Quote:There have sure been some great players on the Suns.

 

Yup.  Going way back.

 

When the Suns were in the Mets farm system, Tom Seaver and Tug McGraw were both on the pitching staff.  This is going back to the late 60's.  My family owned a couple of car dealerships downtown.  One of them was an AMC dealership.  Seaver and McGraw showed up in the doorway to my dad's office offering to "advertise" for him if he would let them "borrow" the brand new AMX that was sitting on the showroom floor.  My dad had a good laugh, told them he had a Rambler American they were welcome to drive around promoting his dealership.  They politely declined. 

 

There's a legendary story that comes up on the radio every once in a while from when Randy Johnson was here.  Apparently, after he was done pitching in a game down at Wolfson Park, he walked home across the Matthews Bridge to his apartment in Arlington. 

 

Hundreds of great players have come through Jacksonville at one time or another.  Nolan Ryan and Phil NIekro even spent a brief stint here.  Andres Galaraga, A-Rod, and a quite a few others came through here as well. 

 

Heck, Hank Aaron actually played here for the Jacksonville Braves back in the early 50's. 

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