Comments on: The Walking Man held interesting place in MLB history — and trivial place in my collection

By: David Johnson

David Johnson — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 02:32:53 +0000

I love stories like this. Another player to look into if you haven’t heard of him is Virgil Trucks. Trucks really sticks in my mind, because his was known as Virgil “Fire” Trucks and that nickname seemed really cool when I was a kid. But the most amazing feat from him was in 1952 when he won only 5 games, but 2 of them were No-Hitters.

By: Joshua (jpleazme805)

Joshua (jpleazme805) — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 23:18:32 +0000

I am not a huge baseball fan… but I do enjoy reading the stories of the old players.. This is an interesting story.. I’m going to google his name & see what else is out there about the “Walking Man” Cool nickname…

By: J.R. Lebert

J.R. Lebert — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 17:48:13 +0000

I had the pleasure of meeting Eddie at the 1969 Mets Reunion Show in LI, and he could not have been nicer. I took pictures with him, and his World Series ring, which he proudly wore. He took time with every single person who came his way.

By: Randall

Randall — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 03:01:59 +0000

Chris, I liked this story enough that I checked out eBay and found a 2007 Topps Heritage Flashbacks #FB7 Ed Yost that was hand signed. Is it real? Who knows. I just liked how it referred to him as the “walking man”. Keep the interesting stories coming.