. Each print measures 7” x 9” and is a hand pulled Gel Transfer Print on Watercolor paper (140lb/300g/m) Stop on in the Blaze Shop and pick yourself up this 3 piece set.

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