Baseball Passings 2019

[G-Fafif]

Harvey Frommer, 83, author of multiple baseball books, particularly on the sport's history in New York.



https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/harvey-frommer-prolific-chronicler-of-baseballs-golden-age-in-new-york-dies-at-83/2019/08/03/84701d94-b56d-11e9-8949-5f36ff92706e_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.808c114d7f13https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/harvey-frommer-prolific-chronicler-of-baseballs-golden-age-in-new-york-dies-at-83/2019/08/03/84701d94-b56d-11e9-8949-5f36ff92706e_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.808c114d7f13

[MFS62]

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Ernie Broglio, 83. RHP for STL who won 21 games in 1960 and 18 in 1963. Really not a bad trade target.

[G-Fafif]

Vince Naimoli, 81, original owner of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Every time I hear the Rays referred to as “Tampa,” I remember Naimoli complaining to the Mets that they shouldn't have listed them as such on the Shea scoreboard during their inaugural Interleague visit in 1998.



On this count he was right. The name of the team isn't Tampa and they play in St. Petersburg.

[G-Fafif]

Tom Jordan, who was the last living MLB player to have been born prior to 1920, 99. He died 10 days shy of his 100th birthday.



https://ripbaseball.com/2019/08/27/obituary-tom-jordan-1919-2019/https://ripbaseball.com/2019/08/27/obituary-tom-jordan-1919-2019/

[Edgy MD]

I think we're down to five guys left who appeared in Major League Baseball pre-integration.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Wow! And that number isn't at all likely to increase.

[Edgy MD]

Well, I think we're going to hear reports coming out of The White House soon of the president thinking out loud: "But why can't we segregate baseball again? They did it under Roosevelt and everybody loved him!"

[Edgy MD]

Tampa Bay prospect Blake Bivens is mourning the loss of his wife, child, and mother-in-law, apparently killed by the hand of his https://www.wmar2news.com/news/national/tampa-bay-rays-prospects-wife-and-child-reportedly-killed?fbclid=IwAR0zLzzdp2AwoWIz5Yv2kPH5qVRmxWPah1ZvNFipazPDAal-Gtf_6qKILd4naked brother-in-law.

[Guest 41Forever]

This is really sad. And notice the part about the family thinking someone on the team supplied the narcotics.



https://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/story/2019-08-30/tyler-skaggs-autopsy-report-fentanyl-oxycodone-alcohol-angels-rusty-hardinhttps://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/story/2019-08-30/tyler-skaggs-autopsy-report-fentanyl-oxycodone-alcohol-angels-rusty-hardin

Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs had the opioids fentanyl and oxycodone along with alcohol in his system when he was found dead in his Texas hotel room July 1, according to a toxicology report that will be released Friday by the Tarrant County medical examiner's office. The cause of death is listed as a mixture of “alcohol, fentanyl and oxycodone intoxication with terminal aspiration of gastric contents,” meaning Skaggs, 27, essentially choked on his vomit while under the influence. The death, according to the report, was ruled an accident. He was found on his bed, fully clothed, and there were no signs of trauma. (snip) “We are grateful for the work of the detectives in the Southlake Police Department and their ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding Tyler's death. We were shocked to learn that it may involve an employee of the Los Angeles Angels. We will not rest until we learn the truth about how Tyler came into possession of these narcotics, including who supplied them. To that end, we have hired attorney Rusty Hardin to assist us.”

[Edgy MD]

Ah, Rusty Hardin. If the family wants to go after somebody, it's going to need to be an institution a lot bigger than the Angels.



Could you have imagined 20 years ago that Tom Petty, Prince, and Michael Jackson would all fall within a few years after all got hooked on legal opioids in order to keep performing at peak level into their later middle years?

[ashie62]

Don't under estimate the role of Alcohol here. Alcohol & Narcotics mixed tend to kill people

[G-Fafif]

Chris Duncan, 2006 Cardinal, 38, from brain cancer.



https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/chris-duncan-dies-at-helped-cards-win-world-series-became/article_4730d7e6-71d1-5094-8fa2-7281ce6433e8.htmlhttps://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/chris-duncan-dies-at-helped-cards-win-world-series-became/article_4730d7e6-71d1-5094-8fa2-7281ce6433e8.html

[Edgy MD]

Sheesh, a baseball legacy. He was meant to grow old in the game.

[G-Fafif]

Charlie Silvera, 94, 1950s MFY backup catcher who rarely played yet repeatedly collected World Series shares.

[G-Fafif]

Alex Grammas, 93, Sparky Anderson's third base coach with the Reds and a Tigers, as well as manager of the Brewers pre-Bamberger.

[MFS62]

Alex Grammas, 93, Sparky Anderson's third base coach with the Reds and a Tigers, as well as manager of the Brewers pre-Bamberger.

IIRC, in those pre-PC days, Grammas was referred to by TV announcers as "The Golden Greek".

Later

[G-Fafif]

Andy Etchebarren, Orioles catcher from their heyday, 76.

[MFS62]

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Andy Etchebarren, Orioles catcher from their heyday, 76.

[Benjamin Grimm]

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[Edgy MD]

Hariest forearms in baseball. And though it's not quite obvious in that card above, he had eyebrows that would make Josh Satin jealous.



Etchebarren, Hendricks, and Dempsey in my memory were three not-quite-star catchers who were nonetheless highly valued anchors of celebrated Orioles teams. But looking back now, I see there was a break in the continuity the mid-seventies (Johnny Oates, Earl Williams) that also marked an ebbing in the long run of success of the Weaver-era Orioles.

[whippoorwill]

I'd say his eyebrows are obvious

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, but a little shadow over the eyes in that shot hides much of the story.



Here he is in all his glory:



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[Frayed Knot]

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I'd say his eyebrow [CROSSOUT]s are[/CROSSOUT] is obvious

[Double Switch]

Eyebrow by Frida Kahlo.

[G-Fafif]

Jackie Hernandez, shortstop on the 1971 world champion Pirates, 79.

[MFS62]

News reports said suicide was not suspected and foul play was not suspected, which means it was most likely either some sort of undiagnosed health issue like a heart condition or something, or (more likely) a drug overdose.

And guess who is being questioned in Tyler Skaggs' death:

https://www.nj.com/sports/2019/10/ex-mets-ace-matt-harvey-questioned-about-drug-overdose-death-of-angels-tyler-skaggs.htmlhttps://www.nj.com/sports/2019/10/ex-mets-ace-matt-harvey-questioned-about-drug-overdose-death-of-angels-tyler-skaggs.html



Later

[seawolf17]

"I'm just here to talk about Qualcomm."

[seawolf17]

"Where the heck would Skaggs get those kind of drugs? Those are the kind of things you'd find in some seedy NYC bar at 3am."

"Wait, I have an idea."

[Benjamin Grimm]

"I'm just here to talk about Qualcomm."

Like!

[Edgy MD]

Suspicious shit coming together. Skaggs' abuse was an open secret. Five other players were identified as abusing opiates. Six players were questioned. Skaggs died on July first. Harvey was released on July 21. Harvey and Skaggs were lockermates. Etc.



Nothing solid, but man.