-
SPORTS
AND
GAMING -
-
Sports & Gaming Moderators: ghostfreak
2005 Mlb!
- Thread starter TopRocka
- Start date
michael
Bluelight Crew
hat's off
http://espn.go.com/classic/obit/s/2005/0811/2131415.html
"Double Duty" Radcliffe dies at 103
ESPN.com news services
CHICAGO -- Former Negro Leagues star Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe, believed to be the oldest living professional baseball player, died Thursday. He was 103.
Radcliffe, given his singular nickname by sports writer Damon Runyon after catching Satchel Paige in the first game of a doubleheader in the 1932 Negro League World Series and pitching a shutout in the second game, died from complications after a long bout with cancer, the Chicago White Sox said.
Ted Radcliffe could be found attending White Sox games, where he visited the clubhouse often.
Radcliffe was frequently in the crowd at U.S. Cellular Field and occasionally visited the White Sox clubhouse. He made it a tradition in recent years to throw out the first ball on his July 7 birthday.
Two weeks ago, he was scheduled to travel to Alabama for a ceremony at 95-year-old Rickwood Field, where he played for the Birmingham Black Barons in the mid-1940s, but fell ill and was hospitalized in Chicago.
"Double Duty shared such a love for baseball and a passion for life," White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf. "We all loved to see him at the ballpark, listen to his stories and share in his laughter. He leaves such a great legacy after experiencing so much history and change during his long life. He will be missed by all of us with the White Sox."
In May, Radcliffe was among 14 Negro Leagues players honored in a pregame ceremony at RFK Stadium before the Cubs played Washington. Sitting in a golf cart behind the plate, Radcliffe made the ceremonial first pitch by handing the ball to Nationals coach Don Buford.
Radcliffe noted that the game had changed since he retired in the 1950s.
"It ain't like it used to be. There used to be some good pitchers. There aren't ballplayers like there used to be. It's a shame," he said.
A six-time All-Star -- fittingly, three times as a pitcher and three times as a catcher -- Radcliffe outlived his contemporaries in the Negro Leagues and players from his era in the majors. Strict records on the minor leagues from those days are not kept, but there are no players known to have been older than Radcliffe.
As he approached his 100th birthday, Radcliffe was living in a retirement center about a half-mile from Comiskey Park. His apartment was filled with bats, gloves, plaques and posters, and his easy chair sat next to a window facing a sandlot.
Radcliffe was raised in Mobile, Ala., and went on to play for more than 15 teams in the Negro Leagues from the late 1920s to the early 1950s. His brother, Alex, also played in the league.
Radcliffe roomed with Jackie Robinson with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1945, two years before Robinson broke baseball's color barrier in the majors, and also managed in the Negro Leagues.
At age 96, Radcliffe returned to the field, throwing one pitch for the Schaumburg Flyers in an independent Northern League game.
ESPN.com news services
CHICAGO -- Former Negro Leagues star Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe, believed to be the oldest living professional baseball player, died Thursday. He was 103.
Radcliffe, given his singular nickname by sports writer Damon Runyon after catching Satchel Paige in the first game of a doubleheader in the 1932 Negro League World Series and pitching a shutout in the second game, died from complications after a long bout with cancer, the Chicago White Sox said.
Ted Radcliffe could be found attending White Sox games, where he visited the clubhouse often.
Radcliffe was frequently in the crowd at U.S. Cellular Field and occasionally visited the White Sox clubhouse. He made it a tradition in recent years to throw out the first ball on his July 7 birthday.
Two weeks ago, he was scheduled to travel to Alabama for a ceremony at 95-year-old Rickwood Field, where he played for the Birmingham Black Barons in the mid-1940s, but fell ill and was hospitalized in Chicago.
"Double Duty shared such a love for baseball and a passion for life," White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf. "We all loved to see him at the ballpark, listen to his stories and share in his laughter. He leaves such a great legacy after experiencing so much history and change during his long life. He will be missed by all of us with the White Sox."
In May, Radcliffe was among 14 Negro Leagues players honored in a pregame ceremony at RFK Stadium before the Cubs played Washington. Sitting in a golf cart behind the plate, Radcliffe made the ceremonial first pitch by handing the ball to Nationals coach Don Buford.
Radcliffe noted that the game had changed since he retired in the 1950s.
"It ain't like it used to be. There used to be some good pitchers. There aren't ballplayers like there used to be. It's a shame," he said.
A six-time All-Star -- fittingly, three times as a pitcher and three times as a catcher -- Radcliffe outlived his contemporaries in the Negro Leagues and players from his era in the majors. Strict records on the minor leagues from those days are not kept, but there are no players known to have been older than Radcliffe.
As he approached his 100th birthday, Radcliffe was living in a retirement center about a half-mile from Comiskey Park. His apartment was filled with bats, gloves, plaques and posters, and his easy chair sat next to a window facing a sandlot.
Radcliffe was raised in Mobile, Ala., and went on to play for more than 15 teams in the Negro Leagues from the late 1920s to the early 1950s. His brother, Alex, also played in the league.
Radcliffe roomed with Jackie Robinson with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1945, two years before Robinson broke baseball's color barrier in the majors, and also managed in the Negro Leagues.
