One of the originals that inspired my name....RIP Joe.
One of the originals that inspired my name....RIP Joe.
goreds2 (10-12-2020)
So terribly sad to hear this news. As a little kid in Cincy he was my first sports hero. I had his poster on my wall. You only get a few bigger than life heroes as a kid before you recognize they're just people like the rest of us. I realize how incredibly spoiled I was as a child to have Morgan and the Big Red Machine. I feel like I've spent countless hours arguing his greatness over beers in bars with fellow baseball fans. At his peak, Joe Morgan had perhaps one of the best if not the best seasons ever in '75-'76. I remember reading an article that Morgan was the greatest "percentages" player ever....meaning on base percentage, stolen base percentage and defensive chances percentage. Truly one of all the all time greats. This one hits hard and very close to home. RIP Joe Morgan.
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Sad news. It is weird to think about how a Big Red Machine legend is gone.
dreghorntwo (10-12-2020),goreds2 (10-12-2020),Rantly (10-12-2020)
What a player!
What a life!
I'm starting to numb up from all this HOF death.
Make it stop
cumberlandreds (10-12-2020),Roy Tucker (10-12-2020)
RIP to one of the greatest ball players I ever had the privilege to watch growing-up. Did not know he was even sick or ill.
Getting old and watching our heroes and cultural icons die from that era is tough. I'm having a hard time watching anything nostalgic right now because of it this year in particular.
cumberlandreds (10-12-2020),reds77 (10-12-2020)
This is a very sad day. I teared up a little while watching the piece on MLB Network.
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cumberlandreds (10-12-2020),Eric in IL (10-13-2020),goreds2 (10-12-2020)
Say it ain't so, little Joe!
I would love to start 2021 and put 2020 to an end!
"Baseball is only dull to those with dull minds."
I know he wasn't everyone's cup of tea as a broadcaster, but I really enjoyed listening to Joe and Jon Miller on ESPN. To me those Sunday night games haven't been the same without Joe and Jon. Rest in peace.
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RIP Joe. He was my favorite baseball player as a child, when I loved the game without context, or conditions. I wore #8 in all the sports I wore a uniform, not just baseball. The deaths of Joe and Eddie Van Halen, childhood hero, in such close proximity, lie heavy with me.
“Our dead are never dead to us until we have forgotten them” - George Eliot
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Me too! This is just the start of it. Rose and Perez are older than Joe and Johnny Bench is in his mid 70s now. I thought my youth was trashed when Rose was banned, and what happened concerning that era wouldn't bother me any more. I was wrong. I'm genuinely sad at this news.
Last edited by mth123; 10-12-2020 at 12:44 PM.
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I made a post on the Whitey Ford thread about how competitive a team made up of players who have passed on in 2020 would be. Well, now I think they are making the statement that they want to win the whole thing.
Transactions
Signed 2B Joe Morgan.
Optioned 2B Glenn Beckert to AAA.
Designated INF Ramon Aviles for assignment.
Lineup (8)
C Hal W. Smith
1B Bob Watson
2B Joe Morgan
3B Tony Taylor (was primarily a 2B, but also played 3B)
SS Tony Fernandez
LF Lou Brock
CF Jimmy Wynn
RF Al Kaline
Bench (7)
C Don Pavletich
1B Bob Oliver
2B Frank Bolling
2B Damaso Garcia
SS Eddie Kasko
OF Jay Johnstone
OF Claudell Washington
Rotation (5)
Tom Seaver
Bob Gibson
Whitey Ford
Johnny Antonelli
Mike McCormick
Bullpen (5)
Ron Perranoski
Don Larsen
Ed Farmer
Bob Lee
Adrian Devine
The remainder of the 40-man roster:
P Matt Keough
P Bart Johnson
P Dick Hyde
P Ed Sprague
P Bobby Locke
P Howie Judson
C Biff Pocoroba
C Ed FitzGerald
2B Glenn Beckert
2B Horace Clarke
3B/SS Kim Batiste
OF Gil Coan
OF Carroll Hardy
OF Lou Johnson
OF/1B Angel Echevarria
Probable batting order:
Brock lf
Fernandez ss
Morgan 2b
Kaline rf
Wynn cf
Watson 1b
Taylor 3b
Smith c
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Last edited by Big Klu; 10-12-2020 at 12:51 PM.
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I always loved when he was on first base with a lead knowing he was going sooner or later. I miss that part of baseball now.
Imagine being the pitcher with Morgan on first then having to face Bench, Perez and/or Foster. That had to be some major multi tasking on the pitchers part.
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dreghorntwo (10-12-2020),RedsfaninMT (10-12-2020)
Oh no.
The first brick has fallen from the edifice. Unfortunately, having grown up deep in the West Side, my appreciation for Joe was overshadowed by the worship of Pete in the community, but we all know it was Morgan who made the the Big Red Machine complete.
You've got those two feet on the carpet Joe, and you're free now.
Last edited by SunDeck; 10-12-2020 at 01:21 PM.
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RIP. The Big Red Machine just lost a key part.
Last edited by Gallen5862; 10-12-2020 at 01:20 PM.
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