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SunDeck · 05-31-2006, 09:45 PM

Bloomington, Indiana has a lot of local flavor, and on May 28th we lost one of our main ingredients. Jim was well known at Nick's and the Trojan Horse, and just about any other place where there was beer to be drunk and stories to be told. He and I shared a love of the Reds, Jim a native of Lawrenceburg and me being from Cincinnati. I had the pleasure to work with him for a few years, but it's the short stops to his office and our lunches together that will always remain with me; our April optimism that others around us couldn't quite understand, our arcane language of baseball stats and our nearly encyclopedic memories of the Big Red machine. It was almost as if we had a four year conversation that was picked up whenever we saw each other for any length of time. We talked about a week ago and I remember thinking that he seemed to be doing so well. He looked better than he had in recent years, he seemed to have a lot of energy and as always, he wanted to know what I thought of the latest Reds news. We talked for a while, but I had to run because I was late for an appointment. Walking away, I remembered that I wanted to see if he wanted to go to a game this year with me, but that I'd have to ask him the next time we met. Unfortunately, we won't get that chance.

Good bye Jimmy Hurd, a truer fan I have not known.

BoydsOfSummer · 05-31-2006, 09:48 PM

So long Jimmy. My condolences,Sun.

KronoRed · 05-31-2006, 09:52 PM

Condolences SunDeck

Falls City Beer · 05-31-2006, 09:59 PM

I'm very sorry to hear this.

SandyD · 05-31-2006, 10:04 PM

Sorry, SD. Condolences to you and his family.

Big Klu · 05-31-2006, 11:02 PM

Condolences.

RFS62 · 06-01-2006, 08:20 AM

My condolences, SunDeck. Sounds like a heck of a guy.

Crosley68 · 06-01-2006, 08:32 AM

I am so sorry Sundeck.

cumberlandreds · 06-01-2006, 10:31 AM

I'm very sorry to hear this.

Anyone that is a Reds fan is a very good person in my book.

creek14 · 06-01-2006, 12:17 PM

Sorry SunDeck.

WebScorpion · 06-02-2006, 12:27 PM

Sending you and his family my deepest sympathies.

KittyDuran · 06-02-2006, 12:59 PM

You have my condolences, SunDeck

My Mom always says "They're in a much better place". He'll have no problem finding company up there - he might be talking with Old Red Guard...

pedro · 06-02-2006, 01:10 PM

Sorry to hear about that SD.

Mario-Rijo · 06-02-2006, 07:33 PM

My sympathies to you and Jim's family, good people whom are dear are not always easy to find and then hold on to. I'm sure Jim will always be near to ya rooting those Redlegs along.

R.I.P Jim Hurd

SunDeck · 06-02-2006, 10:07 PM

Thanks folks. I didn't really think about getting your reactions when I posted this. I just kind of thought this group needed to know about him. For all I know, he may have even been on this board. He blogged, was a computer geek and started a nonprofit ISP here in town a long time ago. Wouldn't surprise me if one day somebody noticed that one of our own hadn't posted in a while. For all I know, that may be him. It's funny though, we never talked about Redszone- our connection to the Reds was much more on the interpersonal level. We talked about them all the time...

05-31-2006, 09:45 PM	#1
SunDeck First Time Caller Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 5,224	Lost a Reds fan this week Bloomington, Indiana has a lot of local flavor, and on May 28th we lost one of our main ingredients. Jim was well known at Nick's and the Trojan Horse, and just about any other place where there was beer to be drunk and stories to be told. He and I shared a love of the Reds, Jim a native of Lawrenceburg and me being from Cincinnati. I had the pleasure to work with him for a few years, but it's the short stops to his office and our lunches together that will always remain with me; our April optimism that others around us couldn't quite understand, our arcane language of baseball stats and our nearly encyclopedic memories of the Big Red machine. It was almost as if we had a four year conversation that was picked up whenever we saw each other for any length of time. We talked about a week ago and I remember thinking that he seemed to be doing so well. He looked better than he had in recent years, he seemed to have a lot of energy and as always, he wanted to know what I thought of the latest Reds news. We talked for a while, but I had to run because I was late for an appointment. Walking away, I remembered that I wanted to see if he wanted to go to a game this year with me, but that I'd have to ask him the next time we met. Unfortunately, we won't get that chance. Good bye Jimmy Hurd, a truer fan I have not known. __________________ Dusty Baker, second shooter. --Confirmed on Redszone.

