Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
**** Groat, dead at 92.
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***Official RIP Dead Ballplayers Thread -- Yer Out! (2 Viewers)
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Eephus
Footballguy
B-R comps
- Garry Templeton (911.7)
- Dave Bancroft (909.6) *
- Elvis Andrus (889.4)
- **** Bartell (882.6)
- Jack Glasscock (878.1)
- Royce Clayton (872.1)
- Ozzie Guillen (870.5)
- Mark Grudzielanek (868.1)
- Bill Russell (866.2)
- Roger Peckinpaugh (861.8)
Encyclopedia Brown
Footballguy
Groat shares a name similarity with #5 on that list.
Angry Beavers
Footballguy
RIP Vida Blue
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
Don Denkinger, dead at 86.
Eephus
Footballguy
Roger Craig gone at 93. Humm baby.
He was a part of three WS winning clubs as a pitcher in Brooklyn, LA and St. Louis. His career record is distorted by a couple of seasons toiling for the expansion Mets but he had an excellent year finishing 13th in MVP voting as a swingman for the title-winning '59 Dodgers.
Craig is remembered fondly around these parts for managing the Giants during their late 80s turnaround. He also managed the Padres for a couple of seasons.
Player comps:
He was a part of three WS winning clubs as a pitcher in Brooklyn, LA and St. Louis. His career record is distorted by a couple of seasons toiling for the expansion Mets but he had an excellent year finishing 13th in MVP voting as a swingman for the title-winning '59 Dodgers.
Craig is remembered fondly around these parts for managing the Giants during their late 80s turnaround. He also managed the Padres for a couple of seasons.
Player comps:
- John Buzhardt (960.6)
- Lew Krausse (954.6)
- Bill Voiselle (947.5)
- Ken Heintzelman (946.8)
- Larry McWilliams (946.8)
- Vern Ruhle (944.8)
- Rick Langford (944.0)
- Steve Hargan (943.3)
- Jim Colborn (942.9)
- Al Hollingsworth (942.5)
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
also one of the underrated running backs in nfl history...
FairWarning
Footballguy
A couple of interesting players who passed over the weekend. Pete Ladd, pretty good relief pitcher for the early 80’s Brewers. Passed away from cancer, 67.
Tom Walker - he was a relief pitcher for the early 70’s Expos, and father of Pirates 2B Neil Walker. Tom’s claim to fame was playing winter ball for Roberto Clemente in 1972. He was supposed to fly with Clemente to help
distribute supplies after the earthquake. On the runway, Clemente told him to stay behind, and the rest is history.
Tom Walker - he was a relief pitcher for the early 70’s Expos, and father of Pirates 2B Neil Walker. Tom’s claim to fame was playing winter ball for Roberto Clemente in 1972. He was supposed to fly with Clemente to help
distribute supplies after the earthquake. On the runway, Clemente told him to stay behind, and the rest is history.
Don Quixote
Footballguy
Former Blue Jays, Red Sox, and Astros manager Jimy Williams.
www.espn.com
Jimy Williams, '99 AL Manager of Year, dies at 80
Jimy Williams, who won 910 games as a major league manager and was the 1999 American League Manager of the Year, has died at the age of 80.
FairWarning
Footballguy
UL Washington, SS for the 1980 royals what went to the WS, cancer.
Eephus
Footballguy
Chewing a toothpick in his honor
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Footballguy
Ed Ott c for Pirates and Angels. Played on the 79 Pirates WS champions, 72.
Eephus
Footballguy
Tied with Ed Hug for the shortest first-last name in MLB history.
Hug appeared in one game for the 1903 Brooklyn Superbas. He drew a base on balls so he ended his career without an AB.
Eephus
Footballguy
B-R comps for Washington
- Kevin Stocker (970.2)
- Adeiny Hechavarría (960.9)
- Ernie Johnson (959.1)
- John Wathan (957.4)
- Adam Everett (952.5)
- Cliff Pennington (951.6)
- Kurt Stillwell (949.8)
- Heinie Sand (945.6) - what happens when you sit on the beach?
- Pokey Reese (945.5)
- Chico Fernández (944.9)
- Red Wilson (969.4)
- Earl Grace (969.0)
- Lenny Webster (965.8)
- Joe Nolan (965.6)
- Ronny Paulino (965.3)
- Brook Fordyce (964.7)
- Bob Stinson (962.9)
- Josh Bard (958.8)
- Duane Josephson (958.3)
- Hal Smith (955.7)
FairWarning
Footballguy
The career and the age comps are two of my favorite things on BR.
