RIP Joe Morgan

[Stradling]

RIP Joe Morgan, one of the greatest 2B to ever play. The HOF was one of just two players ever with 2500+ career hits, 600+SB and 250+HR

 

[Inside Pitch]

Man, it's been one after the other lately.   RIP, Joe...

[T.G.]

Wow. So many of the guys I watched as a kid have passed away. I'm a little stunned at this one. He wasn't that old, was he?

[Tank]

wow. sorry to hear this news.

gibson, seaver, whitey ford, brock, and now morgan, all within a few weeks of each other.

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

Had to look it up and he was 77.  I had the image in my head of him as an announcer with ESPN but that ended about 10 years ago.  RIP and my condolences to his family.

[Chuck]

15 minutes ago, Tank said:

wow. sorry to hear this news.

gibson, seaver, whitey ford, brock, and now morgan, all within a few weeks of each other.

 

[JAHV76]

RIP. He was a big part of the Big Red Machine.

[Angelsjunky]

A total beast from 1972-76, with 47.3 WAR over that five-year span, an average of almost 9.5 per season. His 1975 season was the last time a position player reached 11.0 WAR until Barry Bonds in 2001. His career 98.8 WAR is fourth highest among second baseman after Rogers Hornsby, Eddie Collins, and Nap Lajoie - all players of the early 20th century. In other words, Morgan was the greatest 2B of the post-WW II era.

Edited October 12, 2020 by Angelsjunky

[Capital_Dave]

1 hour ago, Stradling said:

RIP Joe Morgan, one of the greatest 2B to ever play. The HOF was one of just two players ever with 2500+ career hits, 600+SB and 250+HR

 

I remember about 15 years ago I was having lunch at a restaurant at a golf course in Reno, NV.  I heard his distinctive voice at the next table, there was no mistaking it.  Looked over and there he was.  Couldn't have been nicer when I briefly interrupted his lunch to thank him for some terrific childhood baseball memories.

[Dtwncbad]

Joe Morgan deeply and passionately hated every person on this message board for having any opinion on baseball because you are not Joe Morgan.  Who are you?  You are not Joe Morgan.

Sadly, that’s who this guy was outside the lines.

Respectfully, but honestly, we lost a great baseball player, exclusively.

Great ballplayer.

[Ariamus]

39 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

56 minutes ago, Tank said:

wow. sorry to hear this news.

gibson, seaver, whitey ford, brock, and now morgan, all within a few weeks of each other.

 

Mr Morgan is the sixth inductee of the Baseball Hall of Fame to die this year and the fifth in five weeks.

[DMVol]

Seaver had COVID....I guess that is the first thought with Morgan....haven't seen a cause of death....

[Lhalo]

He probably can’t go 10 minutes without bringing up his big red machine glory days to St. Peter. 

[Dtwncbad]

12 minutes ago, Lhalo said:

He probably can’t go 10 minutes without bringing up his big red machine glory days to St. Peter. 

When he finally met God at His throne, Joe was very confused and annoyed that somebody was was in his seat.

Edited October 12, 2020 by Dtwncbad

[eligrba4ever]

Rest in peace, Joe Morgan. Quite the all-star list recently: Tom Terrific, Whitey Ford, Bullet Bob, Al Kaline and Lou Brock.

[daygloman]

Rest in Peace Joe.

[AngelsLakersFan]

I've honestly missed his shitty announcing... there was something comforting about listening to him and Tim McCarver talk out of their asses back in the 90's / early 2000's. They were a reminder of simpler times.

[Tank]

1 hour ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

I've honestly missed his shitty announcing... there was something comforting about listening to him and Tim McCarver talk out of their asses back in the 90's / early 2000's. They were a reminder of simpler times.

i miss firejoemorgan.com

 

[Dtwncbad]

1 hour ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

I've honestly missed his shitty announcing... there was something comforting about listening to him and Tim McCarver talk out of their asses back in the 90's / early 2000's. They were a reminder of simpler times.

I couldn’t stand him or McCarver.  Unbearable.

[Lou]

I miss Fire Joe Morgan. 

[Redondo]

RIP Joe

[Vegas Halo Fan]

11 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

Man, it's been one after the other lately.   RIP, Joe...

Fifth Hall of Famer to die since September 2. Seaver, Morgan, plus three from the first World Series of my youth (1964), Cardinals Bob Gibson and Lou Brock, and Yankee Whitey Ford.

[Taylor]

1 hour ago, Lou said:

I miss Fire Joe Morgan. 

So does Craig.

[Lou]

3 minutes ago, Spin Rate said:

So does Craig.

Hey, Tank is Craig!

That's spooky. 

[Tank]

1 hour ago, Lou said:

Hey, Tank is Craig!

That's spooky. 

You know what that means? You have to give me full sized candy bars on Halloween.