Guest Edgy DC Guests Posted June 5, 2006 Posted June 5, 2006 Felled by a stroke. The prognosis looks pretty bad.He wasn't a very good umpire, at least during the second half of his career, and was one of the fools who lost his job over the foolish Richie Phillips gambit. I liked him anyhow. He cried like a baby when John McSherry died.I was looking for a reference to that and found this 10-year-old atrticle about his struggles.
Elster88 Old-Timey Member Posted June 5, 2006 Posted June 5, 2006 Are you sure you don't listen to talk radio?
Farmer Ted Old-Timey Member Posted June 5, 2006 Posted June 5, 2006 Had the good fortune of attending a Duke basketball game in Durham several years ago. I was in the restroom heading out the door and he was coming in. He attended the weight loss clininc at Duke several times http://www.cfl.duke.edu/(bqztc545nojoyxrbit24oiz0)/dfc/home/ and he must have been "in residence" during that time. He was also commissioner of WING BOWL http://www.610wip.com/wingbowl/ in Philly, an annual hot wing eating competition.
Guest Edgy DC Guests Posted June 5, 2006 Posted June 5, 2006 ]Are you sure you don't listen to talk radio?Mos' def'.
Zvon Old-Timey Member Posted June 5, 2006 Posted June 5, 2006 This is sad news.Wasnt the greatest of umps, but as good or better than many I see umping these days.
Guest Edgy DC Guests Posted June 5, 2006 Posted June 5, 2006 If this is it for him, he sure seems to have enjoyed life.
Guest Edgy DC Guests Posted June 5, 2006 Posted June 5, 2006 I'd like to take this moment to say that I was not the Met fan who peed on Eric.Goodbye, man.
seawolf17 Old-Timey Member Posted June 6, 2006 Posted June 6, 2006 I was a fan; I know he wasn't the best technical umpire in the world, but he was fun to watch. He had a lot of good stories in the old Ron Luciano books.
Guest Johnny Dickshot Guests Posted June 6, 2006 Posted June 6, 2006 Too bad. Remember his presence well.
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