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Mephistopheles Janx 09-06-2020 05:22 PM

Hall of Famer Lou Brock, Cardinals base-stealing icon, dies at 81
 
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...g-icon-dies-81

Rain Man 09-06-2020 05:24 PM

He's .... out!

Lou Brock is kind of the first baseball player I ever remember. He was a big deal in St. Louis right about the time that I was learning about sports.

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dlphg9 09-06-2020 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 15151671)
He's .... out!

Lou Brock is kind of the first baseball player I ever remember. He was a big deal in St. Louis right about the time that I was learning about sports.

https://digital.library.temple.edu/d...ighlightTerms=

That ump is about to punch that guy in the back of the head!

BigRedChief 09-06-2020 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Mephistopheles Janx (Post 15151662)

Him and Bob Gibson were my favorites growing up. He was fun to watch on the bases during a time when speed wasn't seen that much valued in the game.

His health has been deteriorating for a couple of years now. Sad to see him go, but I'm sure he was in a lot of pain. Having his leg amputated below the knee and being in a wheelchair for someone known for their speed must have been really tough. RIP Lou

seclark 09-06-2020 05:55 PM

Rip Lou
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VAChief 09-06-2020 06:16 PM

Loved Lou, got to see his 3000th hit...an absolute rocket off the wrist of the Cub pitcher who knocked him down the previous pitch.

Frazod 09-06-2020 06:18 PM

Bummer. RIP

BigRedChief 09-06-2020 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by VAChief (Post 15151751)
Loved Lou, got to see his 3000th hit...an absolute rocket off the wrist of the Cub pitcher who knocked him down the previous pitch.

He was pretty pretty good.


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">- 6x All-Star <br>- 2x World Series champion <br>- 3,023 career hits<br>- 938 career stolen bases<br>- 1985 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee<br><br>A baseball legend.<br><br>RIP Lou Brock <a href="https://t.co/T3p93FJ998">pic.twitter.com/T3p93FJ998</a></p>&mdash; The Undefeated (@TheUndefeated) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheUndefeated/status/1302741478117117952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Deberg_1990 09-06-2020 09:23 PM

RIP. Great player.

KChiefs1 09-06-2020 10:22 PM

I remember the Brockabrella.

RIP

PHOG 09-06-2020 10:35 PM

That's too bad. RIP Lou Brock!

vailpass 09-06-2020 10:41 PM

RIP Lou. A Cardinal great. I remember when I was a little kid my dad took me to a Cardinals game and the two drunk guys in front of us were calling every player on the field Lou Brock and cheering for them when they made a play.
To this day I remember laughing really hard at them.

chefsos 09-06-2020 10:42 PM

The master of the pop-up slide. If that ball got away, he was up and gone and on third base before you knew it.

Also there are, like, three guys in history who have homered to CF at the Polo Grounds. Lou Brock is one of them. It's one of the most incongruous baseball facts I know.

RIP

Deberg_1990 09-06-2020 11:15 PM

Brock and Ricky Henderson’s stolen base records might never be broken. No active players are even close

HemiEd 09-07-2020 06:28 AM

Wow, RIP Lou Brock. I was a Cardinal fan as a teenager and he was an Icon. :(


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