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Costas and Maris ❤

Mlb fucked him

GREAT short tribute NBC and Bob Costas...you are RIGHT Bobby, the people/AKA players, do matter.

I remember him well. A great overall ballplayer, and a real gentleman.

Proud record holder for decades. A class act on and off the field and a good all around player, particularly in the outfield. A great teammate as well. A credit to the Yankees and baseball as well. RIP. # 9 .👍❤

WHAT NEWS. !!! ROGER MARIS...A NICE MAN ! I WENT TO HIS FUNERAL IN FARGO. PUT ROGER IN THE HALL-OF-FAME !!! Rev. Jack

Roger was a great player and he should be in the HOF! Come on whoever is doing the voting, it's time for 9 to be there!!!!!!!

“So long til tomorrow” confirmed a few things for me. 1. NFL studio show; 2. If it were Sunday, he wouldn’t see us tomorrow; 3. Ergo, it must be a Saturday, and furthermore; 4. It must be December, because that’s when Saturday NFL games start to occur, given it’s the end of regular season college football to compete with in tv scheduling. Sure enough: Saturday, December 14, 1985. RIP Roger Maris.

Plenty of debate about Maris whether or not he belongs in the Hall but whether is gets in or not he is a baseball legend and many more people know his name than a good number of Hall of famers

He had a lot of bat speed to go by the film, if they weren't running it fast.

Tears watching Babe Ruth’s record crumble. My first childhood hero!

Another great Yankee dying way before his time

Only 51.

Bless the man on CZcams who posted this and says 33 is "very young."

Bob Costas is nothing but a little weasel and race-baiter.

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Thank you, Bob, for everything.

Great home run hitter. Average ballplayer. Rest in peace

Loved the lack of frills, no gold chains, no body armor, no batting gloves. Hit a home run, put your head down and trot around the bases. And this for one of the most iconic home runs ever.

I'm a solid, but average sized guy. My dimensions--arms, legs, chest--are exactly Maris's. That he cranked all those homers with a body like mine impresses me to no end.

Roger needs to be in the HOF.🥰🥰🥰

I've always loved Bob Costas , such a gentleman 👍

Veterans committee; put Maris in the Hall of Fame.

Wow, this is the most touching and heart-felt tribute to a felled sportsman that I have ever heard. Thank you Mr. Costas!

I met Roger in 1962, at my first Yankee game at the stadium, at 10 years old. He was just what Costa said, humble and a great ball player. From North Dakota!

Just came across this today, on Oct 7th, as the playoffs begin, 61 years after one of the greatest records ever set, Roger's 61- in61*, finally a Yankee has it, Aaron Judge ends 2022 with 62 homeruns, a new AL record, & honestly what should be the MLB record, God bless Roger Maris, & go Yankees!!!

He never received credit for being a great all around baseball player. Back then there was no DH. The player had to play a position.

Such an iconic humble class act to baseball and all of us. Forever revered and rememvered.

Underappreciated..

Couldn't help but notice that is a lovely, classical instrumental of The Greatest Love Of All playing in the background. It sounded like this much older, timeless piece.

61 in 1961. 61 years later Judge ties record.

...today, 28 September 2022, Aaron Judge of the Yankees hit #61 matching Maris' record...with a few more games to go he MAY hit another...

...only 51 - he was a young guy...

Growing up at 11 years I lived and breathed the home run race between Mantle and Maris. The biggest crime of my young life was being stuck in school with no radio during one of baseballs greatest races not to mention the radio call of the world series. Back in those days I would have dropped dead playing ⚾️ if giving the chance. ❤️

ABSOLUTELY ONE OF THE ALL TIME GRRRRREAT BALLPLAYERS,HUMAN BEINGS AND TRUE AMERICAN GOD BLESS ROGER MARIS AND HIS ENTIRE FAMILY AND FRIENDS!!!!!THE WORLD OF SPORTS AND LIFE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU🇺🇸👮‍♂️👩‍⚕️👮🧑‍🚒🗽🥇👍💪🤟

l am 74 yrs old grew up watching Rodger Maris and Mickey Mantle both were simply great and yes Rodger Maris does belong in Hall of Fame, him and Mickey are in my Hall of Fame thats for sure.

The Rajah!!!

Love Roger Maris, hate bob costas.

Well at least he lived a full long life

And it is haunting how actor Barry Pepper so resembles him.

Sorry folks, Ruth did it in 154.

Till my dying day Roger will always be my single season HOMERUN leader and I wasn’t even born yet to see it. RIP ROGER

Always the gentleman. Just a shame he had to break the record against my Red Sox.

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I miss those days and story time. Nice portrait in the background.

I like it

He was a cry baby. A whiner. It’s sad he broke that home run record because he certainly wasn’t worthy. He was a total ass. Let’s face it.

I had the chance to officiate a baseball game a few years back for St Francis Catholic school from Gainesville Florida when they came here to play in Central Florida. ..Roger's 2 boys were coaching the team...one boy looked like Roger and the other like his mom...In the 2 games the coaches were very professional and great ambassadors for the game...no bitching about balls and strikes or close judgement calls in the field..they were the epitome of class... they only questioned a rule interpretation on a substitution...before during and after the game there was a buzz in the stands on how Roger was still the home run champion...Roger taught them the game well....U got a great feeling that Roger's sprit was at the game.....

He did it clean without any kind of drugs. He is still the HR King!! RIP Roger

I still have my Rawlings Roger Maris model glove from 1962...RIP.