At age 96, Radcliffe returned to the field, throwing one pitch for the Schaumburg Flyers in an independent Northern League game.
http://espn.go.com/classic/obit/s/2005/0811/2131415.html
Beagle
Bluelighter
Milton Bradley for NL MVP
michael
Bluelight Crew
beagle for NL insane asylum
bowdenta
Bluelighter
bradley. i picked him up off waivers in a brilliant move, but c'mon. incedentally, i dropped cameron about 3 weeks ago. no room in fantasy baseball for good defensive players. guess hes not going to the yanks now...
as the rain clouds came into fenway on sunday
the rain that just wouldnt quit
the tarp that was down for 4 hrs...you can kinda see the people running on the right side. it had stopped raining for 15 mins so everyone went back out only to have to run for cover lol
the rain that just wouldnt quit
the tarp that was down for 4 hrs...you can kinda see the people running on the right side. it had stopped raining for 15 mins so everyone went back out only to have to run for cover lol
TopRocka
Bluelighter
Aww
The Fens looks great, even in the middle of a storm. :D
The Fens looks great, even in the middle of a storm. :D
skiforlife
Bluelighter
- Joined
- Jul 2, 2005
- Messages
- 204
go cards!
bowdenta
Bluelighter
^^^as long as the 'stros win the wild card! seriously does any team seriously think they have a chance with clemens, oswalt, and pettitte pitching in the playoffs???
not with the fastest MF on the planet who can BUNT for a single anytime he wants, a wiley veteran in the 2 spot, lance berkman (one of the best lefties in the game) batting 3, and morgan ensberg (2nd best NL RBI man behind Derreck LEE) batting cleanup????
i can see how topR might contest that Boston has a great offense as well, but we all know that starting pitching wins playoff games - can any team compete against Houston's top 3. right now we are maintaining the wild card spot with AAAers Anastacio and Wandy Rodriguez pitching 4 and 5, basically costing us every game. oh when will you return Backe...?
carpenter is great. but then you have mulder an suppan. WEAK!
this thread she be an autobump any time it reached the 2nd page
I would really like to hear a diatribe from some delusion white sox fan about how small ball is going to win them them the WS
not with the fastest MF on the planet who can BUNT for a single anytime he wants, a wiley veteran in the 2 spot, lance berkman (one of the best lefties in the game) batting 3, and morgan ensberg (2nd best NL RBI man behind Derreck LEE) batting cleanup????
i can see how topR might contest that Boston has a great offense as well, but we all know that starting pitching wins playoff games - can any team compete against Houston's top 3. right now we are maintaining the wild card spot with AAAers Anastacio and Wandy Rodriguez pitching 4 and 5, basically costing us every game. oh when will you return Backe...?
carpenter is great. but then you have mulder an suppan. WEAK!
this thread she be an autobump any time it reached the 2nd page
I would really like to hear a diatribe from some delusion white sox fan about how small ball is going to win them them the WS
bowdenta
Bluelighter
oh yeah and with gange gone, i forgot to mention oh only best closer in the game - brad lidge. hope the red sox and cards can play a solid 8 innings of baseball, cuz thats all you'll get
Last edited:
TopRocka
Bluelighter
Red Sox Braves WS.
The Stros barely squeaked by last year. They don't have Beltran this year.
The "what if's" the Sox have are insane. They have been playing this entire season without their ace, and without a closer. If Schilling is given 7-8 Innings as usual to work out his kinds, he can likely return to good form. One inning you have to be on point. If he gives up a run in that one inning, it costs the game. If he gives up a run in the 1st inning of a start, he could very well go 7 IP with 3 ER, and have that be a very good start.
I think Foulke's problems lie in his head ala Ankiel and Wohlers more so than in his knee. With Papelbon, Delcarmen, and Jon Lester coming through the farm system, and all but Lester already helping the big club, we might have the pitching depth to deal with a less than stellar Foulke when he comes back.
Do I even need to mention our offense?
The Stros barely squeaked by last year. They don't have Beltran this year.
The "what if's" the Sox have are insane. They have been playing this entire season without their ace, and without a closer. If Schilling is given 7-8 Innings as usual to work out his kinds, he can likely return to good form. One inning you have to be on point. If he gives up a run in that one inning, it costs the game. If he gives up a run in the 1st inning of a start, he could very well go 7 IP with 3 ER, and have that be a very good start.
I think Foulke's problems lie in his head ala Ankiel and Wohlers more so than in his knee. With Papelbon, Delcarmen, and Jon Lester coming through the farm system, and all but Lester already helping the big club, we might have the pitching depth to deal with a less than stellar Foulke when he comes back.
Do I even need to mention our offense?
bowdenta
Bluelighter
TopRocka said:
Ill take pettite, ensberg, and taveras combined over beltran. 4 outs away from the WS. we hardly squeaked by. we are far ahead of where we were at this time last season
although the braves and cards both look better this year
TopRocka
Bluelighter
NL baseball.
Bwahah.
Bwahah.
bowdenta
Bluelighter
touche
michael
Bluelight Crew
yeah, those guys and their 'strategy' are terrible.
8)
8)
HobbyIsBowling
Bluelighter
- Joined
- Jun 17, 2004
- Messages
- 1,436
Yeah, with all their fancy "base stealing" and "pinch hitters"
TopRocka
Bluelighter
I'm talking more or less the team with the best record in baseball coming from the NL in last year's WS, and getting SMOKED by the AL's Wild Card team.
michael
Bluelight Crew
call the ticket office or check the team's website.