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    Growing up my dad was always my summer league coach. We threw the ball and I hit the ball for hours in our backyard and on the field. I had the opportunity to play baseball at the collegiate level but

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Damn. RIP.

I had no idea he was only 63.  Can that be right?

He was only 63???  I'm struggling with the fact that he started pitching in the big leagues when I was 11.  He should be older!  

Fuck, I'm old!

1 hour ago, txduck87 said:

RIP Fernando Valenzuela . Ex Dodgers pitcher. Amazing in his prime. 63.

 

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former Dodgers great Fernando Valenzuela.

“Fernandomania” swept through baseball in 1981 when the 20-year old rookie sensation began the season 8-0 with a 0.50 ERA. The lefthander capped off his incredible year by winning both the NL Rookie of the Year and Cy Young Awards while helping lead Los Angeles to a World Series title.

Valenzuela pitched 17 Major League seasons, was a 6-time All-Star, and has the most wins (173) and strikeouts (2,074) of any Mexican-born pitcher.

He spent the last 22 years as a Spanish language broadcaster for the Dodgers, who retired his No. 34 in 2023. He was 63.

51 minutes ago, Burt said:

He was only 63???  I'm struggling with the fact that he started pitching in the big leagues when I was 11.  He should be older!  

Fuck, I'm old!

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1 hour ago, Burt said:

He was only 63???  I'm struggling with the fact that he started pitching in the big leagues when I was 11.  He should be older!  

Fuck, I'm old!

I'm 45, I think he broke in the year I was born.  I remember being in little league several years later and every coach trying to teach you his delivery.  

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In ' 81, I convinced one of my dumbass cousins to try an incredibly stupid (and dangerous) jump on his bike by promisong I'd give him my "Fernando" baseball card.

He tried the jump and fucked up the landing big time.  I can still remember the look in his eyes when he hit the ramp and realized that he had made a terrible decision.  When he landed, his bike just disintegrated into about 8 pieces.  Wheels came off the forks.  The frame broke in 3 places.  The handle bars came off the front fork.  I have no idea how he didnt seriously hurt himself.  He hobbled away from his destroyed bike and into my house where I gave him a Fernando ARROYO card.  

He was not amused.

But this was also the cousin that a friend and I convinced to pee on an electric fence later that day.  And that was the 2nd time we had talked him into doing that.  He had peed on the fence a few days before.  

25 minutes ago, Macanudo said:

In ' 81, I convinced one of my dumbass cousins to try an incredibly stupid (and dangerous) jump on his bike by promisong I'd give him my "Fernando" baseball card.

He tried the jump and fucked up the landing big time.  I can still remember the look in his eyes when he hit the ramp and realized that he had made a terrible decision.  When he landed, his bike just disintegrated into about 8 pieces.  Wheels came off the forks.  The frame broke in 3 places.  The handle bars came off the front fork.  I have no idea how he didnt seriously hurt himself.  He hobbled away from his destroyed bike and into my house where I gave him a Fernando ARROYO card.  

He was not amused.

But this was also the cousin that a friend and I convinced to pee on an electric fence later that day.  And that was the 2nd time we had talked him into doing that.  He had peed on the fence a few days before.  

That's just cold.

As an Astro fan I hated Valenzuela since we were in the same division with the Dodgers. Crazy how that changed over the years. But I respected his game.

45 minutes ago, Macanudo said:

In ' 81, I convinced one of my dumbass cousins to try an incredibly stupid (and dangerous) jump on his bike by promisong I'd give him my "Fernando" baseball card.

He tried the jump and fucked up the landing big time.  I can still remember the look in his eyes when he hit the ramp and realized that he had made a terrible decision.  When he landed, his bike just disintegrated into about 8 pieces.  Wheels came off the forks.  The frame broke in 3 places.  The handle bars came off the front fork.  I have no idea how he didnt seriously hurt himself.  He hobbled away from his destroyed bike and into my house where I gave him a Fernando ARROYO card.  

