John Alderson- R.I.P.

[metirish]

Sandy Alderson's father struck by and killed by a car Saturday in Florida

Statements

http://proxy.espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/12066/tragedy-for-alderson-family


Very sad

[Guest Edgy DC]

Veteran of three wars (WWII, Korea, Vietnam).



http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/2010/11/14/2010-11-14_mets_gm_sandy_aldersons_father_dies_after_being_hit_by_car.html

[MFS62]

RIP, sir.
We salute you.

Later

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Jeez, what a terrible thing.

[Guest cooby]

I don't know who Sandy Alderson is, but I mourn any dad killed in an accident.

RIP, sir.

[Benjamin Grimm]

cooby wrote: I don't know who Sandy Alderson is...

WHAT???

[Guest cooby]

no

[metirish]

Well , that's two tragedies in this thread.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Coo has been out of the loop. That's OK.

Sandy is the new Mets general manager, hired about three weeks ago.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Edgy DC wrote:

If you're like me, you were wondering what that hat he was wearing in this photo is all about. Turns out that Alderson played softball three times a week in a league called Kids 'n' Kubs, featuring seniors playing with children. His sons don't know what he was doing out that late but speculate he was going out to watch football.

According to a teammate on this group of over-75-ers, "He's a man who is extremely fast as far as running is concerned. He's the fastest we've got from home to first base."

[Guest Edgy DC]

More John Alderson material:
http://www.tampabay.com/news/at-87-john-alderson-had-so-much-life-left/1135376

[Guest Edgy DC]

Sandy reports that his dad was wearing a Mets cap when he was hit.

More of the Sandy Story: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110108&content_id=16409604&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb