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Ed Ott, catcher for the 1979 World Series champion Pirates team, has passed away at the age of 72. RIP.
Bonus trivia: Ed Ott is the shortest name in MLB history.
Last edited by madducks; 03-04-2024, 01:04 AM.“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
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Originally posted by madducks View PostEd Ott, catcher for the 1979 World Series champion Pirates team, has passed away at the age of 72. RIP.
Known as a tough, no-nonsense player, Ott was a former Muncy High School star wrestler who was not afraid to use those skills on a baseball diamond. In an August 12, 1977, game against the New York Mets, Ott slid hard into Mets' second baseman Felix Millán trying to break up a double play.[2] Millán shouted at Ott and hit him with a baseball in his hand. Ott answered this by picking Millan up in a wrestling move, upending him, and then slamming him into his extended knee at Three Rivers Stadium, severely injuring Millan's shoulder.[10] The incident effectively ended Millan's MLB playing career.[2]
Other trivia. Not known to be related to Mel OttI'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert...
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Originally posted by heyelander View Post
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Known as a tough, no-nonsense player, Ott was a former Muncy High School star wrestler who was not afraid to use those skills on a baseball diamond. In an August 12, 1977, game against the New York Mets, Ott slid hard into Mets' second baseman Felix Millán trying to break up a double play.[2] Millán shouted at Ott and hit him with a baseball in his hand. Ott answered this by picking Millan up in a wrestling move, upending him, and then slamming him into his extended knee at Three Rivers Stadium, severely injuring Millan's shoulder.[10] The incident effectively ended Millan's MLB playing career.[2]
Other trivia. Not known to be related to Mel Ott
I remember Ott being a hard-ass. Pirates fans loved him. Other teams fans....not so much.
One of my earliest memories of Ed Ott when I was a kid was a game I watched on TV where an opposing player threw his helmet at Ott after a play at the plate and then cowardly ran away. Ott then dropped his catcher's mitt, picked the helmet off the ground, and proceeded to rip the helmet in half, and then threw the two halves of the helmet back toward the player who threw it at him all while angrily staring him down. As a kid I'm thinking: "Whoa the Pirates catcher is the Incredible Hulk."
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Ott later became a coach with the Houston Astros, serving under manager and former Pirates teammate Art Howe, from 1989 to 1993, where he is remembered for his role in an on-field altercation against the Cincinnati Reds. In 1991, Reds reliever Rob Dibble ignited a brawl when he threw a pitch behind the back of the Astros' Eric Yelding, late in the game of a 4–1 Reds loss. A melee ensued and the 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m), 230 lb (100 kg), Dibble wound up on the bottom of a pile with the relatively diminutive Ott having put Dibble in such a chokehold that Dibble's face turned blue.“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein
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Pat Zachry, the 1976 NL Rookie of the Year who was the main piece the Mets received in the infamous "Midnight Massacre" Tom Seaver trade, died at age 71. He's the 2nd member of the rotation and 3rd overall player of the 1976 Big Red Machine to pass away in the last 5 weeks. RIP.
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Originally posted by revo View PostPat Zachry, the 1976 NL Rookie of the Year who was the main piece the Mets received in the infamous "Midnight Massacre" Tom Seaver trade, died at age 71. He's also the 2nd member of the 1976 Big Red Machine rotation to pass away in the last 5 weeks. RIP.
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