Fred White passes away.
 

This deserves it's own thread.

http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/15...ster-fred.html

yes it does. he will be missed

The Royals have many sins, but I thought the handling of Fred Whites and Splitts departure was classy and well done.

Wow ... R.I.P

What memories. RIP Fred!

Fred White and Denny Matthews were the best.

On Brett's birthday. RIP

I spent summers in the 1970s at my grandparents' in MO, listening to Denny and Fred on the radio. Good teams, good times.

RIP, voice of my youth.

RIP Fred

So much memories, this is one of the best. I remember listening to him at my Grandparents, and in my room late at night.

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I loved Fred White and was sorry to see him leave the radio booth. He was a K-State guy. Good guy. When you work at a place for 40 years that's doing something. Hope the Royals do something to remember him this year.

The voice of growing up. Before TV. Rest in Peace, Fred.

I listened to him and Denny Mathews a lot of hours, and they were great at making the games enjoyable to listen to.

R.I.P. Mr. Fred White, you were one of the very best. :(

For Denny Matthews this is Fred White saying so long from Royals Stadium

Whoa...figured it would be soon after the retirement announcement, but that was really quick.

Good JoPo piece on Fred:

http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/201...hite.html#more

Those were the days. Thanks for the memories Fred.

One of my all time favorite calls on radio and yes, it really happened. A slow roller between the mound and first base.

Denny Matthews: ... and the pitcher was off the mound like a mongoose.
Fred White: Like a ... mongoose, Denny?
Denny Matthews: Yes, Fred, ... like a mongoose.
(both laugh hysterically)

RIP, Fred. You have been, and will always, be missed.

Well, damn.

RIP

RIP. You and Denny were awesome.

R.I.P

This really hit me today. Not like losing Derrick Thomas, but still it hurt. Fred White was always so interwoven with Royals baseball for me because I religiously listened to the Royals on radio as a kid.

I don't know. George Brett turning 60 on the same day Fred White died hammers home how long it's been since we've been relevant in baseball and how BADLY I want this team back on top.

RIP Fred!!!!

My own mortality always comes to mind when we lose somebody from my baseball life.

Forever.

RIP

I was searching for Fred's radio call of Brett's 1980 ALCS homer off Goose Gossage. Couldn't find it.

On my way in to work 810 played it. I memorized Fred's call and could recite it, but it's never been as good as listening to him call it.

The apex of my Royals fandom. For what it did, for what it symbolized.

RIP Fred!! Sitting on the front porch at night listening to Fred and Denny was a very happy memory for any Royals fan in the 70's and 80's. Even when I went away to school in Arkansas I would go to the car and try to find the broadcast on the am radio. Amongst crackles and static, Fred and Denny's voice would come thru and it would feel like home again.

Another great baseball voice leaves us.

RIP Fred.

man, takes you back..

RIP Fred, another standard in KC culture....

Class act. RIP, Fred.

RIP Fred. Grew up listening to him and Matthews together, along with Denny Trease. Sometimes I preferred listening to the radio broadcasts over the TV if it was on both. In those days home games were never televised in KC area.





Hearne with the ugly on why White was fired in 98 , then brought back.

http://www.kcconfidential.com/2013/0...ls/#more-11942


At the time of White’s axing he was making around $160,000 and partnering with Denny Matthews who was taking down more than $200,000.

The object of the game, sources say, was to reduce Entercom’s overhead by hiring someone for less money (Ryan Lefebvre was brought in to replace White at a salary of around $100,000) and the Royals “chose” to fire White instead of Matthews to meet that goal.

However public outcry was so great, that following a huge faux pas by then Royals general manager Herk Robinson stating publicly that the team wanted more youth in the broadcast booth, White threatened to file an EEOC complaint that could have lead to a lawsuit and was hired back and given a made up job as “affiliates manager.”
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Radio Station group managers and baseball execs both exist in slimy, ethics-neutral worlds. If you have thin skin, you better stay out of both professions. Fred White did just fine, thank you. He did lots of college basketball besides doing Royals baseball, and I'm sure he was somewhat relieved to get off the grind of doing all those road trips to Cleveland. Denny has reduced his travel schedule a lot too. No doubt the Royals have coddled Denny more, because for whatever reason, he's the favorite son.

This !

RIP.

In case you missed the game last night;
http://deadspin.com/the-royals-tv-br...e-fo-507595676

Thanks for posting that.

That's actually a pretty cool way to watch a baseball game on TV.