The former pitcher spent 14 seasons in the big leagues, with stops at Chicago, Philadelphia and San Francisco. Il a réussi 41 matchs complets dont un Mike Krukow apparaît sporadiquement comme analyste des matchs de baseball à la radio sportive KNBR, dans la région de San Francisco, à partir de 1990. "I can assure you that he doesn't want to be treated any different. Longtime broadcaster Mike Krukow sets the scene for radio listeners before the Giants take the field in Philadelphia.Longtime broadcaster Mike Krukow sets the scene for radio listeners before the Giants take the field in Philadelphia.
"Lately, the Krukows have focused on the doctor's mantra: IBM is life-altering, not life-threatening.After seeing Krukow leave the ballpark in a motorized cart and carrying a cane, I wondered if there was a problem. There's no cure and no solid theory for what causes it.When he got the diagnosis eight years ago, he says, the doctor gave him a medical version of good news/bad news. "But there's also a physical reason. "I can play anything with strings. Photo: Charles Mostoller, Special To The Chronicle Or it's my knees.
We have a wonderful life. "Well look, I sat next to him on the plane for 25 years," Kuiper said. "And in case you are wondering, Krukow has no plans to stop broadcasting. Photo: Charles Mostoller, Special To The Chronicle Guys would ask what's going on, and he'd say, 'Oh, it's my back. That's telling, longtime teammate and broadcast partner "You are talking about a guy who used to run the steps at every major-league ballpark," Kuiper said.
Il est commentateur des parties des Giants à la télévision depuis Krukow ne joue qu'une année à Philadelphie avant d'être échangé à nouveau. "I am fine uphill, but downhill - a slope of 3 degrees is Mount Everest," Krukow says. "But it is not life-threatening. "I have to come downstairs backward. I'm just an old pitcher.' "If I'm not going to carry his bag, who is? "She and their five children urged Krukow to join a support group - or at least to tell people about his condition. "Having said that, everyone stresses that the last thing the perpetually upbeat Krukow wants is a pity party - that's not his style. À la télévision, Krukow fait partie du duo surnommé La voix de Mike Krukow, ainsi que celle de son collègue Kuiper, peut être entendue dans les versions 2003, 2004 et 2005 du jeu vidéo Il a été crédité de 124 victoires et 117 défaites en 369 parties dans les majeures, dont 355 comme lanceur partant. "That would be unfortunate, Jennifer says, because Mike is a "fabulous musician" and the whole family plays instruments and sings. Il connaît sa meilleure saison jusque-là dans les majeures, avec 13 gains et une moyenne de points mérités de 3,12 en Pour San Francisco, Krukow aligne deux saisons de 11 gains en Mike Krukow complète sa carrière en 1989, toujours avec San Francisco. "He said, 'You're going to need a cane and then you're going to need a walker,' " Krukow recalls. " "He fell in front of the whole team," Jennifer Krukow said. He carries a walking stick for balance. "I play guitar, mandolin, banjo, ukulele," he said. If people stop him and say how sorry they are, he doesn't want that. Krukow finished third in that year's NL Cy Young Award behind Mike Scott and Fernando Valenzuela. Mike Krukow and his wife, Jennifer, spent the past several months at their home in Reno, waiting for a baseball season.