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7 minutes ago, ethnic cleansing said:

Is this now a Covid thread????

 

Well, it's more interesting than baseball. :P

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2 hours ago, Toast said:

 

Well, it's more interesting than baseball. :P

 

Fact checked: True

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18 minutes ago, Salmon Mousse said:

 

Fact checked: True

Fact checked: False

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10 hours ago, Salmon Mousse said:

 

It's going to be hard to get real world data as there is this all out push to embrace these vaccines as our saviors.  Time will tell if either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines actually accomplish anything.  Israel seems to be the one to watch, at the moment, and it's not trending well.. yet.  The serious side effects are absolutely there, as are deaths.  The point is: moderate expectations.  Not sure how your media is portraying it but, over here in the states, they keep telling us we're not allowed to act like normal human beings even after being vaccinated.  Either way, again, my tongue--n-cheek comment about how deaths are being counted was accurate.


I think the big problem here is American media. And no it’s not all back to normal once you’re vaccinated because that’s not how vaccinations work especially with ones we don’t know the long term effectiveness of. 

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Seriously if an Admin wants to move the previous 10 posts or so to Covid Second Wave thread, that would be great.  I can’t believe you mental midgets gave that stupid photoshop an audience.  
 

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Joyce Hill, who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League for five teams from 1945 to 1952, died at 95 years:

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/kenoshanews/name/joyce-westerman-obituary?pid=197579443

She appeared in the end of "A League of Their Own," starring  Geena Davis, a movie about the formation of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

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Ron Johnson, who had cups of coffee with the Kansas Royals and Montreal Expos from 1982 to 1984 totalling 22 games and who went on to manage the Baltimore Orioles' Triple-A affiliate in Norfolk from 2012 to 2018, among other post-player positions, has died. He was 64.

 

https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-norfolk-tides-ron-johnson-dies-covid-20210126-wstuc35xo5dcfovhz2pysn5e3i-story.html

 

1991 Classic Best Baseball City Royals - [Base] #29 - Ron Johnson

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On 02/01/2021 at 08:07, alt obits guy said:

Missed this one when it happened.  Billy DeMars, who had a short major league career with the Philadelphia A's & St. Louis Browns in the late 40s/early 50s, but a much more prolific one as a coach with the Philadelphia Phillies (1969-81), Montreal Expos (1982-84) and Cincinnati Reds (1985-87), died December 10th. He was 95.

 

https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/phillies/billy-demars-who-had-been-oldest-living-former-phillie-dies-95

 

BILLY DeMARS Autographed Signed 8 x 10 Baseball Photo Philadelphia Phillies  COA | eBay


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Forum post reporting the death of Frank Saucier (wiki), aged 94.

Like DeMars, he was one of the last surviving members of the St. Louis Browns, a now defunct team that existed from 1901 to 1953.

5 remain now. They're listed here. The oldest, George Elder, will be 100 in March and the youngest is 92 year old Billy Hunter.


EDIT: Nearly 2 months on from this, it appears to be a hoax.

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11 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Grant Jackson (wiki), player for the Phillies, the Orioles and the Pirates, dead from COVID at 78.

 

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20 hours ago, Captain Hemlock said:

The greatly named Hy Cohen has died. He appeared in seven games for the 1955 Chicago Cubs. https://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/story/2021-02-04/former-birmingham-baseball-coach-hy-cohen-dies-at-age-90

 

Hmmm brings Sandy Koufax (still alive) to mind.  

 

 

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ESPN reporter Pedro Gomez dies at 58.

The cause of Gomez’s death is currently unknown, with ESPN only saying he “passed away unexpectedly.” A tweet had been posted from Gomez’s Twitter account as recently as Sunday morning, about eight hours before the announcement was made.

 

Longtime ESPN reporter Pedro Gomez dies at 58 (yahoo.com)

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Angel Mangual, who played a historic part in the A's three world series victories of '72-'74, has died aged 73

1975 Topps (it's far out, man): #452 - Angel Mangual

His pinch-hit in the 9th innings of the 4th game put the A's 3-1 up in the series.

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Lew Krausse, the pitcher who threw the Milwaukee Brewers first pitch, has died aged 77, cancer. He joined the Brewers prior to the 1970 season, just after the franchise relocated from Seattle. For the record, Brewers lost 12-0 to the California Angels, Krausse conceding 4 runs over three innings.

1971 Topps Jvb422 Lew Krausse Milwaukee Brewers #372 | eBay

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8 hours ago, TomTomTelekom said:

Right-handed starter and reliever Juan Pizarri, who was a two-time All-Star with the Chicago White Sox and won a World Series with the Milwaukee Braves in 1957, died at 84 years:

https://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/beisbol/notas/fallece-terin-pizarro-legendario-lanzador-puertorriqueno/


We used to get these coins for a limited supply of players.  Hadn’t seen one in a while.  But rather than post a baseball card, let’s do this:

 

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Stan Williams, LA Dodgers pitcher during the '59 World Series win, has died aged 84. He also pitched for the Red Sox, Cardinals, Twins, Indians & Yankees and coached at 7 MLB teams, including the World Series winning Reds of 1990.

1960 Topps Baseball Card Stan Williams Pitcher Los Angeles ...

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I live in Montreal so i used to support the Expos, and hell even when they moved to Washington i still supported them.

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