R.I.P Mr. Cub

[Angel Oracle]

Ernie Banks just passed away at age 83.

[Schildog]

he deserves two services.

[Redondo]

RIP Ernie

[TroutCron]

One of the all- time greats that never tasted the post season. To me, he played in the Golden rra of baseball with Mays, Aaron, Mantle, Koufax, Gibson and so many more.

RIP MR CUB

[Spirit]

Huge loss for Chicago and baseball fans everywhere.  RIP Ernie.  

[Angel Oracle]

He was one of the first shortstops to be a slugger, winning back-to-back NL MVPs in 1958 and 1959.

And won a GG the next season.

Edited January 24, 2015 by Angel Oracle

[Angelsfirst]

True legendary Hall of Famer. RIP Ernie.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

One of the true good guys and a great ambassador for the game. RIP Ernie.

[ELEVEN]

I used to work with his son Joey who played minor league ball and was a driver on our TV show. Great guy. I always used to ask about his dad and how he was doing. This saddens me. RIP.

[tomsred]

RIP Ernie.

[Lou]

Damn, that really sucks.  A class act all the way through.

 

had he been ill?

 

it's guys like Banks that make me despise guys like Bonds, Clemens, etc

Edited January 24, 2015 by Lou

[Brandon]

Bummer.

Dude was solid on Married With Children

[Lou]

that's the show he was on!  was just googling it

 

i never met him, but i did party with Bud Bundy once

[LBHalos17]

RIP Mr. Cub

 

http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/12219755/ernie-banks-former-chicago-cubs-great-dies-age-83

[JAHV76]

RIP more disappointing news for Cubs fans.

[ten ocho recon scout]

that's the show he was on! was just googling it

i never met him, but i did party with Bud Bundy once

did you ask him to rap like grandmaster b?

Rip to mr banks. Baseball legend and great represenative of the sport. Always carried himself as a very classy man

[ELEVEN]

He would have loved watching the Cubs this year.

[disarcina]

"LET's PLAY TWO"

 

Mr. Cub, Number 14, ERNIE BANKS along with another great STAN MUSIAL -- led the league each and every year and ALL TIME as well, in the most important stat category in the game (Mr. James track this one, please)......as the MOST GENUINE, DECENT, KINDEST, OPTIMISTIC, GOOD HEARTED players ever to put on a MB uniform.

 

The loss to MLB today is tremendous. An all time Ambassador to MLB, the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and LIFE IN GENERAL. One of LIFE"s ALL STAR HALL OF FAMERS has left us.

 

Here's to Mr. Cub, Number 14.

 

"LET's PLAY TWO" !!!

 

  (sadly there are few scheduled double-headers on MLB schedules these days and then they are day/ night affairs designed to squeeze in more revenue dollars -- I think the last true scheduled double-header I attended was between the CHICAGO CUBS- SF GIANTS at Candlestick Park -- must have been in the late 80's. I think GAME TWO went extra innings !!)  Ernie Banks would have been smiling that day -- it was a LONG day of baseball -- of course, the Candlestick winds started whipping up about the 7th inning of GAME ONE.)