Power Pitcher
Sandy Koufax. Three-time Cy Young Award winner. Four no hitters including a perfect game. A modern legend acclaimed even by opposing teams’ fans. A Jewish icon who refused to pitch on High Holy Days. An elusive, enigmatic hero who left the spotlight at the height of his powers.
“A certain magic still lingers in the name, stirring memories of the sixties supernova whose half-decade of dominance was so brilliant, yet so fleeting. Decades removed from …
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…s immortals.” (Gruver, 245) And the images he left behind, “…a slight tug on the bill of his sky-blue Dodgers cap, a touch of the rosin bag, a quick tug on the back of his cap and wipe of the brow, the stare-in for the sign, and the classic, over-the-top motion with the high leg kick that ended with his left arm slamming across his body and his hat slightly askew.” (Gruver, 153)…still capture the imagination.
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