(OT) Death Notices

Earl_U 2011-02-06 14:38:21 UTC #21

Many of us here remember Fryman as a decent starting pitcher on some not so good Phillies teams in the late 60s and early 70s. He had greater success later in his career.

kalasfan 2011-02-06 22:50:58 UTC #22

Guitarist Gary Moore

flyers19rw 2011-02-06 23:07:05 UTC #23

The best guitarist that many people never heard of. Some of his recent stuff from small venues in the Isles is nothing short of fantastic. Gone too soon at 58.

The_Marty_Show 2011-02-07 00:07:25 UTC #24

Agreed. Loved his hard rock stuff in my younger days, loved his blues stuff later. I saw him at the Troc, front row table with lots of Gin & Tonics, best concert ever.

RIP, Sad day.

el-pietro 2011-02-07 01:41:33 UTC #25

a lot of people very sad to see him go in this part of the world

Chonogo 2011-02-07 16:59:20 UTC #26

I remember Fryman mostly due to playing the old Statis-Pro Baseball card game as a kid. More specifically, the 1981 season of the game, with his 1.88 ERA turning him into an awesome pitcher that I would abuse because of it. I think in real life his arm would've fallen off.

Little did I know(until hearing about his passing) that he was 41 that year!

BostonRoss 2011-02-07 18:24:09 UTC #27

The Phils got Fryman and Don Money from the Pirates for Jim Bunning. Pretty good haul for Bunning at that stage of his career.

I think Fryman was a Phillie All-Star in one of those post-Allen, pre-Lefty, have-to-pick-someone-from-every-team years.

arpax 2011-02-11 21:51:38 UTC #28

Chuck Tanner
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rbm-de 2011-02-12 21:13:25 UTC #29

**Jim Bunning to the Pirates for Don Money, Woodie Fryman, Bill Laxton, and Harold Clem in December, 1967. A high minors IF, a MLB SP, and two minor league hurlers. I remember being outraged at the deal, for Bunning was still a highly effective hurler. However, this deal worked out in the Phils favor, as Fryman won 12 games for the 1968 Phils, while Bunning went 4-14 for the Pirates (due to injuries and, at the time for athletes, advanced age) and was never again as effective as he was for the 1964-67 Phillies.

Money had one good season for the Phils, but hit better after being dealt to Milwaukee for 4 pitchers after the 1972 season. 2 of those arms, Lonborg and Brett, had success with the Phils. Besides, Pope had somebody to play 3B... fellow named Schmidt. Laxton and Clem never pitched for the Phillies, at least that I can recall.

wcoastphan 2011-02-12 22:57:06 UTC #30

rbm-de:

BostonRoss:

The Phils got Fryman and Don Money from the Pirates for Jim Bunning. Pretty good haul for Bunning at that stage of his career.

I think Fryman was a Phillie All-Star in one of those post-Allen, pre-Lefty, have-to-pick-someone-from-every-team years.

**Jim Bunning to the Pirates for Don Money, Woodie Fryman, Bill Laxton, and Harold Clem in December, 1967. A high minors IF, a MLB SP. and two minor league hurlers. I remember being outraged at the deal, for Bunning was still a highly effective hurler. However, this deal worked out in the Phils favor, as Fryman won 12 games for the 1968 Phils, while Bunning went 4-14 for the Pirates (due to injuries and, at the time for athletes, advanced age) and was never again as effective as he was for the 1964-67 Phillies.

Money had one good season for the Phils, but hit better after being dealt to Milwaukee for 4 pitchers after the 1972 season. 2 of those arms, Lonborg and Brett, had success with the Phils. Besides, Pope had somebody to play 3B... fellow named Schmidt. Laxton and Clem never pitched for the Phillies, at least that I can recall. **

I'll just comment that Money was my favorite player during his tenure on teh Phillies. He came when I was not quite old enough to appreciate Bunning's significance, so the deal never bothered me. (I'm not sure it even registered on my radar, as a matter of fact.)

BostonRoss 2011-02-13 00:08:56 UTC #31

The oldest living major leaguer died on Tuesday.

Tony Malinosky

JohnnyO 2011-02-15 04:54:17 UTC #32

Ken Mars, actor, What's up Doc? Young Frankenstein, has passed on. Great talent.

FullCount 2011-02-15 18:41:57 UTC #33

George Shearing, jazz pianist, 91 of congestive heart failure.

When I was quite young and folk music was popular, I was interested in The Kingston Trio and was given an album of their music. Upon removing the outer wrapper and taking out the record, instead of seeing the Kingston Trio label on the record, I found that there had been an error and instead had a George Shearing record. Eventually I got over my disappointment and decided to see what this record was like and thus began my much more enduring interest in jazz.

RIP

tom81 2011-02-15 19:24:13 UTC #34

Played Franz Liebkind in the 1969 "The Producers" a very funny movie.

EastFallowfield 2011-02-27 16:08:55 UTC #35

Andy Jurinko, artist, Phillies fan.

EastFallowfield 2011-02-27 20:57:22 UTC #36

Duke Snider

SCPhillyPhan 2011-02-28 16:06:59 UTC #37

Last of the doughboys.

Earl_U 2011-03-14 01:24:07 UTC #38

Jazz drummer Joe Morello

Spent years with the great Dave Brubeck, who I have been listening to since I was a kid. Morello was probably best known for his work on the classic "Take Five"

kalasfan 2011-03-15 01:24:43 UTC #39

Atlanta Rhythm Section Lead Singer Ronnie Hammond

FullCount 2011-03-17 19:05:59 UTC #40

Mitchell Page who was with the A's for most of the time that I worked in Oakland in the late 70's and early 80's. Finished second in 1978 ROY voting but whose career failed to match his debut. Page was later hitting coach for the Cardinals and Nats. He left the Cards job to enter treatment for alcohol. Page reportedly died in his sleep. He was 59. RIP.