Ron Drogo, (spnited), RIP

[YGBFKM]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

****.

That's way too young. Way too young.

I never met the man. Only knew him on here. I regret all the silly arguments. Life's too short for that ****.

****.

RIP, Ron.

 

[gingerbread]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

Devastating news.
Ron deeply touched many posters here with his wit, his insight, his love of a good debate, his stories about the business and his passion for newspapers. Imagine the impact he had on those lucky enough to cross his path in the "real" world.
Just heartbreaking.

 

[old_tony]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

Man, I just heard about this from a friend and came straight here. Awful, awful news. Never knew him other than here, but he struck me -- a guy with 32 years in the business -- as a guy I would absolutely love to hang with in real life, like so many of the guys I worked with over the years.

The comments in the link by Mark Czerwinski on how he was looking for him today at that tournament at Ramapo, just hits hard.

 

[waterytart]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

He will be greatly missed.

RIP

 

[Turtle Wexler]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

Very sad that I didn't get to meet him in person. RIP and condolences to his family, friends and coworkers.

 

[HC]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

Absolutely shocked by this. Had the pleasure of meeting Ron in person several times and can say without hesitation that meeting him was one of the greatest rewards of joining this group.

RIP and may the next life contain large quantities of lobster bisque.

 

[buckweaver]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

Heartbreaking news. This makes me very, very sad.

Shared many, many great baseball and journalism discussions with him, publicly and privately. I only regret that we never got to meet in person, especially after he went out of his way to offer assistance to me -- sight unseen -- when we were forced to fly to his fair state after midnight and drive to Cooperstown in the middle of the night.

We've lost one of the great ones. :'(

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

RIP, Ron.

If he was who I think he was, this place won't be the same.

Yeah, he is.

Was. Is. Was. **** ... y'all, please choose your own damned verb form there.

And no, this place won't be the same.

Ron, no matter what happens ... so long as you live on in the memories of those who knew you — whether in the "real world" or just via the Internet — you are not Dead. To. Us!

 

[old_tony]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

Frank's thread starter had the link to a blog at the paper. Here's a link to one of their columnist's tributes to Ron.

http://www.northjersey.com/sports/022111_Local_sports_editor_Ron_Drogo_dead_at_61.html

 

[crusoes]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

Met him last year at the baseball gathering. We rode together on the trip to the Football Hall of Fame, and had good conversations on the way there and back. Meeting Ron was one of many highlights of that trip to Cleveland, and I am saddened tremendously by the news.

A loss to everyone who knew him.

 

[BYH]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

Frank's thread starter had the link to a blog at the paper. Here's a link to one of their columnist's tributes to Ron.

http://www.northjersey.com/sports/022111_Local_sports_editor_Ron_Drogo_dead_at_61.html

That was a well-done piece. Had to be tough to write.

*******, this just steamrolled me. I miss our banter already.

 

[gingerbread]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

Frank's thread starter had the link to a blog at the paper. Here's a link to one of their columnist's tributes to Ron.

http://www.northjersey.com/sports/022111_Local_sports_editor_Ron_Drogo_dead_at_61.html

That was a well-done piece. Had to be tough to write.

*******, this just steamrolled me. I miss our banter already.

When I heard the news I immediately thought of you, BYH. And how much I enjoyed eavesdropping on your conversations with him here. And JR ... I wonder if they ever celebrated their birthdays together.

 

[Turtle Wexler]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

I hate it when we lose one of our own. :(

 

[Johnny Dangerously]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

A scene from "Broadcast News" comes to mind. Tom tells Aaron he's going to miss him.

"You're a prick -- in a great way."

I only knew Ron on here, but something tells me those who knew him best either said those words to him or thought about it, or they had their own variation.

RIP. You will be missed.

 

[JoelHammond]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

I, like crusoes and kokane and sxysportswriter and all the rest, had the pleasure of meeting Ron in Cleveland. I was little nervous, to be honest, to meet him, given his persona here.

From the instant he walked into that pizza shop, I was put at ease. His in-person demeanor was nothing like here, and I mean that in a good way. Genuine guy, and to hear he had a great time in Cleveland was a huge relief and made me exceedingly happy.

Flyover country, after all. RIP, Ron.

 

[crusoes]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

That was a great weekend, Joel. I am better for that whole get-together, as well as we were for meeting Ron.

 

[angola!]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

Perhaps I've poured out a few too many, but **** it. RIP spnited - he deserves to be honored by his name on this site as well. It is the only name many knew for him.

spnited, you were a great person to interact with. I enjoyed talking baseball with you and I enjoyed just talking to you. You were a good dude, despite your seeming anger on this message board.

I never knew you in real life, but I knew you on this site.

I'm proud to say I knew you.

I'm proud to say you were the kind of journalist that we should I strive to be.

 

[Flying Headbutt]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

Guys, you don't have to beat around the bushes here. It's ok.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

RIP from flyover country.

I am glad I met Ron at the Cleveland outing. He's someone I looked forward to having the chance to meet again.

This makes me sad.

 

[waterytart]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

Guys, you don't have to beat around the bushes here. It's ok.

Thank you.

RIP, spnited.