Don Baylor has passed away

[jsnpritchett]

http://www.statesman.com/sports/former-mlb-star-austin-native-don-baylor-dies/krT1C54IldytuifUju9UJM/

[JustATroutFan]

RIP Big Don! He was a very good Angel. First MVP in team history.

[NJHalo]

RIP to a great Angel

[totdprods]

Sad news...it's a rainy, rainy day here in Austin too. Sky's crying for Big Don.

[DMVol]

Godspeed to Groove....

[Chuck]

Oh no..   So sad. R.I.P. Don. 

He was such a great speaker and man in getting to talk to him at our Spring Fanfest '15. 

 

[Angel Oracle]

R.I.P. Big Daddy.

A true clubhouse leader and the one glossed Runs Baylored In

[Chuck]

His MVP season in 1979 is #27 on our Greatest Moments in Angels Baseball. 

http://thesportsdaily.com/angels-win/27-1979-baylor-wins-a-l-mvp-top-50-greatest-moments-in-angels-baseball/

[JAHV76]

RIP 

[Spirit]

Of all the people I've had the opportunity to interview at our Fanfests or on our podcasts, I was far and away most excited to interview him.  Such a kind, humble man. 

So sad.

[Inside Pitch]

Sad day.... 

[NorCal Halo]

Bummer but a life well lived.

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

68 is too young.  RIP Don.

[ettin]

May his soul Rest In Peace. Thanks for the great memories Don!

[Stradling]

8 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

Sad day.... 

Did you ever have a chance to meet him?  

[floplag]

I'm not one who get caught up in celebrities or athletes on a personal level, but this one actually mad me a sad.  
Baylor was a large part of my formative years as a baseball fan, and one of the largest reasons why i became an Angels fan over say Dodgers aside from proximity was that watching a man like him hit over seeing pitchers flounder and hack.
RIP MVP

[ten ocho recon scout]

I dont normally get bummed out for this kind of stuff, but man...

Loved him as a kid. My best friends aunt dated him for a bit when we were kids. He took my friend to the clubhouse a few times, came and met us kids a few times. HATED THE DODGERS. 

Met him a few times when he was the hitting coach. Mentioned the stuff from when i was a kid, he was a really nice guy. 

Sad day for baseball. Younger fans wont know him, but he is a bonafide angel great. Vlad before vlad got here.

RIP 

[Keener]

Sad.  Loved watching him play, the toughness when he "wore one" for the team (a lot).

[Inside Pitch]

17 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Did you ever have a chance to meet him?  

Yeah, first time was in 82....  But I was 12 and a huge Reggie fanboy...   So, when Preston took us down to meet the players I went right to Reggie..  LOL...  

[m0nkey]

Damn, sucks.

[Billy_Ball]

Heavy hearts today.  Rest In Peace Mr. MVP.

[Make Angels Great Again]

1 hour ago, Chuckster70 said:

 

 

RIP Don.

 

Props to whoever decided to go with the Coca Cola shirt and sport coat combo.

[Angels#1Fan]

What a sad day.

Baylor was one of the good guys.

RIP Groove.

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

One of my favorite Halos of all Time! Met him in 1980 and spoke with him a few times and even talked hitting once at RC#29 hitting school a very nice man. I was so happy when he got a chance to come back and be our hitting coach only to fall and break his leg during the ceremonial first pitch before the game. I thought he should have had the opportunity to come back and coach or manage years before..Sad day.. RIP GROOVE!~

He was also on three consecutive World Series Teams... 86' Red Sox, 87' Twins, 88' A's.........

His Stats in 1982 Playoffs against Harvey's WallBangers   

.294

.350

.647

.997    and 10 RBI's in 17 at bats.

 He was $$$$$$$ in the Clutch, leader on the field and in the clubhouse.

 

 

 

 

[m0nkey]

30 minutes ago, Make Angels Great Again said:

 

RIP Don.

 

Props to whoever decided to go with the Coca Cola shirt and sport coat combo.

@Geoff