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Originally Posted by FatJack
As to Billy Williams, I'm sorry to hear that they don't have him with Seattle. But the computer generated "airbrushing" they use these days is quite a far sight better than the old manual on-the-negative painting. They can make that minor league picture work, I'm guessing.
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I would think it wouldn't be that hard to work out an agreement with AP and get limited-use rights to that wirephoto that was taken when Billy was called up. Then you could colorize it and make cards from it, as people have already done.
Also sorry to see that Billy passed away at the end of 2013; I had missed that news. So the "Pilots in the Sky" team now includes Gene Brabender, George Brunet, Jerry Stephenson, Fred Talbot, Don Mincher, Mike Hegan, Jim Pagliaroni, Merritt Ranew, Ray Oyler, Greg Goossen and Billy, as well as the tragic Miguel Fuentes (and perhaps others I've missed). Man, they're dropping left and right, aren't they? By way of contrast 1969 Mets are missing only Tommie, Tug, and Clink, last I checked. (Goossen appeared for the 1965-68 Mets, but had been in the minors until the trade to Seattle in 1969; only Jim Gosger actually played for both teams.)
If they keep this up, nobody will talk to Bouton at the reunions. Not because of
Ball Four, just because there won't be anyone else left. To quote Joe Schultz, "ah, sh*tf*ck".