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 Gus Grissom vs. the Media: Victim or Hero?
Gus went to his grave unflaggingly insisting that he did not "screw the pooch," which was test pilot jargon for submitting to panic.
Gus was mildly rebuked when he got home, though not as sharply as the press indicated.
Gus has been dead nearly 40 years, but his name is in all the history books with the tag of defeat still beside it.
www.datamanos2.com /apollo1/grissom-media.html   (1745 words)

  
 Liberty Bell 7 - Dialogue
Bell 7 10:14 25 There goes the main chute; it's reefed; main chute is good, rate of descent coming down, coming down to - there's 40 feet per second, 30 feet per, 32 feet per second on the main chute, and the landing bag [light] is out green.
Bell 7 13:49 45 I'm passing through 3,000 feet, an all the fuses are in flight conditions; ASCS is normal, auto; we're on rate command; gyros are normal; auto retrojettison is armed; squibs are armed, also.
Bell 7 14:39 5 The rate of descent is varying between 28 and 30 feet per second.
www.childrensmuseum.org /cosmicquest/LB7/dialouge.htm   (2729 words)

  
 GIANTS NOTEBOOK / Kuiper delivers a family heirloom
Kuiper presented Bell with a gift, an old baseball glove that was sold with the insignia of Gus Bell, David's grandfather, an outfielder who batted.
Gus Bell died in 1995 and was the father of former Indians third baseman Buddy Bell, who is David's father.
One was the Gus Bell glove, and as soon as Kuiper saw it, he knew he wanted to give it to David.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/08/16/SPGOO88LBG1.DTL&type=printable   (397 words)

  
 Gus Bell | BaseballLibrary.com
David Bell's parents so admired catcher Gus Mancuso they nicknamed their son Gus, but instead of a catcher, he became a power-hitting outfielder.
Bell was hitting.400 at Indianapolis when he was called up to the Pirates in 1950, joining Ralph Kiner in the Bucs' outfield.
His appearance makes the Bells -- with his father Buddy Bell and his grandfather Gus Bell -- the second three-generation family in ML history (the Boones are the first).
www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/B/Bell_Gus.stm   (845 words)

  
 Phils' Bell hits for rare cycle | The San Diego Union-Tribune
Bell had to endure a conference by the umpires before learning that his triple would count giving him the cycle, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Montreal Expos 14-6 last night.
Bell doubled in the second, homered in the fourth, singled in the sixth and hit a controversial triple in the seventh inning to complete the feat also accomplished by his grandfather, Gus Bell, who hit for the cycle for Pittsburgh on June 4, 1951.
Bell, who was unaware of his accomplishment until third-base coach John Vukovich told him, could finally relax and enjoy the moment.
www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040629/news_1s29bbsep.html   (376 words)

  
 Bell hits for cycle in Philly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Bell made Major League history by joining his grandfather, Gus Bell, as the first grandfather-grandson combination to hit for the cycle.
Gus Bell, David's grandfather and the father of former Major Leaguer Buddy Bell, hit for the cycle playing on June 4, 1951, playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates, in, of all places, Philadelphia.
Bell doubled in the second, blasted a three-run homer in the fourth, singled in the sixth and drove a triple to deep center field in the seventh.
www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/content/printer_friendly/mlb/y2004/m06/d28/c783103.jsp   (617 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Sports: NL notebook: Bell matches grandfather's feat with cycle
Bell had to endure a conference of umpires before learning that his triple would count, giving him a cycle in the Philadelphia Phillies' 14-6 victory over visiting Montreal last night.
Bell doubled in the second, homered in the fourth, singled in the sixth and hit a controversial triple in the seventh inning to complete the feat also accomplished by his grandfather, Gus Bell, in 1951.
Bell drove a 2-2 pitch off Rocky Biddle to left-center that appeared to deflect off the outreached hands of a fan in the first row.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/sports/2001967782_nlbeat29.html   (556 words)

  
 Pocono Record National Sports: Bell interviews to be Phils manager   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Bell was the fourth candidate to interview for the vacant managerial position after Larry Bowa was fired and the first one who grounded and hit grounders to one of the players.
Bell managed the Detroit Tigers from 1996-98 and the Colorado Rockies from 2000-02, and currently serves as bench coach for the Indians.
Bell played for the Indians from 1972 until he was traded in 1978 to the Texas Rangers.
www.poconorecord.com /sports/national/na102604.htm   (733 words)

