Call your Red Sox pals and offer condolences on the passing of former skipper Joe Morgan.
Morgan had the thankless task of taking over mid-season for pennant-winning John McNamara. A manager without MLB playing experience was such a rarity at the time, more than a few outlets ran pictures of his Hall of Fame-bound secondbaseman namesake. As such, he was widely considered to be a placeholder, but ended up lasting three and a half years, always finishing above .500 despite playing in baseball's most competitive division, and having a veteran team changing the guard on his watch, and he ended up joining the Sox Hall of Fame.