Thursday; October 15
I don’t know how many of us know Denton Young; but mention his nickname and most of the sporting world has heard of “Cy” Young. According to legend, Denton was nicknamed “Cyclone” which was shortened to Cy. This native of Ohio became the standard by which pitchers would be measured when the award for the year’s best pitcher was named after him in 1956. Young ended his 22 year career with 511 wins – the most ever. There are a lot of things that could be said about him, but in one of his quotes I found something interesting. Young is quoted as saying, “All us Youngs could throw. I used to kill squirrels with a stone when I was a kid, and my granddad once killed a turkey buzzard on the fly with a rock.”. Now, while this prowess is impressive, there isn’t much call for rock-throwers, but when he was taught to throw a ball, I would imagine that’s when he became popular! The reason I mention Cy Young is to wonder what unrefined potential we...