  
 David Bell Keeps Family Tradition Going by Bill Nichols   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Bell played second base and had a single as the Indians defeated New Britain, 4-2, for their third straight victory to start the 1993 season.
Gus Bell was an outstanding outfielder in the National League and had his best years with the Cincinnati Reds.
Buddy Bell is director of minor league operations for the Chicago White Sox and former star third basemen with the Indians, Texas Rangers, and Cincinnati Reds.
www.lkwdpl.org /nworth/bell.htm   (511 words)

  
 bell062901
In 1957, the late David Russell ''Gus'' Bell - grandfather of the Mariners' third baseman - was among seven Cincinnati players chosen for the National League after a Queen City newspaper conducted a successful ballot-stuffing campaign on behalf of the Reds.
Gus Bell also was one of two Reds - along with Wally Post - whose election was decertified by commissioner Ford Frick.
That said, David Michael Bell precisely embodies the aura of professionalism exuded by the 2001 Mariners, who now are in their third full month of proving to the world how a team's potential sometimes can exceed the sum of its parts.
www.cincypost.com /2001/jun/29/bell062901.html   (585 words)

  
 bells122599
Gus was a Cincinnati fixture, a former outfielder who played in the big leagues from 1950 to 1964, and had his best seasons (1953-1961) with the Reds.
Bell was a coach with the Cleveland Indians at the time his father died.
Four days before Gus died, he was listening to the radio broadcast when David came up to bat for the first time in the big leagues and flied out to right field.
www.cincypost.com /sports/1999/bells122599.html   (1910 words)

  
 Bell is a Red again
Bell accepted an offer Wednesday to become Reds minor league field coordinator, a job that will allow him to do one of the things he loves most: working with young players.
Bell's ties to Cincinnati go back further than his own playing days here, when he hit.266 with 43 home runs and 184 RBI for the Reds from 1985-88.
Bell's contract with the Tigers had two more seasons on it when he was fired.
reds.enquirer.com /1998/09/092498bell.html   (298 words)

  
 Kansas City Royals : News : Kansas City Royals News
Bell, who had been bench coach for the Cleveland Indians, was named as the permanent replacement to Tony Pena on Tuesday.
His father, outfielder Gus Bell, spent 15 years in the Majors and was a standout for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1950s.
Buddy Bell played 18 years in the Majors and combined with his father to set the record for most hits, 4,337, by a father-son duo in history.
kansascity.royals.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050531&content_id=1069293&vkey=news_kc&fext=.jsp&c_id=kc   (915 words)

  
 Major League Baseball Players Association: News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
That was the experience of Philadelphia Phillies third baseman David Bell, the son of longtime big league infielder and current Kansas City manager Buddy Bell and the grandson of outfielder Gus Bell.
And Gus Bell had plenty of tales to tell David, stories about how he broke in with Pittsburgh and was traded to Cincinnati, where made four All-Star teams and once hit three homers in a game.
David Bell was accustomed to having his dad in the big leagues, but his grandfather told tales from another time, a time of doubleknits and doubleheaders, a time long gone for modern players.
mlbplayers.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/pa/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050706&content_id=1118008&vkey=mlbpa_news&fext=.jsp   (622 words)

  
 SPACE.com -- Gus Grissom didn't sink the Liberty Bell 7 Mercury capsule
And those who were close to Gus say they have had it with the stories that America's second astronaut panicked at splashdown, accidentally blew his hatch and caused Liberty Bell 7 to sink.
All because of the hatch on Liberty Bell 7.
Whatever the cause, the hatch blew, the rescue helicopter couldn't save the capsule and Liberty Bell 7 spent the next 38 years at the bottom of the Atlantic until it was found and recovered last summer during two expeditions led by diving expert Curt Newport.
www.space.com /missionlaunches/missions/liberty_bell_000617.html   (1220 words)

  
 National Down Syndrome Society: News and Events: Human Interest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
He raised his own kids in Gus' image and passed that inheritance on to his sons, all of whom make their living playing the game.
David was going to have his first major-league at-bat, making the Bells one of only three families to span three generations in the game.
Gus might have passed away, but the lessons he taught have outlived him.
www.ndss.org /content.cfm?fuseaction=NwsEvt.Article&article=1273   (1502 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Toughest loss for Royals' Bell won't come on field   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Tim's late grandfather, Gus Bell, was in the major leagues in the 1950s and '60s.
Bell, a tough, old-school type, was expected to be back in the dugout for the game, maybe with more perspective.
Bell, an All-Star in the American League in the '80s and a terrific third baseman who won several Gold Gloves, hasn't exactly discovered the Holy Grail with managing.
www.usatoday.com /sports/columnist/saraceno/2005-08-16-saraceno-bell_x.htm   (803 words)

