alt obits guy 3,371 Posted April 24, 2020 Rich Hacker, who played 16 games with the Montreal Expos in 1971, coached for the St Louis Cardinals from 1986 to 1990 and for theToronto Blue Jays from 1991 to 1993, where he won two World Series, has died. He was 72. (Yes, three baseball deaths over two days.) https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/former-cardinals-coach-rich-hacker-a-new-athens-product-like-whitey-herzog-dies-at-72/article_e1c3d47d-7755-5d53-afcf-9458e858d930.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted April 24, 2020 Steve Dalkowski, a wild throwing minor league who was the inspiration for Nuke LaLoosh in Bull Durham, has died. He was 80. https://apnews.com/962f5c24d9727f2af6ce799d26cd035f Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted April 26, 2020 On 23/04/2020 at 10:07, ajlposh said: Vin Scully has been hospitalized after a fall. It seems like he’ll be okay though Vin Scully back home Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted April 26, 2020 I just realized that all nine baseball players who appeared in the Simpsons episode Homer’s at Bat are still alive. So I thought I’d make a list of all of them here to keep an eye on for future pools: Wade Boggs Jose Canseco Roger Clemens Ken Griffey Jr Don Mattingly Steve Sax Mike Scioscia Ozzie Smith Darryl Strawberry 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DemBones 36 Posted April 27, 2020 6 hours ago, Joey Russ said: I just realized that all nine baseball players who appeared in the Simpsons episode Homer’s at Bat are still alive. So I thought I’d make a list of all of them here to keep an eye on for future pools: Wade Boggs Jose Canseco Roger Clemens Ken Griffey Jr Don Mattingly Steve Sax Mike Scioscia Ozzie Smith Darryl Strawberry Straw has to be the betting favorite to go first from that lot, right? I’m half-surprised he’s not dead already. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted April 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, DemBones said: Straw has to be the betting favorite to go first from that lot, right? I’m half-surprised he’s not dead already. Yeah, wonder if Bart and Lisa shortened his lifespan a little: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted April 28, 2020 Trey Mancini of the Baltimore Orioles has stage 3 colon cancer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted May 3, 2020 Matt Keough, who pitched 215 games in the Major Leagues, most with the Oakland A's for whom he was currently working as a special assistant, has died. He was 64. His cause of death was not disclosed. Keough started 175 of those games and was part of the A's1980 '5 aces rotation' that saw each member complete an unusually high number of games. During that season, Keough started 32 of 34 games pitched and completed 20 of them. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29127902/former-pitcher-executive-matt-keough-dies-64 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
torbrexbones 717 Posted May 7, 2020 Eldred “Salty” Saltwell, who worked in a variety of roles including general manager and vice president over 30 years with the Chicago Cubs, has died, the team said Tuesday. He was 96. https://sports.yahoo.com/former-cubs-general-manager-saltwell-dies-181502562--mlb.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrWonderful 481 Posted May 15, 2020 Former player and executive Bob Watson has died at the age of 74. He was twice an All-Star as a player, and compiled a solid career batting line of .295-.364-.447, good enough for a 129 OPS+. He was the first African-American GM to oversee a team winning a World Series in 1996 with the Yankees. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted May 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, MrWonderful said: Former player and executive Bob Watson has died at the age of 74. He was twice an All-Star as a player, and compiled a solid career batting line of .295-.364-.447, good enough for a 129 OPS+. He was the first African-American GM to oversee a team winning a World Series in 1996 with the Yankees. Former Poker Deadpool pick of mine. He had refused a donor kidney mid-2018. The kidney failure still took two years to do it's evil deeds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted May 15, 2020 9 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Former Poker Deadpool pick of mine. He had refused a donor kidney mid-2018. The kidney failure still took two years to do it's evil deeds. Looks to be a DBN pick, and for that here’s the obit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted May 16, 2020 On 15/05/2020 at 00:53, gcreptile said: Former Poker Deadpool pick of mine. He had refused a donor kidney mid-2018. The kidney failure still took two years to do it's evil deeds. Took two years? His ailment on average had a life expectancy of 6-7 years after diagnosis, which was only a few years ago. I had him as a sleeper 2022. Guess I was right SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted May 16, 2020 Larry Gowell, former Yankees pitcher who became more famous for one batting exploit, has died aged 72. He was the last AL pitcher to record a hit before the introduction of designated hitters. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted May 27, 2020 Biff Pocoroba, who played nearly 600 games with the Atlanta Braves from 1975 to 1984 and was a 1978 All Star Game selection as a catcher, has died. He was 66. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29230517/former-braves-catcher-biff-pocoroba-dies-66 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwiftlyVague 79 Posted June 5, 2020 Bobby Locke, who played in all or parts of nine seasons for the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds and California Angels, has died at the age of 86. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted June 10, 2020 Report of the death of Claudell Washington, left hander All-Star who played for various teams and who was battling prostate cancer and recently hospice bound: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted June 10, 2020 1 hour ago, YoungWillz said: Report of the death of Claudell Washington, left hander All-Star who played for various teams and who was battling prostate cancer and recently hospice bound: Claudell Washington obit: https://www.tsn.ca/two-time-all-star-outfielder-claudell-washington-dead-at-65-1.1484754 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted June 17, 2020 Mike McCormick, a former MLB all-star and original San Francisco Giant who won the 1967 National League Cy Young award, has died. He was 81. McCormick had a prolonged battle with Parkinson's Disease. https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mike-mccormick-former-mlb-all-star-and-1967-cy-young-winner-dies-at-81/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted June 25, 2020 Eddie Kasko, who played with the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds before spending 29 years in the Boston Red Sox organization, going from player to minor league manager to the Sox's field boss from 1970 to 1973, has died. He was 88. https://nesn.com/2020/06/ex-boston-red-sox-manager-executive-eddie-kasko-dies-at-age-88/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwiftlyVague 79 Posted June 28, 2020 Adrian Devine, who was a pitcher for the Atlanta Braves and Texas Rangers, dead at 68. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted June 28, 2020 14 hours ago, SwiftlyVague said: Adrian Devine, who was a pitcher for the Atlanta Braves and Texas Rangers, dead at 68. No more happy birthdays for Devine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
torbrexbones 717 Posted July 4, 2020 Former Philadelphia Phillies and UCLA pitcher Tyson Brummett was killed after the plane he was piloting crashed in the Wasatch Mountains near Salt Lake City, Utah, on Friday morning, he was 35 and played in one game in the majors. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 11, 2020 Mike Ryan, who split a decade-long catching career with the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies between 1964 and 1974 before becoming the latter's bullpen coach, has died. He was 78. https://www.inquirer.com/phillies/philadelphia-phillies-mike-ryan-irish-died-veterans-stadium-20200710.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 11, 2020 Frank Bolling, a second baseman who played over 1,500 games in the majors from 1954 to 1966, has died. He was 88. https://www.fox10tv.com/news/mobile_county/mobile-baseball-legend-frank-bolling-dies-at-88/article_ef2a5738-c3b5-11ea-bf8e-47e59598179e.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
