They don’t make ’em more badass or intimidating than Dave Parker, aka ‘The Cobra,’ who was known for his earrings and his silver tongue. The two-time World Series champ and seven-time All-Star died Saturday at age 74. He had been battling Parkinson’s since 2012. Known for his ultra-cool persona, Parker was supposed to be enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame less than a month from now. Our guy, OutKick show host Ricky Cobb, eulogized him better than anyone could on his Super 70s Sports X account:
“Super Sky Point to Dave Parker. Anyone who’s followed me for a while knows how I feel about the man. His throws in the 1979 All-Star Game burned an impression into my 7-year-old brain that’s endured for nearly a half-century now. He was the first player I ever saw wear an earring, a pillbox hat-wearing, swashbuckling urban badass who wielded heavy lumber like a toothpick and made big league pitchers weak in the knees. And that arm? It was a nuclear missile launcher.
I’m sad he won’t be there physically to be enshrined in Cooperstown in less than a month. But I’m happy he passed secure at last in the knowledge he will forever reside among baseball’s immortals. Have your lighter handy, St. Peter, because smoking one with the Cobra will be a privilege.”
Parker was once quoted as saying, “When the leaves turn brown, I’ll be wearing the batting crown,” proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that the man never lacked confidence. The hard-hitting lefty was able to back those words up, winning two batting titles with the Pittsburgh Pirates as well as three Silver Slugger awards… read more >
“Anything that has a relationship with pleasure, we reject it. Eating, they talk about cholesterol; making love, they talk about AIDS; you talk about smoking,
This custom-framed 1985 CB 750 by Pembrokeshire Pythons is the tits. Based on a Swedish gooseneck frame, it’s sporting springer forks, 80 spoke wheels, whitewalls,
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