RIP Tony Fernandez

[TheSportsPredictor]

Blue Jays stalwart, also made World Series with Indians:

Tony Fernandez has died at 57

 

[Della9250]

A Hall of Very Good shortstop who changed baseball history in two ways with his injury in 1995 -- allowing Jeter to become the Yankees shortstop and nearly getting Rivera traded to Seattle for Felix Fermin because Steinbrenner thought Jeter wasn't ready

 

[Songbird]

17 years, 1,057 runs, 2,276 hits, 414 2Bs, 92 3Bs, 94 HRs, 844 RBIs, .288/.746, 4 GG's ...

... and in 2 World Series with the Jays and Indians he hit .395 with 13 RBIs in 44 PA's.

 

[misterbc]

Had a hell of a sidearm/submarine throwing motion with great accuracy and velocity. Major part of some v good Jays teams that had Canadians go nuts over baseball. 57 is way too young.

 

[Sea Bass]

Maybe the most popular Blue Jay of that late-80s era. Damn.

 

[Sea Bass]

If he doesn’t break his elbow on one of the 2x4s around the second base cutout in the last week of the ‘87 season, who knows how far the Jays go that year.

 

[goalmouth]

I'm sure every good player will want their bWAR in their obit.

 

[CD Boogie]

He was so smooth as a hitter and fielder. Made it look effortless. This is very upsetting, he didn’t even seem as old as 57.

 

[Cosmo]

Hit the 11th inning home run in Game 6 of the Baltimore-Cleveland ALCS off Armando ****ing Benitez.