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In Search of a Life
Join Date: Jan 2016
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Pitched for the Iowa Oaks in 1970 before moving up to the A's. The local franchise, now a Cubs affiliate, speaks to this as one of their premier players over the years. RIP
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Champion Golfer Of The Year
Join Date: Aug 2001
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**** Charlie Finley. Took them away with all those hall of fame players waiting for stardom in the minors. No good one who sucks the penis.
Was disappointed in 71 when they came to town and due to rainout somewhere, instead of seeing Blue, I saw Pat Dobson against Jim Rooker. And later that year saw Catfish beat Al Fitzmorris 2-1. Blue got lit up pretty well in the 71 ASG. Of course he was facing some seriously great hitters. Gave up HR’s to Bench, Aaron and Clemente. And Reggie hit one into the light standard at Tiger stadium that game. Tony Kubek swore it was leaving Tiger Stadium if it hadn’t hit the lights. The A’s were still fresh in my mind in those days. They won 101 games that year but lost to the Orioles. What a team they had. |
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21st Century Schizoid Fan
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: The Gates of Delirium
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Politically Incorrect
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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As a Pirates fan, that brought back a ton of childhood memories.
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Supporter
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Ozarks
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I remember taking our daughters to see him pitch.
We had great seats and could really see him work. RIP to one of the best Mr. Vida Blue! |
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Sexiest Athlete
Join Date: Apr 2001
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I had a red Vida Blue baseball glove as a kid. Loved that glove; probably still my favorite glove to this day....
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MVP
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Honolulu, HI
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I remember watching him at Royals Stadium in the early 70 s when the A’s came to town. Great pitcher.
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No Keys, No Problem
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Denver
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Back in the early oughts Page McConnell, the keyboard player for Phish, had a side project called Vida Blue named after this man. Rest in Peace Vida
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