Being a lefty myself, I always loved watching he & Larry Gura pitch for those great Royal teams back in the day. Only time I saw him live, he took a beating from Nolan Ryan & the Angels, but he was still one of my favorites:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=6586589
Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb.
That's very sad.
apparently a great hero to Kansas City.
The Orioles did a nice moment of silence for Split before the game tonight, and Ryan and Frank did a full inning of silence. They are going to do a big tribute on Monday at the start of the new homestand. As far as beloved Kansas City baseball players, Splitt is probably in a three way tie for second with Frank White, and Buck O'Neil.
For the good old American lifestyle: For the money, for the glory, and for the fun... mostly for the money.
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