Baseball

[RadGuy 1,614]

Jim Bunning, baseball star turned politician, has died aged 85.

He suffered a stroke last year, so he's somewhat of a miss from the pools - nobody picked him anywhere,

[gcreptile 10,964]

I could kick myself for not picking him in the Rotten Dead Pool. I was seriously thinking about it but decided against it.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

16 hours ago, gcreptile said:

I could kick myself for not picking him in the Rotten Dead Pool. I was seriously thinking about it but decided against it.

Yessir....he was on my long-mid list but got the ax when I was cutting down from say 100 to 80.  

[CaptainChorizo 1,977]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/ct-jimmy-piersall-obituary-white-sox-20170604-story.html

 

Jimmy Piersall is dead at 87. He played 17 season in MLB,and his battle with Bipolar disorder was the subject of the book "Fear Strikes Out" which was later made into the 1957 movie where he was played by Anthony Perkins.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Mark Coronado, president of the Cactus League (the spring training league for teams in the western states, vs the Grapefruit League in Florida for teams in the eastern states), dead at 59.
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[Sir Creep 7,070]

On 1/30/2017 at 23:37, Sir Creep said:

While DPers looked at the NYMets Doc Gooden and Daryl Strawberry as up-and-comers, pitcher Anthony Young, who has been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, slipped out the back door.

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Anthony Young - Dead

[gcreptile 10,964]

Gene Conley, curiously both basketball and baseball player, dead at 86:

 

http://www.eagletribune.com/sports/local_sports/former-celtic-sox-pitcher-gene-conley-passes-away/article_78c0441e-61b0-11e7-919f-775d0a8648ff.html

 

He won the NBA and baseball championship and is one of only two people who won two championships in America's big four (baseball, basketball, football and.... ice hockey?).

 

Edit: Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-4669050/Gene-Conley-MLB-NBA-champion-dies-86.html

[Zsa Zsa's leg 884]

The internet freaks out over Sammy Sosa's complexion. 

[Sir Creep 7,070]

On 11/11/2015 at 21:41, CaptainChorizo said:

Lou Brock

 

76 year old Cardinals Hall Of Famer had his leg amputated

Hall of Famer Lou Brock, who was diagnosed with blood cancer earlier this year, announced Friday that he has been declared cancer-free.
Apparently all the cancer was localized in his amputated leg.
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[Thatcher 2,386]

Lee May, MLB player for Cincinnati Reds (1965-1971), Houston Astros (1972-1974), Baltimore Orioles (1975-1980) and the Kansas City Royals (1981-1982), has died aged 74. He played in 3 All-Star games for the National League (1969, 1971, 1972). 

 

Edit: ESPN 

[Thatcher 2,386]

On 27/06/2013 at 21:43, angryGreatness said:

Former longtime Philadelphia Phillies catcher and complete nutcase Darren Daulton has been hospitalized with multiple brain tumors, one of which is reportedly inoperable.

Darren Daulton, MLB player for the Philadelphia Phillies (1983, 1985-1997) and the Florida Marlins (1997), has died aged 55 - a DDP pick. He played in 3 All-Star games for the National League (1992, 1993, 1995).

 

Edit: Daily Mail obituary.

 

 

Don Baylor, MLB player for the Baltimore Orioles (1970-1975), Oakland Athletics (1976, 1988), California Angels (1977-1982), New York Yankees (1983-1985), Boston Red Sox (1986-1987) and the Minnesota Twins (1987), has died aged 68. He played in 1 All-Star game for the American League (1979).

 

Edit: Daily Mail obituary.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

One of the last renowned umps I can think of.

Former major league umpire Ken Kaiser, a colorful figure between the lines who briefly moonlighted as a professional wrestler to make ends meet while working in the minor leagues, has died. He was 72.  The World Umpires Association said Thursday he died in his hometown of Rochester, N.Y., on Tuesday. Kaiser had diabetes for years.  An American League umpire from 1977-99, Kaiser umpired two World Series, one All-Star Game and several playoff series.
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[Thatcher 2,386]

Danny Walton, MLB player for the Houston Astros (1968, 1977), Seattle Pilots (1969), Milwaukee Brewers (1970-1971), New York Yankees (1971), Minnesota Twins (1973, 1975), Los Angeles Dodgers (1976) and the Texas Rangers (1980), has died aged 70.

