KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil never got a free pass in life.
It figures that on Tuesday night, when O'Neil, 94, stepped into the batter's box during a minor league all-star game, nobody could quibble over an intentional walk.
Except maybe O'Neil and a few thousand fans.
"I just might take a swing at one," he said before Tuesday night's Northern League all-star game.
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Note: You might remember the T-Bones as the team that organized a promotion where the first two innings of a real game would be played on XBox, with the teams taking the field with that score. It almost went off until MLB protested in the last minute, but still was successful with gaining press for the team. There is also an open challenge from the independent-league team (playing 94 games) and the cross-town Royals (playing 162) to see who can win more games (The Royals lead, 32-25)