RIP Joe Niekro

Knukie dies from an aneurysm tonight, reportedly.

 

Houston Chronicle:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/4293468.html

 

That does suck. RIP.

 

Man, at 61. RIP.

Still, an all-time classic moment when he was caught cheating.

 

Way too young...RIP.

 

has anyone seen an ap story on it yet?

we just got the advisory from the latimes/washpost service that was a correction saying it was joe, not phil

 

RIP....and in 1976 hit his ONLY career HR in 973 ab's...off who?....his own brother, Phil.

 

BC-BBO--Joe Niekro, Advisory,0045

Sports Editors:
We are aware of a report about Joe Niekro.
So far, we have been unable to confirm it.
If we do, we will expedite a story.
AP Sports, New York
AP-ES-10-27-06 2232EDT

 

ap just confirmed

 

This just in, the Chicago Tribune is reporting that Phil Niekro died.

RIP to Joe, who had several head-to-head seasons better than Phil.

 

That Niekro correction moved at 6:51 Central Time, according to my wire. That's embarassing to AP, but more so to the Tribune online operation.

 

I was kidding about the Niekro-Tribune thing, basing it off of their Eddie Johnson confusion a while back.

Please don't tell me the Trib really mixed it up. Did they? Niekro is an ex-Cub after all.