Sir Creep 7,013 Posted January 6, 2019 6 minutes ago, alt obits guy said: Lenny Green, who played over 1,100 games with a cross-section of teams, has died. He was 86. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2019/01/06/former-detroit-tigers-outfielder-lenny-green-dies-age-86/2497327002/ A native Detroiter who played at Pershing High School, Green died on his 86th birthday. Green, along with Willie Horton, Willie Kirkland, and Leon Wagner were a group of Detroiters and African-Americans who became early pioneers following baseball's erasure of the color line. Not quite Bill Freehan, but a teammate -- and here's your first litmus test for a QO. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,013 Posted January 10, 2019 Down is down! Former Yankees and Mets hitting coach Rick Down died in his Las Vegas home on Saturday. Down passed away after a long battle with an illness. He was 68. Down had several stints as a hitting instructor for the Yankees and Mets. Most recently, Down served as a hitting coach for the Mets from 2005 to 2007. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,119 Posted January 14, 2019 On 09/02/2016 at 14:04, gcreptile said: Mel Stottlemyre Sr, who has showed up here and there in deadpooling for years, is apparently doing better; http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/mel-stottlemyre-battling-blood-cancer-improving-health-article-1.2522861 Stottlemyre Sr dead. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,096 Posted January 14, 2019 On 09/02/2016 at 20:04, gcreptile said: Mel Stottlemyre Sr, who has showed up here and there in deadpooling for years, is apparently doing better; http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/mel-stottlemyre-battling-blood-cancer-improving-health-article-1.2522861 Stottlemyre Senior Dead at 77 from cancer, according to US Sources that can't be read in Europe... Think this fucks up some Joker teams.... NinJoeyed! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,234 Posted January 14, 2019 Sad. He had his up and downs through the years. My recent longlist revision showed me that he was not so good last fall. It was a bit vague though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,565 Posted January 14, 2019 5 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Stottlemyre Sr dead. Ah that saves me reading all about his fishing trips with his son before each month of this year's Cup. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,096 Posted January 14, 2019 It's already up on the DDP, but here's the QO if you need it for elsewhere: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-6591553/Former-ace-longtime-pitching-coach-Stottlemyre-dies-77.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,098 Posted January 19, 2019 Tom Hausman, who pitched for Milwaukee, the New York Mets and Atlanta from 1975 to 1982, has died. He was 65 https://www.davisfuneralservices.com/memorialpage.asp?page=odetail&id=99311&locid=48#.XENdZcuH2nU.twitter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,098 Posted January 24, 2019 Jim McKean, a Major League Baseball umpire from 1973 to 1999 and a member of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, has died. He was 73. McKean also played in the CFL and was a member of the Florida State League Hall of Fame. https://www.tampabay.com/sports/2019/01/24/longtime-major-league-umpire-tampa-bay-area-resident-jim-mckean-dies/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,098 Posted January 28, 2019 Peter Magowan, the former co-owner of the San Francisco Giants, has died. He was 76. https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/01/27/former-giants-managing-partner-peter-magowan-dies-at-76/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,013 Posted January 28, 2019 The Fresno Grizzlies (minor league team) have confirmed the death of a former franchise managing partner Brian Glover. Glover died Thursday in a car crash on U.S. 26 in a rural area north of Portland, Ore. Glover’s car crashed into an embankment and he died at the scene. Oregon state troopers said he may have suffered a medical event before the crash. Glover was an initial investor in Fresno Baseball Club LLC., the group that took over the Grizzlies in 2005. He remained with the organization as a managing partner until 2013. Along with Chris Cummings, Glover was part of several other sports franchises, including the Fresno Falcons and Fuego. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 10,057 Posted January 30, 2019 Apparently a former, very famous, American baseball player is very unwell... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,938 Posted January 30, 2019 14 minutes ago, drol said: Apparently a former, very famous, American baseball player is very unwell... Shut it DL Cup written all over him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,013 Posted January 30, 2019 3 hours ago, charon said: Shut it DL Cup written all over him. Sounds like another Orlando Cepeda debacle. Funny, I can't find whoever it is, but I'm busy at work so.... surely it'll pop up at some point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 10,057 Posted January 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, Sir Creep said: Sounds like another Orlando Cepeda debacle. Funny, I can't find whoever it is, but I'm busy at work so.... surely it'll pop up at some point. No, this man is absolutely a dead cert by the sound of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,938 Posted January 30, 2019 If who I assume, defo obit in any pool. Not convinced he's gonna cark tho. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 17,762 Posted January 30, 2019 HOFer Frank Robinson in end stages of illness. Oops... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,938 Posted January 30, 2019 Wasn't him..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 17,762 Posted January 30, 2019 5 minutes ago, charon said: Wasn't him..... Even better for Cup players then, a Google 1 get one free sale... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,938 Posted January 30, 2019 You're leaving yourself open to a flood of last minute changes At least I've another month afore I put a squad together. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,013 Posted January 30, 2019 5 hours ago, charon said: You're leaving yourself open to a flood of last minute changes At least I've another month afore I put a squad together. No changes allowed once teams are submitted. This is why I said don't submit on the 25th or whatever. Just dumb. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,013 Posted January 30, 2019 Oh..... I found your ballplayer now. Good catch for those playing in Feb. Not sure about obit, but certain of kark. Opposite of charon I guess. Unless I found a THIRD player. My player is a former MLB player and his initials are two of those letters. *hint* He's not famous so..... looks like a third party. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 17,762 Posted January 30, 2019 Someone's going to send in a fucking theme team at this rate! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,013 Posted January 30, 2019 There's always March. Not sure I want to throw a theme team at @Spade_Cooley, though the fun and games never end when the two of us get together. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,013 Posted January 30, 2019 Oh wait..... I know the player you people are on about, that was a month old news, though I WAS keeping it under me chapeau. Oh well, it had to be revealed at some point. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
