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RIP Joe Morgan

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by maumann, Oct 12, 2020.

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  1. maumann

    maumann Well-Known Member

    What in the name of Jesus? Heaven's building a complete Hall of Fame roster just from 2020 alone.


     
    maumann, Oct 12, 2020
    #1
  2. Webster

    Webster Well-Known Member

    Expire Joe Morgan
     
    Webster, Oct 12, 2020
    #2
  3. Splendid Splinter

    Splendid Splinter Well-Known Member

    Wow! Speechless. Rest easy
     
    Splendid Splinter, Oct 12, 2020
    #3
  4. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Oh boo.

    What a fantastic player he was.

    I may be the only person with ears who actually enjoyed him doing color commentary on games.

    RIP
     
    The Big Ragu, Oct 12, 2020
    #4
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  5. Mngwa

    Mngwa Well-Known Member

    Awwwwww. One of my childhood heroes.
     
    Mngwa, Oct 12, 2020
    #5
  6. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    I've seen that tweet and several stories but nothing yet that says how we know this? Do we not have to report confirmation anymore?
     
    Moderator1, Oct 12, 2020
    #6
  7. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    I do love this story

     
    Moderator1, Oct 12, 2020
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  8. Jake from State Farm

    Jake from State Farm Well-Known Member

    I covered that Phillies team he was on with Pete Rose and Tony Perez
    I asked him what he learned from playing with the Astros, where he began his career
    “I learned how much I hate losing and how I never wanted to go through that again.”
    He was not the player in Houston he became in Cincinnati
    At the time, the big name in the deal was Lee May
     
    Jake from State Farm, Oct 12, 2020
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  9. Jerry-atric

    Jerry-atric Well-Known Member

    This, my friends, is a sad day for me. Mr. Morgan is the one member of the Big Red Machine I felt most connected to, due to Sunday Night Baseball.

    Rest easy, Mr. Morgan.
     
    Jerry-atric, Oct 12, 2020
    #9
  10. LanceyHoward

    LanceyHoward Well-Known Member

    Irv Brown was a long time sports talk host in Denver who had been, among many other things, the head baseball coach at Colorado. On his show, he would talk about how he had never seen anyone eliminate the pop fly from his bat and and replace it with the line drive like Morgan.
     
    Last edited: Oct 12, 2020
    LanceyHoward, Oct 12, 2020
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  11. Jerry-atric

    Jerry-atric Well-Known Member

    Mr. Morgan was no fan of “Moneyball,” but his baritone was long the soundtrack to Sunday nights in the summer.
     
    Jerry-atric, Oct 12, 2020
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  12. Splendid Splinter

    Splendid Splinter Well-Known Member

    Splendid Splinter, Oct 12, 2020
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