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[BSLMikeLowe]

Donald Sutherland, 88.

[1970]

Donald Sutherland, 88.

 

RIP, Oddball.  Still one of my favorite movies.

[mdrunning]

I dunno. I wouldn’t include Rose in a short list of greatest living position players because he lacked range at basically every position he played (save for the first couple seasons in his career where he primarily played OF). 

 

Bench, Rickey Henderson, Junior, Trout…

 

I’m cool with omitting the PED users from this discussion, btw. 

 

 

ETA - removed Joe Morgan from the list. (RIP)

One guy I think we all overlooked is Rod Carew. Career .328 hitter with six batting crowns to his credit, including .388 in 1977. Not a ton of power (only 92 career HR), but overall one of the best hitters of his or any other generation.

[russsnyder]

Particularly Unitas. Just as everything he touched on the field turned to gold, everything he touched off the field turned to manure. I believe he had to file for bankruptcy at least once.

I don't know what Mays' financial situation was, but both he and Mickey Mantle were both banned from baseball for a time.

Right.

Mays and Mantle were banned because they had jobs with a casino in Atlantic City. I think they had PR gigs.

[russsnyder]

One guy I think we all overlooked is Rod Carew. Career .328 hitter with six batting crowns to his credit, including .388 in 1977. Not a ton of power (only 92 career HR), but overall one of the best hitters of his or any other generation.

Carew was the best pure Hitter I ever saw.

However, he wasn't noted as a very strong defender.

[CantonJester]

Carew was the best pure Hitter I ever saw.

However, he wasn't noted as a very strong defender.

 

(I was born in CT) My dad asked me what team I wanted to see play the Red Sox at Fenway back in the spring of '77. 'The Twins! I want to see Rod Carew!' 

 

I mean, I was 6. 

 

So we wound up going to a double header in May at Fenway. The Twins swept both games, and Carew had like 17 hits. Well no, but I just looked it up - he had 7 hits.  5 for 6 in game one and 2 for 5 in game two. 

 

Only one XBH though. That's why the new generation of nerds hate Carew and Gwynn. 

[russsnyder]

(I was born in CT) My dad asked me what team I wanted to see play the Red Sox at Fenway back in the spring of '77. 'The Twins! I want to see Rod Carew!'

I mean, I was 6.

So we wound up going to a double header in May at Fenway. The Twins swept both games, and Carew had like 17 hits. Well no, but I just looked it up - he had 7 hits. 5 for 6 in game one and 2 for 5 in game two.

Only one XBH though. That's why the new generation of nerds hate Carew and Gwynn.

Great story.

Excellent choice by the six year old CJ.

That's the season Carew flirted with .400 and wound up with 239 hits!

Plus, you and your dad didn't have to leave after the first game & pay to come back for the second game.

[mdrunning]

Great story.

Excellent choice by the six year old CJ.

That's the season Carew flirted with .400 and wound up with 239 hits!

Plus, you and your dad didn't have to leave after the first game & pay to come back for the second game.

People remember Gene Mauch for blowing the 1964 pennant with the Phillies, but how in the hell did he not win with that team? 

[russsnyder]

People remember Gene Mauch for blowing the 1964 pennant with the Phillies, but how in the hell did he not win with that team?

Good observation.

Mauch just couldn't win pennants I guess.

[Mike B]

Carew had the best bat control I ever saw.  He could exploit what the pitcher was giving him and make it pay off as well as anyone.

I always felt like he could hit more homeruns but his job was to get on base.  His career OBP was near .400.

Incredibly tough to strike out.

[mdrunning]

MLB Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda, 86. 

[BSLChrisStoner]

Martin Mull... good character actor.

[BSLMikeLowe]

Shelly Duvall, 75. Best known for her role opposite Jack Nicholson in The Shining.

[mdrunning]

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, 96.

 

Fitness guru Richard Simmons, 76.

[russsnyder]

Tough couple of days recently.

[russsnyder]

Actress Shannen Doherty, 53

[Nigel Tufnel]

Jacoby Jones

 

[Mackus]

Damn that's awful

[BSLMikeLowe]

Actor and comedian Bob Newhart, 94.

[Mackus]

Actor and comedian Bob Newhart, 94.

 

He'll obviously and deservedly be most remembered for his shows and his role in Elf for a different generation, but I always think of a random sketch he did on Mad TV that is among the very funniest things I've ever seen.