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New wave-era AL infielder Rob Picciolo has died suddenly following a heart attack.

Rob, who played nine years in the bigs followed by a long (longest-ever, I believe) tenure as a Padres coach, was sort of made in the mold of Tim Foli — an infielder who managed to make up for his lack of power with a stubborn refusal to take a walk. He was Doug Flynn without the Gold Glove. Not much of an asset as a player, but somehow squeezed out a nine-year career and a long life in baseball after.

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Bob Bailey, who I remember mostly as the third baseman on the early Expos clubs, has passed away at 75. You may remember him as a Pirate, Dodger, Red and/or Red Sock, as well. His final AB was a PH SO in the Bucky Bleeping Dent game, but let's not hold that against him.


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Bailey was one of the first "Bonus Babies".
Back then, the rules said that bonus babies had to be kept on the major league roster for one year signing or be lost in the draft.
After watching him as a rookie during that first year, Dick Young wrote, "While on one hand, he can't hit, on the other hand, he can't field either".
RIP, Bob.
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Also the most recent (that is, most recently active) ump in the Hall of Fame. The only guy enshrined since Harvey was Hank O'Day, who worked from 1895-1927.

O'Day worked ten World Series (second only to Doug Harvey), and also played for seven years. They've taken a pass on an ump who was larger than life and more famous than half the players (Dutch Rennert); an ump who lost his career, most of his ability to walk, and nearly his life in an act of selfless heroism (Steve Palermo); and an ump who came out as gay (Dale Scott).

I think what I'm saying is Harvey may be the last Hall of Fame ump we get for a long time. Between the rise of video review and the falling of the status (my impression) of umpiring that has both precipitated and followed video review, I don't think anybody is in a hurry to enshrine a guy in blue.

Plus, Harvey was "The Lord." That's status!


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Frayed Knot wrote:
Doug 'The Lord' Harvey - 87
31 years as an ump (all with the NL); 18 as a crew chief; 4,673 games.
HoF Class of 2010


Actually just found out a few minutes ago. My favorite all time ump. I guess his family is as low key and humble as he was. His passing barely made a ripple. None of my brothers knew. And just a few weeks ago I ran into a pic of him and opened a folder for UMPS and saved it, thinking maybe Ill make a set of cards with umpires on em. Bummed.


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The most famous afro in MLB history is gone.
Well, the afro has been gone a while [see pic] but its owner, Oscar Gamble, is also gone.
He was 68, no cause of death reported as of yet.

200 career ML HRs for the Cubs, Phillies, Indians, White Sox (twice), Rangers, Yankees (also twice), and Padres.

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Edgy MD wrote:
That might be the greatest baseball card in history. Even where it's bad, it's bad to a great degree.


And even though it's a bogus picture since Gamble was never allowed to wear his hair like that under the Steinbrenner regime.

He joined the Yanx in November of '75 [a trade w/Cleveland for Par Dobson] and again at the mid-season trading deadline in 1979 so maybe that card is a late season issue 1979 version


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Frayed Knot wrote:
Edgy MD wrote:
That might be the greatest baseball card in history. Even where it's bad, it's bad to a great degree.


And even though it's a bogus picture since Gamble was never allowed to wear his hair like that under the Steinbrenner regime.

He joined the Yanx in November of '75 [a trade w/Cleveland for Par Dobson] and again at the mid-season trading deadline in 1979 so maybe that card is a late season issue 1979 version


Its from the 1976 Traded set that was issued prior to the 1977 season, so the cap is an airbrushed Cleveland one.


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I have that card. I always loved Oscar Gamble.

The only thing that would have made that afro more perfect is a Houston Astros uniform.


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Frayed Knot wrote:
The most famous afro in MLB history is gone.
Well, the afro has been gone a while [see pic] but its owner, Oscar Gamble, is also gone.
He was 68, no cause of death reported as of yet.

200 career ML HRs for the Cubs, Phillies, Indians, White Sox (twice), Rangers, Yankees (also twice), and Padres.

[fimg=300]http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.3790245.1517414078!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_1200/alg-gamble-jpg.jpg[/fimg]

The first baseball website I joined was called FASTBALL. One of the members had the screen name "Oscargamble'sfroinalid". I'm guessing he took that name after seeing that card. He must be very sad today.
RIP.
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Wally Moon, 87, now mainly remembered as the left-handed hitter who led the Dodgers in home runs in 1959 by figuring out how to hit opposite field home runs over the left field fence at the LA Coliseum, 251 feet from home plate. Just imagine what he could have done had he played at YS III!

OE - I thought he led the team in home runs, but apparently he tied for third with 19. The other three '59 Dodgers who hit nineteen or more home runs had Metly futures.


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Wally Moon, 87, now mainly remembered as the left-handed hitter who led the Dodgers in home runs in 1959 by figuring out how to hit opposite field home runs over the left field fence at the LA Coliseum, 251 feet from home plate. Just imagine what he could have done had he played at YS III!

OE - I thought he led the team in home runs, but apparently he tied for third with 19. The other three '59 Dodgers who hit nineteen or more home runs had Metly futures.



Wally's other claim to fame: Winning the NL Rookie of the Year Award in 1954 -- beating Hank Aaron. Aaron actually came in fourth, behind Moon, Ernie Banks and teammate Gene Conley.


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Chad Ochoseis wrote:


OE - I thought he led the team in home runs, but apparently he tied for third with 19. The other three '59 Dodgers who hit nineteen or more home runs had Metly futures.



Charlie Neal, believe it or......just believe it.


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I was leaning toward Zimmer.

It's a baseball reality that you didn't have to a home run hitter to hit home runs if you played at Ebbets Field or Polo Grounds.


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