  
 Fort Frances Times - 2004-06-29 - Bell forced to wait for cycle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Standing on third base, Bell had to endure a conference by the umpires before learning his triple would count giving him the cycle as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Montreal Expos 14-6 last night.
Bell doubled in the second, homered in the fourth, singled in the sixth, and then hit a controversial triple in the seventh inning to complete the feat also accomplished by his grandfather, Gus Bell, who hit for the cycle for Pittsburgh on June 4, 1951.
Bell drove a 2-2 pitch off Rocky Biddle to left-centre that appeared to deflect off the outreached hands of a fan in the first row.
www.fftimes.com /print_version.php/17317   (626 words)

  
 Webshots AP News Headlines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Bell became the third major leaguer to hit for the cycle this season.
Bell then smacked a hanging curveball from reliever T.J. Tucker to left for his ninth homer of the year.
Bell drove in another run with a bases-loaded single in a five-run sixth.
daily.webshots.com /content/ap/current/h53275073.html   (649 words)

  
 Killer V16
Chris Noyer is the great-grandson of Gus Bell who was a test driver for Cadillac at the Milford Proving Ground, Michigan, in the late twenties.
Bell (33) in company with Glenn McCallum (22), a research student engineer assigned to the GM Institute of Technology at Flint, MI, crashed through a fence and over a 4 ft. embankment.
Bell was decapitated; his head was found 40 feet from his body.
www.car-nection.com /yann/Dbas_txt/V6_killr.htm   (530 words)

  
 Sports: Combine place to be seen
Bell had watched his son Erik develop into a standout football player at Braintree High in Massachusetts.
Gus thought it was the latter and took matters into his own hands.
The company, which Gus and Erik run, has spent the past 15 years aiding high school athletes in their quests to play in college.
www.sptimes.com /2004/05/23/Sports/Combine_place_to_be_s.shtml   (499 words)

  
 ESPN.com - MLB Playoffs 2001 - Third baseman strengthens Seattle's defense
Bell, Seattle's starting third baseman, is still not 100 percent, but he's close enough.
Bell was apprehensive about his rib cage before the Rangers' series.
He is the son of Colorado Rockies manager and former major league third baseman Buddy Bell and the grandson of the late Gus Bell.
espn.go.com /mlb/playoffs2001/s/2001/1008/1261356.html   (446 words)

  
 new manager: Buddy Bell - ProSportsDaily Forums
Bell, who had been bench coach for the Cleveland Indians, was named as the permanent replacement to Tony Pena on Tuesday morning.
Bell, who agreed to a contract through 2007, managed the Detroit Tigers for three seasons and the Colorado Rockies for two-plus seasons.
Bell had been director of Minor League instruction for the Chicago White Sox and worked as a farm system batting coach for the Indians.
www.prosportsdaily.com /forums/showthread.php?t=18047   (633 words)

  
 Gus Bell Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
Gus Bell was born on Thursday, November 15 1928, in Louisville, Kentucky.
Bell was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 30, 1950, with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Gus Bell baseball stats page.
www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=bellgu01   (280 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: The Seattle Mariners   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
He's the son of former outfielder Gus Bell and the father of Giants (and ex-Mariners) third baseman David Bell.
After retiring in 1989, Buddy Bell served as Cleveland's minor-league hitting instructor in 1990, was director of minor-league instruction for the White Sox from 1991-93, and served on Mike Hargrove's Cleveland coaching staff from 1994-95.
Bell managed the Detroit Tigers from 1996-98 and the Colorado Rockies from 2000-01, compiling a 345-461 record.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /sports/mariners/links/managers/bell.html   (175 words)

  
 Bell interested in Reds
Bell was fired as manager of the Detroit Tigers last month after four seasons.
Bell said he'd take some time to consider the position, perhaps two weeks, as well as other offers he has received.
Bell, 46, is a Moeller High graduate; his sons, David, Mike and Ricky, all played for Moeller and are now in pro ball.
reds.enquirer.com /1998/09/091698buddy.html   (218 words)

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