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Post by ancientsoxfogey on Nov 14, 2017 8:46:31 GMT -5
Just saw that Bobby Doerr passed away at age 99. A top-notch player and one of my Dad's personal favorites. This death we can celebrate with a sense of life lived fully, unlike the bookend passing of Daniel Flores. RIP Bobby.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Nov 14, 2017 8:49:59 GMT -5
Not sure where to put this, but within the same week the Red Sox family has lost perhaps the youngest member of its organization that it has ever lost in the tragic passing of Daniel Flores.
I read on WEEI.com that the Red Sox have now lost the oldest member of its organization as HOF 2b Bobby Doerr has passed away at age 99. I had hoping the Sox would be able to celebrate his 100th birthday next April.
Bobby Doerr was the one link to the 1946 and 1967 pennant winning Red Sox teams that lost in 7 games to the Cardinals both seasons. He was the main man in the World Series in 1946 and he was on the 1967 team as the hitting coach who helped Yaz raise his shoulders to help create more lift in his swing.
He was a class act and the last of the four friends. He now reunites with Ted Williams, Dom DiMaggio, and Johnny Pesky?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2017 17:18:19 GMT -5
Wow... Two sad losses in a week within the organization, a 3rd one other baseball... RIP all. At least this time we can say he lived a good long life.
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Post by marrcus on Nov 14, 2017 17:32:00 GMT -5
Believe it or not........I was thinking of Bobby yesterday. It was in relation to the David Halberstam book (of Ted,Bobby,Dom).
I was hoping he'd make his 100th bd., which I think is in April? His long life ended peacefully I would think.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Nov 14, 2017 20:04:20 GMT -5
Mr Doerr was always one of the nicer and more approachable members of the "old core" during ST when he would come down as a ST coach during the 70's. He'd chat with the fans, sign autographs and was nearly always more than willing to pose for photographs. A real gentleman indeed and will be missed.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Nov 15, 2017 9:26:52 GMT -5
I kind of just realized that Bobby Doerr was the last living link to 1930s baseball - nobody else alive played in the majors in the 1930s. He was the last of the 1946 Red Sox, I believe, and might be the last of the strong '48, '49, and '50 teams as well. I don't think there are many left who played with Ted Williams. There might be some left that played in the late 50s or 1960 with him, but not many, and in Bobby's case, he was actually in the majors already before Williams debuted in '39 - Bobby was in his 2nd year then.
It's sad that the Red Sox lost a vital link to their past. Now the 1967 team is getting up there in age.
What also gets lost about Doerr was that he was an excellent ballplayer, a guy who could hit 15 - 27 homers/year, bat .300, play excellent defense, and walk a good deal. He was also a guy who played very well during the 46 Series.
I'm not sure how the metrics play out, but it's definitely a 2 man competition for greatest Red Sox 2b of all-time between Bobby Doerr and Dustin Pedroia. It's clearly Doerr and Pedroia (not sure of the order) and then off in the distance everybody else.
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