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RIP Rod Beck

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by SnoopyBoy, Jun 24, 2007.

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  1. SnoopyBoy

    SnoopyBoy Member

    Former MLB pitcher died at 38, according to ESPN
     
    SnoopyBoy, Jun 24, 2007
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  2. Chi City 81

    Chi City 81 Guest

    Jesus. RIP, Shooter.

    Is there a link? How did he die?
     
    Chi City 81, Jun 24, 2007
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  3. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    No one's saying, but it appears he died in his home in Phoenix last night and foul play is not suspected.

    Here's the Arizona Republic story, sort of...

    http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0623death0624.html

    As far as I have seen police still won't confirm the identity, but I ran computer searches of that street last night and found that Rod Beck lives there.
     
    PCLoadLetter, Jun 24, 2007
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  4. Bubbler

    Bubbler Well-Known Member

    Whoa. RIP. That one came out of nowhere.
     
    Bubbler, Jun 24, 2007
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  5. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    That really sucks. He was one of the great characters of the last 10 years in the game.
     
    Flying Headbutt, Jun 24, 2007
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  6. ondeadline

    ondeadline Well-Known Member

    Hopefully ESPN is wrong.
     
    ondeadline, Jun 24, 2007
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  7. zeke12

    zeke12 Guest

    Damn, that's surprising.

    RIP, Shooter.
     
    zeke12, Jun 24, 2007
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  8. Big Game

    Big Game Member

    Terrible, terrible news. RIP.
     
    Big Game, Jun 24, 2007
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  9. boots

    boots New Member

    Great guy who would talk whether or not he blew a save.
     
    boots, Jun 24, 2007
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  10. BigRed

    BigRed Active Member

    RIP, Rod. He brought quite a few highs - and lows - for this Cubs fan, but more high than low.
    Also had one of the great quotes of all time, saying "nobody's ever gone on the DL for pulled fat."
    He was never the picture of health in his playing days.... I wouldn't be stunned if this was a heart attack.
     
    BigRed, Jun 24, 2007
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  11. Just_An_SID

    Just_An_SID Well-Known Member

    ESPN now has a link:

    http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2914994
     
    Just_An_SID, Jun 24, 2007
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  12. Clever username

    Clever username Active Member

    Maybe I'm thinking of someone else, but didn't he nearly die on the field a few years ago? He had heart trouble and doctors suspected that if he had thrown one more pitch in a particular outing, he would have had a massive heart attack.
     
    Clever username, Jun 24, 2007
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