Texsox Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 https://theathletic.com/2056094/2020/09/11/there-might-be-a-family-secret-richard-dotsons-real-life-fable?source=user-shared-article 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 That is an incredible read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy U Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Fantastic story. Always a big fan of Dot. The way he handled this news makes him seem like an incredibly cool guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Dotson was my favorite pitcher on the 1983 team, second to Wilbur Wood all-time. I heard about this the other day on a show I can’t recall at the moment, will try to find more on a website I can access. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 8 minutes ago, Timmy U said: Fantastic story. Always a big fan of Dot. The way he handled this news makes him seem like an incredibly cool guy. This was a great article. i read it a couple of days ago. He is a great guy. I had a chance to ask him about his injury and surgery which essentially ended his effectiveness as a pitcher. He was very forthcoming about everything to a person he didn't know. One of the reason I got into working with pitchers and the MLB. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 So the punchline is father-son never met and both became pitchers. The parents were off and on so mother was 'available' in April 1958 when Turk was in town pitching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MnSoxFan Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 I read several articles covering that Sports Illustrated article on the Phillies Dalton Gang. Headed by by Turk Farrell and made up of other pitchers from the staff, Jim Meyer was one, Don Caldwell was one for a short time. They were imfamous stay out all night, beat up people in the bar, just rip roaring mean drunks who were all tougher than hell. Farrell was the leader of the gang. https://vault.si.com/vault/1960/06/13/the-dalton-gang-rides-again https://seamheads.com/blog/2016/03/11/the-last-ride-of-baseballs-dalton-gang/ https://tht.fangraphs.com/the-turk-the-bear-the-bird-outlaw-night-riders/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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