05-31-2006, 09:48 PM	#2
BoydsOfSummer So Long Uncle Joe Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hamilton,Ohio Posts: 3,849	Re: Lost a Reds fan this week So long Jimmy. My condolences,Sun. __________________ 0 Value Over Replacement Poster "Sit over here next to Johnathan (Bench)...sit right here, he's smart."--Sparky Anderson

05-31-2006, 09:52 PM	#3
KronoRed The Lineups stink. Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: West N. Carolina Posts: 55,342	Re: Lost a Reds fan this week Condolences SunDeck __________________ Go Gators!

05-31-2006, 09:59 PM	#4
Falls City Beer Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 24,098	Re: Lost a Reds fan this week I'm very sorry to hear this.

05-31-2006, 10:04 PM	#5
SandyD Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Kenner , LA Posts: 2,719	Re: Lost a Reds fan this week Sorry, SD. Condolences to you and his family.

05-31-2006, 11:02 PM	#6
Big Klu Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cambridge, OH Posts: 16,271	Re: Lost a Reds fan this week Condolences. __________________ Americans love a winner. Americans will not tolerate a loser....Americans play to win all of the time. I wouldn't give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed...the very idea of losing is hateful to an American. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.

06-01-2006, 08:20 AM	#7
RFS62 Hey Cubs Fans Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: New York Posts: 16,567	Re: Lost a Reds fan this week My condolences, SunDeck. Sounds like a heck of a guy. __________________ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~ Mark Twain

06-01-2006, 08:32 AM	#8
Crosley68 Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: West Virginia Posts: 937	Re: Lost a Reds fan this week I am so sorry Sundeck. __________________ Let's play two!!!

06-01-2006, 10:31 AM	#9
cumberlandreds Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sterling VA Posts: 7,830	Re: Lost a Reds fan this week I'm very sorry to hear this. Anyone that is a Reds fan is a very good person in my book. __________________ Reds Fan Since 1971

06-01-2006, 12:17 PM	#10
creek14 Dunnilicious Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Beavercreek Posts: 11,774	Re: Lost a Reds fan this week Sorry SunDeck. __________________ Will trade this space for a #1 starter.

06-02-2006, 12:27 PM	#11
WebScorpion SERP deep cover ops Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: In the Ether Posts: 5,363	Re: Lost a Reds fan this week Sending you and his family my deepest sympathies. __________________ "It doesn't get any better than this," --Marty Brennaman

06-02-2006, 12:59 PM	#12
KittyDuran Shut up Spock! Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Hamilton, Ohio Posts: 8,111	Re: Lost a Reds fan this week You have my condolences, SunDeck My Mom always says "They're in a much better place". He'll have no problem finding company up there - he might be talking with Old Red Guard... __________________ 2013 Reds record when I'm attending: 8-3 2013 Dragons record when I'm attending: *"We want to be the band to dance to when the bomb drops." - Simon LeBon of Duran Duran*

06-02-2006, 01:10 PM	#13
pedro Please come again Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: portland, oregon Posts: 14,716	Re: Lost a Reds fan this week Sorry to hear about that SD. __________________ Get your nunchucks and the keys to your dad's car. I know where we can get a gun

06-02-2006, 07:33 PM	#14
Mario-Rijo HOF CLASS OF '12 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 8,989	Re: Lost a Reds fan this week My sympathies to you and Jim's family, good people whom are dear are not always easy to find and then hold on to. I'm sure Jim will always be near to ya rooting those Redlegs along. R.I.P Jim Hurd __________________ 2008 Reds Draft Prospect RZ Scouting Reports 2009 Reds Draft Prospect RZ Scouting Reports 2010 Reds Draft Prospect RZ Scouting Reports "You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one." --Woody Hayes

06-02-2006, 10:07 PM	#15
SunDeck First Time Caller Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 5,224	Re: Lost a Reds fan this week Thanks folks. I didn't really think about getting your reactions when I posted this. I just kind of thought this group needed to know about him. For all I know, he may have even been on this board. He blogged, was a computer geek and started a nonprofit ISP here in town a long time ago. Wouldn't surprise me if one day somebody noticed that one of our own hadn't posted in a while. For all I know, that may be him. It's funny though, we never talked about Redszone- our connection to the Reds was much more on the interpersonal level. We talked about them all the time... __________________ Dusty Baker, second shooter. --Confirmed on Redszone.

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