Edgy MD Site Manager Posted October 11 Posted October 11 It's a great career path from beat writer from a third-tier paper to PR assistant to Vice President of PR to general manager. Fred somehow got elevated to the big chair because Al Campanis got the notion in his head that African-Americans weren't buoyant, even thought Claire was the probably the guy who put Al Campanis in that spot in the first place.
Cowtipper Old-Timey Member Posted October 13 Author Posted October 13 Bud Zipfel died. https://www.riverbender.com/obits/details/marion-zipfel-belleville-obituary-33139.cfm Who was Bud Zipfel? Bud Zipfel (1938–2026) was an American first baseman and left fielder who played 118 major-league games over two seasons with the Washington Senators in 1961 and 1962. Originally signed by the New York Yankees, he showed power in the minor leagues but struggled to hit major-league pitching, finishing his MLB career with a .220 batting average, 10 home runs, and 31 RBIs. Zipfel is best remembered for hitting a 16th-inning, game-winning home run on September 12, 1962, giving Washington a 2–1 victory while teammate Tom Cheney set a major-league record with 21 strikeouts in a single game. After his major-league career ended, Zipfel played in the minor leagues for several more years before retiring following the 1966 season.
Cowtipper Old-Timey Member Posted October 18 Author Posted October 18 Al Goldis (1942-2026) was a minor league outfielder who went on to become a college baseball coach and an influential scout and player development executive for several Major League Baseball organizations, most notably the Chicago White Sox. He helped identify and develop numerous major league talents, including Frank Thomas, Robin Ventura, Jack McDowell, and Alex Fernandez, and was inducted into the Professional Baseball Scouts Hall of Fame in 2009.
Cowtipper Old-Timey Member Posted October 19 Author Posted October 19 Ted Brazell (1952-2026), father of fellow professional baseball player Craig Brazell, spent ten years in the minor leagues after being selected by the Detroit Tigers in the fifteenth round of the 1970 amateur draft, playing outfield, third base, and catcher but never advancing beyond Double-A. After retiring as a player, he managed the Macon Peaches and Lakeland Tigers from 1980 to 1983, leading both clubs in the Tigers’ minor league system.
Cowtipper Old-Timey Member Posted October 20 Author Posted October 20 Mike Edwards died. https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/49692398/mike-edwards Who was Mike Edwards? Mike Edwards (1952–2026) was a major league second baseman who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Oakland Athletics from 1977 to 1980 before spending a season with Japan’s Kintetsu Buffaloes in 1983. The twin brother of fellow major leaguer Marshall Edwards and younger brother of Dave Edwards, he made baseball history in 1978 by becoming the first American League second baseman to turn two unassisted double plays in a single game.
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted October 22 Posted October 22 Todd Benzinger, who caught the last out of the 1990 World Series, giving the Reds a stunning upset win and their only post-Big Red Machine (or Marge Schott-era) championship, has reportedly passed from unknown causes at 63. whippoorwill 1
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