RIP U. L. Washington, 70. With his trademark toothpick, Washington was a slick-fielding infielder & product of the early-1970s @Royals Baseball Academy; helped club to 1st pennant, in 1980. More @sabr in BioProject sabr.org/bioproj/person… @Royalsreview
@sabrbioproject @Royals @sabr @Royalsreview @PhilHecken @goldbergkc @sigg20 @RexHudler1 @pgrathoff @SSJWHB @FlannyMLB @610SportsKC @KingsofKauffman @TheAthleticKC One of the players in my “Called Up” book, Randy McGilberry, got called up with U L. They made their MLB debuts the same day. Here’s an excerpt with references to U L.
@sabrbioproject @Royals @sabr @Royalsreview @PhilHecken @goldbergkc @sigg20 @RexHudler1 @pgrathoff @SSJWHB @FlannyMLB @610SportsKC @KingsofKauffman @TheAthleticKC One of the players in my “Called Up” book, Randy McGilberry, got called up with U L. They made their MLB debuts the same day. Here’s an excerpt with references to U L.
@sabrbioproject @Royals @sabr @Royalsreview @PhilHecken @goldbergkc @RexHudler1 @pgrathoff @SSJWHB @FlannyMLB @610SportsKC @KingsofKauffman @TheAthleticKC Frank White was also a member of that very academy! They were the DP combo for seven years of excellent Royals teams.
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@sabrbioproject @fan_cornell @Royals @sabr @Royalsreview @PhilHecken @goldbergkc @sigg20 @RexHudler1 @pgrathoff @SSJWHB @FlannyMLB @610SportsKC @KingsofKauffman @TheAthleticKC Willie ,UL and I were the best of buddies back in the day! Sad news….😢
@sabrbioproject @nate_bukaty @Royals @sabr @Royalsreview @PhilHecken @goldbergkc @RexHudler1 @pgrathoff @SSJWHB @FlannyMLB @610SportsKC @KingsofKauffman @TheAthleticKC I’m so sorry for the loss of this former Royal!
@sabrbioproject @Royals @sabr @Royalsreview @PhilHecken @goldbergkc @RexHudler1 @pgrathoff @SSJWHB @FlannyMLB @610SportsKC @KingsofKauffman @TheAthleticKC UL was our hitting instructor when I worked for the Royals minor league system. The man was a class act and a top-shelf story teller. His tales of 1980's era Brett hangover games were legendary. Rest easy sir