The following is an excerpt from a conversation I had with Glen Rosenbaum who played and worked in the White Sox organization for 42 years.
“I pitched against a lot of guys in the minors—D league, Triple A ball, Pacific Coast League—who went to the big leagues. Orlando Cepeda was the best hitter I ever faced. I was at Dubuque and he was playing in Kokomo at the time (1955). He attacked the ball. Oh man. You threw it to him and just hoped he hit it to one of the guys behind ya’. That’s all you could do really. Haha!
“Only one guy I was ever afraid to pitch to—Frank Howard. All the guys I ever pitched against, he was the only one who scared me. Read More