Rest In Peace

[NorCalVol67]

Vida Blue.

Nooooooo!

So many of my favorite baseball players when I was growing up are gone.

 

[malinoisvol]

Vida Blue.

An A's standout. I had several of his cards.

RIP, Mr. Blue

 

[malinoisvol]

Blue, Fingers, and Catfish. What a trio!

 

[ArdentVol]

Vida Blue.

vida blue pitched for Birmingham at the age of 19 in 1969 during a stretch where knoxville was without a Southern League team. It was a shame. We missed a lot of great Oakland players during that span

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Denny Crum
Joe Kapp
Sean Connery

 

[joevol33]

Denny Crum
Joe Kapp
Sean Connery

Sean Connery?!! When the heck did this happen, and why are we just hearing about it!

 

[joevol33]

 

[NorCalVol67]

Denny Crum
Joe Kapp
Sean Connery

Those Louisville/Tiger High matchups in the old Metro conference were pretty fun.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Those Louisville/Tiger High matchups in the old Metro conference were pretty fun.

Crum probably would have had a few more national championships had Wade Houston stayed as his associate head coach and Allan played for UL.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

Denny Crum
Joe Kapp
Sean Connery

Sean Connery is still alive. Sequel for Medicine Man is coming out this summer.

 

[Tin Man]

RIP Grace Bumbry

 

[Danl]

RIP Grace Brumby

*Bumbry

 

[Tin Man]

*Bumbry

Fook. Fixed.

 

[EasternVol]

Vida Blue.

Didn’t he pitch a game on acid once? Or more than once?

 

[508mikey]

Didn’t he pitch a game on acid once? Or more than once?

That was Doc Ellis and a no hitter to boot

 

[volfanbill]

Didn’t he pitch a game on acid once? Or more than once?

I know he had multiple drug issues, especially blow.

 

[volfanbill]

That was Doc Ellis and a no hitter to boot

There is this, but Blue was a coke addict amongst other drug issues too

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

RIP ( or Good Riddance for Cardinals fans) to MLB umpire Don Denkinger....

 

[NorCalVol67]

RIP ( or Good Riddance for Cardinals fans) to MLB umpire Don Denkinger....

Damn.

 

[95 Vol Alum]

RIP, Doyle Brunson

 

[The Ron Mexico]

RIP, Doyle Brunson

I think I speak for the a lot of folks when I say, "Who the f is Doyle Brunson?"

 

[Behr]

Was he kin to Doyle Hargraves?

 

[The Ron Mexico]

RIP, Doyle Brunson

Was he kin to Doyle Hargraves?

After extensive research, I'm pretty sure they're both old man Doyle's boys.

 

[95 Vol Alum]

I think I speak for the a lot of folks when I say, "Who the f is Doyle Brunson?"

Texas Dolly, poker legend

 

[82_VOL_83]

SI swim suit edition.