livingbygrace 419 Posted October 23 10 minutes ago, tracy said: Fernando Valenzuela dead at 63. wow yeah it did not sound good a while ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrWonderful 483 Posted October 23 On 03/10/2024 at 02:54, MrWonderful said: All they said was that he "aims to return" in 2025. As a huge Dodger fan, I hope it's nothing serious, but I feel like it might be. Wish I had been wrong about this. But I thought the language was revealing. As Vin Scully said to cap off his only no-hitter, if you have a sombrero, throw it to the sky. RIP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted October 24 If you had ‘Two players from the 1981 World Series in back to back days’ you can mark your bingo card. After Fernando Valenzuela died on Tuesday, news broke on Thursday that his former World Series rival Rudy May had also passed away. The two pitchers dueled in the 1981 World Series. At the time of their deaths, Valenzuela was 63 years old and May was 80. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,464 Posted November 10 American baseball player Don Ferrarese (Wiki) dead at 95 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,677 Posted November 16 Outfielder Al Ferrara, World Series winner with the LA Dodgers reported dead aged 84. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,677 Posted November 24 As noted elsewhere Rico Carty, dead aged 85 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,464 Posted November 29 American baseball player Gail Henley (Wiki) dead at 96 Edit: Also Bob Kelly (Wiki) dead at 97 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,385 Posted December 5 Al Fitzmorris, a pitcher and original member of the Kansas City Royals who played 288 games split as a starter and reliever with three teams combined from 1969 to 1978, has died. He was 78. https://www.kctv5.com/2024/12/05/al-fitzmorris-original-royal-dies-78/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,385 Posted December 5 Bill Melton, who played over 1100 games from 1968 to 1977, mostly with the Chicago White Sox for whom he'd later become a broadcaster, has died. He was 79. https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/mlb/chicago-white-sox/former-white-sox-star-broadcaster-bill-melton-dies-at-79/3616853/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,677 Posted December 9 Merv Rettenmund, who won the World Series with the Orioles (1970) over the Reds, then a few years later won it it with the Reds (1975), dead aged 81. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HDS 244 Posted December 10 On 22/01/2024 at 16:37, MrWonderful said: Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg announced on Instagram that he is beginning treatment for metastatic prostate cancer. How truly sad, both because of the prognosis of this condition and because, well, it would have been entirely preventable if he had simply gone to the doctor for yearly physicals. It can take up to 8 years, from what I gather, for prostate cancer to metastasize, so he had to go years without a physical. The average life expectancy with this condition is 21 months, and the 5-year survival rate is 28%. He's 64 and he's going to die young over something that was completely preventable. GET YOUR ANNUAL PHYSICAL, FOLKS. Ryne Sandberg announces his cancer has returned and spread. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LWCZ 218 Posted December 11 9x All-Star player Rocky Colavito dead at 91 (also a unique DDP pick by the same team who had Amazing Kreskin in it-two unique hits for that team in a matter of hours!) 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
