Famous person is dead. R.I.P. [R]

Yes, Catching a knuckleballer can land you a career. Catcher Josh Thole had to be traded along with RA Dickey and only played when Dickey pitched. Once Dickey was out of the game, so was Thole.

 

Bill James best line ever IMNSHO was, in assessing Luis Pujols' only value as a player was that "he was willing to try to catch the knuckleball."

I think it is possible that Sunny Jim's GG voters were better at distinguishing between passed balls and wild pitches than the official scorers were...

 

Mickey Lolich, Detroit Tigers 1968 World Series hero, dies at 85

 

Pro Football Hall of Famer Sonny Jurgensen dies at 91

 

Sonny Jurgenson to a hungover Sam Huff, while going back onto the field in a game the Redskins would ultimately win 72-48: "How many points do you expect us to score, anyway?"

Huff, breathing hard: "just keep scoring, just keep scoring!"



To quote Crystal Bowersox "This ain't over 'til the whiskey's gone!"

RIP.

 

I love Crystal, she is fantastic.

 

Glad someone else does-- "All That For This" was my album of the year in 2013.

 

just love this tune:

Crystal Bowersox - Arlene (Bing Lounge) - YouTube

 

I was there in Jono's studio/small venue when they recorded it.

 

Brad Arnold, lead singer of Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, dies at 47 | CNN

 

LaMonte McLemore, singer and founding member of the 5th Dimension, dies at 90 | CNN

 

Andrew Ranken, drummer for the Pogues has died

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/20...gues-announce-death-of-drummer-andrew-ranken/

 

NYT just emailed me with news that Robert Duvall died. Aged 95.

 

RIP Consigliere!

Robert Duvall, Oscar-Winning Acting Legend, Dies at 95

 

Robert Duvall played several uncredited movie parts, including priest on swing set, in 'Invasion of the bodysnatchers'

 

Jesse Jackson dies after long illness. Civil Rights icon was 84.

 

Doug Moe, former ABA player and NBA coach, died at age 87.

Absolutely loved watching his run and gun Nuggets in the 80s.

 

Eric Dane, the actor best known as the charming, hunky plastic surgeon nicknamed McSteamy on the wildly successful ABC medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy,” has died. He was 53.

He died 10 months after announcing his A.L.S. diagnosis.

 

Bill Mazeroski - 89

10 time all star, 8 gold gloves, hall of famer, and still the only person to his a game 7 walk off HR to win the World Series.

 

For the sabrmetricians out there, he’s the only Hall of Famer with more defensive value than offensive value. That’s how great of a defensive player he was…his offense was good enough to meet the Hall’s standards, and his defense was even more valuable.

 

Forbes Field was near the Pitt campus. The field is gone but part of the wall still remains. Each year until recently people would show up to listen to a recording of 5he game. I was there one year, as was Max. Couldn’t get near him though.



Of course, this is my favorite Forbes Field pic. Pitt students watching the game from the roof of the iconic Cathedral of Learning



RIP Maz (who deserves more respect from ********ing autocorrect, which insists on “Max.”

 

That doesn’t cover Ozzie Smith, whose offense many people believe was NOT up to Cooperstown standards.

EDIT: Baseball Reference says you are correct.

 

https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/02/mazeroski-rip