He was not amused.

But this was also the cousin that a friend and I convinced to pee on an electric fence later that day.  And that was the 2nd time we had talked him into doing that.  He had peed on the fence a few days before.  

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16 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

 

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former Dodgers great Fernando Valenzuela.

“Fernandomania” swept through baseball in 1981 when the 20-year old rookie sensation began the season 8-0 with a 0.50 ERA. The lefthander capped off his incredible year by winning both the NL Rookie of the Year and Cy Young Awards while helping lead Los Angeles to a World Series title.

Valenzuela pitched 17 Major League seasons, was a 6-time All-Star, and has the most wins (173) and strikeouts (2,074) of any Mexican-born pitcher.

He spent the last 22 years as a Spanish language broadcaster for the Dodgers, who retired his No. 34 in 2023. He was 63.

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Who was the poster that named the family owl “Fernando Owlenzuela”?  Because that was awesome!

2 minutes ago, HeHateMe said:

Who was the poster that named the family owl “Fernando Owlenzuela”?  Because that was awesome!

Pretty sure it was @Brisketexan. Spiral staircases are no match for a bird.

Pretty sure it was [mention=593]Brisketexan[/mention]. Spiral staircases are no match for a bird.

Coyote too.

1960's Tarzan, Ron Ely passed. https://apnews.com/article/ron-ely-dies-tarzan-c178710bd441325a8d242b5349454df3 From Hereford and Amarillo.

As a kid of the 70s-80s, I recall he was a game show host (Name that Tune?) for a while and it was always mentioned that he was Tarzan. 

the following is a horrible event for his family a couple of years ago:

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In 2019, he tragically returned to the news when his 62-year-old wife, Valerie Lundeen Ely, was stabbed to death at their Santa Barbara, California, home by their 30-year-old son, Cameron Ely, who was subsequently shot and killed by police. Ron Ely, who was home during the stabbing, challenged the prosecutor’s report that his son’s shooting was justified.

 

On 10/23/2024 at 10:36 AM, Nice Guy Eddie said:

As an Astro fan I hated Valenzuela since we were in the same division with the Dodgers. Crazy how that changed over the years. But I respected his game.

Same

11 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

1960's Tarzan, Ron Ely passed. https://apnews.com/article/ron-ely-dies-tarzan-c178710bd441325a8d242b5349454df3 From Hereford and Amarillo.

As a kid of the 70s-80s, I recall he was a game show host (Name that Tune?) for a while and it was always mentioned that he was Tarzan. 

the following is a horrible event for his family a couple of years ago:

 

Ron Ely went to UT and sat a few rows behind me at a game at DKR.

I got him to sign my ticket stub during a timeout.

Nice guy.

Amir Abdur Rahim, 43 and head coach of South Florida's basketball team.  He also coached Kennesaw State to their first NCAA bid.  His brother is Shareef Abdur Rahim, of NBA fame.  Shareef was a few years older than me, but I remember seeing him play in high school, phenomenal. 

Obviously very young, and apparently some sort of medical complication.  I remember hearing him on local radio after Kennesaw's success of getting the tournament and they won a game, I think against Georgetown.  I remember him being quite likable during his interviews.  I never put together the relationship with his brother and it was not brought up.  

Very sad thing, sorry to hear it.  

Tom Jarriel from ABC News. You couldn’t have watched the news from the 70s-90s and not recognized him. He was one of those news announcers that you might not know his name but his voice and face were familiar. learned his first job was Krpc in Houston.
 

 

On 10/24/2024 at 8:38 AM, Nice Guy Eddie said:

1960's Tarzan, Ron Ely passed. https://apnews.com/article/ron-ely-dies-tarzan-c178710bd441325a8d242b5349454df3 From Hereford and Amarillo.

