Official Baseball In Memoriam Thread

[madducks]

[Judge Jude]

'DIED IN 2020' STARS

SP Tom Seaver
SP Bob Gibson
SP Whitey Ford
SP Phil Niekro
SP Johnny Antonelli
SP Mike McCormick

SP Don Larsen
SP Matt Keough
SP Roger Moret

RP Lindy McDaniel
RP Ron Perranoski
RP Ed Farmer

C Hal Smith
1B Bob Watson
2B Joe Morgan
3B Dick Allen
SS Tony Fernandez
OF Al Kaline
OF Lou Brock
OF Jim Wynn

C Biff Pocoroba
C Don Pavletich
C Mike Ryan
1B-OF Bob Oliver
2B Tony Taylor
2B Glenn Beckert
2B Damaso Garcia
2B Horace Clarke
SS-3B-2B Denis Menke
SS-2B-3B Phil Linz
OF Claudell Washington
OF Jay Johnstone
OF Lou Johnson

[revo]

One of the greatest managers in baseball history, Tommy Lasorda, died at age 93. RIP.

[madducks]

[madducks]

One of the greatest managers in baseball history, Tommy Lasorda, died at age 93. RIP.

The condolences on Youtube seem to indicate that Lasorda's popularity stretched well beyond the American borders. Not sure if any manager has ever achieved that kind of worldwide fame. And probably only a few players.

[revo]

Another Dodger Hall of Famer gone: Don Sutton died in his sleep last night, his son posted on Twitter. RIP ace.

[joncarlos]

Another Dodger Hall of Famer gone: Don Sutton died in his sleep last night, his son posted on Twitter. RIP ace.

Aw crap. A baseball life well lived.

[madducks]

[madducks]

RIP Hank Aaron.

[mgwiz22]

An amazing collection of all time greats have died recently. While there have been diverse reasons for the deaths it would be odd if the pandemic and the conditions surrounding it were not not somehow involved. Have non pandemic deaths increased greatly overall in the last twelve months?

[revo]

Mike Sadek, a catcher for the Giants from 1973-1981, died at age 74. RIP.

[Gregg]

An amazing collection of all time greats have died recently. While there have been diverse reasons for the deaths it would be odd if the pandemic and the conditions surrounding it were not not somehow involved. Have non pandemic deaths increased greatly overall in the last twelve months?

It does seem like it. Not only from what is reported in the media, but in Mrs. Gregg's and my personal life. We have lost 18 significant people in our lives in the last 18 months. Only two were covid related. It has been a brutal stretch.

[revo]

Longtime USA Today baseball writer Mel Antonen died from covid related issues at age 64. RIP.

[revo]

Grant Jackson, who pitched for 18 seasons and won Game 7 of the 1979 World Series for the Pirates, died of covid at age 78. RIP.

[revo]

Terrible news. Longtime ESPN baseball reporter Pedro Gomez died at age 58. RIP.