Captain Hemlock

Hector Lopez is a hit for two teams here but will NOT end the game. https://www.mlb.com/es/news/fallece-el-ex-yankee-hector-lopez-1er-piloto-de-la-raza-negra-en-ligas-menores

Gavin Escobar, Tight End with the Dallas Cowboys from 2013 to 2016, dead at 31 in a rock climbing accident. https://sports.yahoo.com/former-cowboys-te-gavin-escobar-among-2-rock-climbers-killed-in-southern-california-012942557.html

87 years old today

Historian and perennial DDP pick for me William Leuchtenburg, turns 100 today.

Iga Swiatek. Probably doesn’t mean anything but she was suffering from gastro-intestinal distress at the US Open.

Maury Wills is a second unique hit for me. Selected in World Series winners. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34630686/los-angeles-dodgers-great-maury-wills-nl-mvp-1962-dies-age-89

Joan Hodges, widow of MLB Hall of Famer Gil Hodges dead at 95. I’m not quite sure how this warranted an ESPN obit but here it is: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34617196/joan-hodges-widow-hall-famer-gil-dies-95

John Stearns, catcher for the New York Mets in the late 70’s and early 80’s dead at 71. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34603600/john-stearns-four-all-star-catcher-new-york-mets-dies-71

I think John Madden is already deceased or are you are you referring to the film director?

1. Mitt Romney 2. Morgan Fairchild 3. Reggie Jackson 4. Brenda Vaccaro 5. Joan Van Ark 6. Suzi Quatro 7. Henry Winkler 8. Jerry Mathers 9. Donna Mills 10. Mike Schmidt 11. John Ratzenberger 12. Shelley Long 13. Ted Danson 14. Manfred Mann 15. Demond Wilson 16. Elinor Donahue 17. Genya Ravan 18. Benjamin Netanyahu 19. Billy Crystal 20. Carl Yaztrzemski 21. Joe Namath 22. Bruce Springsteen 23. Jane Curtin 24. Bob McaDoo 25. Jennifer Warnes 26. Ali McGraw 27. Hillary Clinton 28. Chuck Schumer 29. Dan Quayle 30. Gary Burghoff 31. Roger Daltrey 32. Al Stewart 33. Carlos Santana 34. Mick Fleetwood 35. Christine McVie 36. Graham Nash 37. Connie Booth 38. Leigh Taylor-Young 39. John Major 40. Brian Mulroney 41. David Letterman 42. Kay Bailey Hutchison 43. Carlos Salinas 44. Art Garfunkel 45. Lily Tomlin 46. Goldie Hawn 47. Barbara Hershey 48. Jimmie Walker 49. Terry Bradshaw 50. Pam Dawber

I will submit a team this year. Last year, the rules were a bit confusing, but it sounds much better this time.

It's nice to see everyone now has at least one hit in this game.

List of the missed on DDP. I played him in 2020 but he is a hit for me in alt.obits Deadpool.

Israeli Tik-Tok fattie Idan Ohayan has died at age 28. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11192875/amp/Idan-Ohayon-Israeli-TikTok-star-famous-videos-mocking-weight-dies-aged-28.html

Littell was traded with Buck Martinez, who is a now a broadcaster and is often mentioned as a potential Dead Pool future pick as he has had cancer

DDP obit for Moon Landrieu https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ap-new-orleans-mitch-landrieu-black-mary-b2160319.html?amp

It will be interesting to see who goes first, UK politician Frank Field or 99 year old U.S. meteorologist Frank Field. I’m playing both of them in the Windy City Deadpool.

Jane Fonda announces cancer diagnosis https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/02/entertainment/jane-fonda-non-hodgkins-lymphoma/index.html

They lost to the Toronto Blue Jays not the Montreal Expos.

I voted for Bob Barker just because he seems like he’s due.

https://viralfeedinfo.site/2022/08/29/keemone-ozzy-osbourne-reveals/

I picked Wockenfuss on my Rolls Off The Tongue theme team. Would this count as UK obit? https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/longtime-detroit-tigers-utilityman-john-185112233.html

With all of my obscure picks, my only LOTL was folk singer Leon Bibb.

Carl Erskine is in a wheelchair but doesn't look that bad for a man who is 95 years old

Mike Tyson could be one to watch for 2023 https://nypost.com/2022/08/16/mike-tyson-seen-in-wheelchair-at-miami-international-airport/?sr_share=facebook&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPFacebook&fbclid=IwAR1LEwS9OoLNbu56gt9APLF0iqczoVcZjUkJLpfho6cNgqN0XTv7_bZ2yCE