As a kid of the 70s-80s, I recall he was a game show host (Name that Tune?) for a while and it was always mentioned that he was Tarzan. 

the following is a horrible event for his family a couple of years ago:

 

Sad story about his wife and son. I did get a chuckle out of this:

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Ely said in interviews that he did his own stunts on the show, working directly and precariously with the tigers, chimpanzees and other wild animals that were Tarzan’s friends and servants.

“They first tried to cast a former American football player called Mike Henry but he didn’t like chimpanzees and from the moment he got on set, things went south in a hurry,” Ely told London’s Daily Express in 2013.

A chimp attacked Henry and injured his jaw when the show’s pilot was being filmed, and Ely was cast in his place at the last moment.

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Awww damn….this one hurts. Coming off of Ygif’s memorial service I was already planning on getting drunk and listening to some Grateful Dead tonight. Phil was, to me, the greatest bass player ever. For an instrument that is so often subtle and in the background, he played bass more like a lead guitarist. RIP to a fucking legend!!

Just listen to the bass in this.  It's fucking amazing!!

 

On 10/24/2024 at 6:23 AM, Jkwellborn said:

Spiral staircases

I don't remember what day it was
I didn't notice what time it was
All I know is that I fell in love with you
And if all my dreams come true
I'll be spending time with you

Local, but "Sargeant Sam" Cox passed. 

On 10/27/2024 at 10:29 AM, Deej said:

Local, but "Sargeant Sam" Cox passed. 

He was a dick.

11 minutes ago, BamaATL said:

Teri Garr, dead at 79

She was not a dick.  Any Gen X male who did not have a crush on her (preferably Young Frankenstein era) must be gay (NTTAWWT).

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And by all accounts, she was a great lady.  Bummer.

19 minutes ago, BamaATL said:

Teri Garr, dead at 79

Shit. Way underrated as an actress and a hottie. Somebody better check on Dave Letterman 

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Gave a terrific performance in Tootsie—perfection imo. RIP. 

44 minutes ago, BamaATL said:

Teri Garr, dead at 79

Wow that sucks. Letterman always seemed to love her. She was pretty funny - I liked After Hours. I just wanted to leave, you know, my apartment. Maybe meet a nice girl. And now I've got to die for it!

 

I always thought of her as pretty young.

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Still remember her taking a shower on Late Night. If you didn't love Teri Garr, I don't want to be associated with you.

When of the best scenes evar:

CHIEF

3 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

Any Gen X male who did not have a crush on her (preferably Young Frankenstein era) must be gay (NTTAWWT).

I wanted to grow up to be her Mr. Mom.

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She was 29 in 1974 when Young Frankenstein was released. I thought she was younger as well.

CHIEF

RIP Teri. Loved her.

I first saw her on Star Trek. She was a babe as Gary Seven’s Secretary.

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And I remember her looking pretty swell on Carson.

 

Read this article about her career, but an odd footnote at the end. 

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Bob Thomas, a longtime Associated Press journalist who died in 2014, was the principal writer of this obituary. AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy contributed to this report. 

not uncommon for a pre-written obit.... obviously not common for a deceased writer to keep the byline.... I know NYT and WashPost used to have famous people's obit's pre-written just in case they died in an unexpected manner. 

not sure if they still do that. but I would guess so. 

her last imbd credit of any signifigance was in 2007 (had a tiny part in a 2011 tv movie).   So its likely that guy was the last to update her obit sometime in the mid aughts. 

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26 minutes ago, AUS-97HORN said:

not uncommon for a pre-written obit.... obviously not common for a deceased writer to keep the byline.... I know NYT and WashPost used to have famous people's obit's pre-written just in case they died in an unexpected manner. 

not sure if they still do that. but I would guess so. 

her last imbd credit of any signifigance was in 2007 (had a tiny part in a 2011 tv movie).   So its likely that guy was the last to update her obit sometime in the mid aughts. 

On a slow news day it was probably easy for an editor to tell a reporter to write obits for famous people. Especially in the days when you didn’t have Wikipedia, IMDb, or even AI today.

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