A hitter on ice.Byline: The Register-Guard The greatest hitter who ever lived lies floating in a metal tube filled with liquid nitrogen Noun 1. liquid nitrogen - nitrogen in a liquid state atomic number 7, N, nitrogen - a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living a warehouse in suburban Phoenix. News stories don't get much weirder than this. One day baseball fans are mourning the passing of 83-year-old Ted Williams and recalling his profound contributions to the world of sports. Then they learn that his son, John Henry Williams John Henry Williams may refer to:
DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. might be used to create more "Splendid Splinters." It's hard not to be fascinated by such an unseemly spectacle. After all, the prospect of Williams in the deep freeze deep freeze see freezer. was definitely more interesting than last night's All-Star Game, played by athletes who are about to go out on another foolhardy fool·har·dy adj. fool·har·di·er, fool·har·di·est Unwisely bold or venturesome; rash. See Synonyms at reckless. [Middle English folhardi, from Old French fol hardi : strike. But, still ... this is Ted Williams, the last major leaguer to bat .400 in a sacred season 61 years ago. An athlete who had more dignity, grace and ability in his pinky than an entire league of modern players. He deserves better. Williams' daughter, Bobby-Jo Ferrell, says her father asked in his will to be cremated and have his ashes scattered over his old fishing grounds in the Florida keys. If that's so, a judge should end the family feud, free the baseball great from his cryonic cry·on·ics n. (used with a sing. verb) The process of freezing and storing the body of a diseased, recently deceased person to prevent tissue decomposition so that at some future time the person might be brought back to life upon development crypt and put his remains to rest in a manner that befits the greatest hitter who ever lived. |
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