 

Paul Casanova, MLB player for the Washington Senators (1965-1971) and the Atlanta Braves (1972-1974), has died aged 75. He was featured in 1 All-Star game for the American League (1967).

 

Don Gross, MLB player for the Cincinnati Redlegs (1955-1957) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1958-1960), has died aged 86.

[gcreptile 10,964]

Baseball and glioBLASToma - is there a connection?

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/14/sports/baseball/brain-cancer-phillies-daulton.html

[Sir Creep 7,070]

5 hours ago, Thatcher said:

Danny Walton, MLB player for the Houston Astros (1968, 1977), Seattle Pilots (1969), Milwaukee Brewers (1970-1971), New York Yankees (1971), Minnesota Twins (1973, 1975), Los Angeles Dodgers (1976) and the Texas Rangers (1980), has died aged 70.

Can't be a lot of Seattle Pilots around.  Or Houston Colt 45's.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Felo Ramírez, uno de los más legendarios de la lengua española jugar por locutores que cubrió a los Miami Marlins desde la temporada inaugural del equipo, ha muerto.
Ramírez había sido hospitalizado después de un accidente este abril, mientras cubría el equipo en Filadelfia y falleció en su casa de Miami. Tenía 94 años.
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[Joey Russ 7,220]

Just now, Sir Creep said:

Felo Ramírez, uno de los más legendarios de la lengua española jugar por locutores que cubrió a los Miami Marlins desde la temporada inaugural del equipo, ha muerto.
Ramírez había sido hospitalizado después de un accidente este abril, mientras cubría el equipo en Filadelfia y falleció en su casa de Miami. Tenía 94 años.
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Sorry, we only understand English here. Please translate this into English so we can understand what that is saying.

[RadGuy 1,614]

18 minutes ago, Joey Russ said:

Sorry, we only understand English here. Please translate this into English so we can understand what that is saying.

No es verdad. Por ejemplo, yo comprendo español. Pienso que el Señor Creep solo quiso hacer un chiste, porque el jugador de beisból que ha muerto fuera un hispanohablante.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

This shortened version is for you Roey:

Por Señor Ramirez, no hay mañana.

[Thatcher 2,386]

Paul Schaal, MLB player for the Los Angeles Angels (1964-1965), California Angels (1966-1968, 1974) and the Kansas City Royals (1969-1974), has died aged 74.

[Thatcher 2,386]

Gene 'Stick' Michael, MLB player for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1966), Los Angeles Dodgers (1967), New York Yankees (1968-1974) and the Detroit Tigers (1975), has died aged 79. He later went on to become the Manager of the New York Yankees (1981-1982) and the Chicago Cubs (1986-1987), as well as helping build the Yankees 90s dynasty as General Manager (1991-1995).

[Thatcher 2,386]

Tom Wright, MLB player for the Boston Red Sox (1948-1951), St. Louis Browns (1952), Chicago White Sox (1952-1953) and the Washington Senators (1954-1956), has died aged 93.

[Thatcher 2,386]

Solly Hemus, MLB player for the St. Louis Cardinals (1949-1956, 1959) and the Philadelphia Phillies (1956-1958), has died aged 94. He went on to manage the St. Louis Cardinals from 1959 to 1961, and was one of the last living MLB player-managers.

 

For those interested, the remaining few MLB player-managers are:

Frank Robinson (b. 1935)

Joe Torre (b. 1940)

Peter Rose (b. 1941)

Don Kessinger (b. 1942)

[John Robinson 71]

Jim Landis, known for playing as a center fielder in the MLB team Chicago White Sox, has died according to this article https://www.google.com/amp/s/chicago.suntimes.com/sports/jim-landis-white-sox-gold-glove-center-fielder-dies-at-83/amp/.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Daniel Webb, a former relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, has died in an ATV accident. He was 28.

Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis says Webb died Saturday night. Davis says Webb's wife and two other people sustained "significant injuries" in the accident, about 70 miles west of Nashville.
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