gcreptile 10,967 Posted April 4 Pete Wilk, baseball trainer has died, DDP pick for Banana and scoring with what might/should be the death knell of Yahoo obits: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/news/vermont-lake-monsters-manager-pete-201406903.html 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted April 4 12 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Pete Wilk, baseball trainer has died, DDP pick for Banana and scoring with what might/should be the death knell of Yahoo obits: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/news/vermont-lake-monsters-manager-pete-201406903.html Such a relatively obscure guy going about his business, I didn't even bother to check whether he was DDP-ed. We've a Nobel Prize winner without an obit, yet Wilk strolls one. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,967 Posted April 4 12 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Such a relatively obscure guy going about his business, I didn't even bother to check whether he was DDP-ed. We've a Nobel Prize winner without an obit, yet Wilk strolls one. True - I am convinced now that the solution has to be that those Yahoo local obits shouldn't count next year. So when Yahoo copy/pastes a Hollywood Reporter or Variety obit, they're okay. But when it's, say local station WXCS 5, or any newspaper with a local reference in the title (which would include the LA Times and Chicago newspapers though), it shouldn't count. That's what I will be doing in the Death By Numbers next year. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmon Mousse 473 Posted April 4 30 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Such a relatively obscure guy going about his business, I didn't even bother to check whether he was DDP-ed. We've a Nobel Prize winner without an obit, yet Wilk strolls one. Oh boy, another non-celeb to elude to in my signature 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,519 Posted April 4 I'm the guy who had a hit with Andrew Millwall, and even I think this is time for a review of the rules. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted April 5 Pat Zachry, who pitched a decade in the Major Leagues, compiling a 69-67 record with four teams combined, has died. He was 71. Zachry spent the bulk of his time with the New York Mets. https://sports.yahoo.com/former-mets-pitcher-pat-zachry-173828369.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whoismakoto 328 Posted April 7 On 08/09/2023 at 10:43, whoismakoto said: Probably only less than 50 around left for AAGPBL. Hopefully some more players waiting to be discovered. I'll try to list those who are still living: 22. Toni Palermo Toni Palermo died last night Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whoismakoto 328 Posted April 7 The AAGPBL also just recently learned that Barbara Payne died last month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,406 Posted April 7 Jerry Grote, who played for the New York Mets (1966-1977), LA Dodgers (1977-1978, 1981) and the Kansas City Royals (1981), has died aged 81. Two time All Star in 1968 and 1974, and World Series Champion in 1969. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted April 8 37 minutes ago, Thatcher said: Jerry Grote, who played for the New York Mets (1966-1977), LA Dodgers (1977-1978, 1981) and the Kansas City Royals (1981), has died aged 81. Two time All Star in 1968 and 1974, and World Series Champion in 1969. His 1977 teammate Pat Zachry died days ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted April 12 Fritz Peterson, a pitcher who played more than a decade with three teams combined, mostly with the New York Yankees, between 1966 and 1976, has died. He was 82. Peterson' was infamously known for having traded families with former teammate Mike Kekich in the early 1970s. Both reconstituted marriages ended in divorce. https://niuhuskies.com/news/2024/4/12/baseball-niu-hall-of-fame-pitcher-fritz-peterson-passes-away.aspx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted April 15 Ken Holtzman, left-handed pitcher notably with Oakland Athletics with whom he won three consecutive World Series Championships, reportedly dead: Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees also. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted April 15 On 04/04/2024 at 05:17, gcreptile said: True - I am convinced now that the solution has to be that those Yahoo local obits shouldn't count next year. So when Yahoo copy/pastes a Hollywood Reporter or Variety obit, they're okay. But when it's, say local station WXCS 5, or any newspaper with a local reference in the title (which would include the LA Times and Chicago newspapers though), it shouldn't count. That's what I will be doing in the Death By Numbers next year. Yahoo shouldn’t be accepted at all anyway. If we’re gonna accept Hollywood Reporter, Variety, et al. copy jobs from Yahoo then we really should just accept those as QO sources and do away with Yahoo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RetroGamer47 429 Posted April 16 Baseball Hall of Famer Whitey Herzog, Former Manager of the Cardinals, dead at 92. 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,175 Posted April 16 Carl Erskine dead at 97 and straight to QO. 11 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HDS 234 Posted April 16 1 hour ago, RetroGamer47 said: Baseball Hall of Famer Whitey Herzog, Former Manager of the Cardinals, dead at 92. For the record. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polar duck 867 Posted April 16 Rule of three: On 15/04/2024 at 10:29, YoungWillz said: Ken Holtzman dead 1 hour ago, RetroGamer47 said: Whitey Herzog dead 1 hour ago, Summer in Transylvania said: Carl Erskine dead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,944 Posted April 16 Hmmm Holtzman definitely the intruder in terms of decrepitude. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arrowsmith 445 Posted April 16 (edited) 4 hours ago, Summer in Transylvania said: Carl Erskine dead at 97 and straight to QO. This makes the legendary Sandy Koufax the last Brooklyn Dodger of the 1955 World Series winning team. I believe there are other Dodgers from earlier years but I’ll have to confirm. Remaining Dodgers: Jim Gentile (57) Fred Kipp (57) Sandy Koufax (55-57) Robert Aspromonte (56) Thomas Brown (44-45, 47-51) Edited April 16 by arrowsmith 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,194 Posted April 16 On 15/04/2024 at 17:17, Banana said: Yahoo shouldn’t be accepted at all anyway. If we’re gonna accept Hollywood Reporter, Variety, et al. copy jobs from Yahoo then we really should just accept those as QO sources and do away with Yahoo. I don't think it's particularly fair to have, say, Variety as a standalone QO, because that's a website that covers a specific field of interest. It's like including Autosport.com or Cricinfo etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 526 Posted April 16 4 hours ago, Summer in Transylvania said: Carl Erskine dead at 97 and straight to QO. NYT, Washngton Post, LA Times. No UK outlets that I can see yet. How did his wife not burn that tablecloth? 9 innings is a bloody long time! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,586 Posted April 16 4 hours ago, Summer in Transylvania said: Carl Erskine dead at 97 and straight to QO. FTR, that’s not a QO! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,194 Posted April 16 46 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: FTR, that’s not a QO! No, but this is - UK Yahoo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,586 Posted April 16 1 minute ago, Octopus of Odstock said: No, but this is - UK Yahoo Yeah, already seen it posted by YW in the DDP24 thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RetroGamer47 429 Posted April 16 On 09/10/2020 at 14:01, Sir Creep said: When Will We Be Whiteyless? Now. (Edit - I’ve been informed Whitey Herzog would object) We Whiteyless yet? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
