Bobby Murcer Passes Away
Bobby Murcer Passes Away by BooMan Sat Jul 12th, 2008 at 08:20:18 PM EST This one hurts like a son-of-a-bitch. Bobby Murcer was one of my favorite people. I have so many happy memories of watching him play and, especially, spending summer nights listening to him broadcast. Losing Bobby is like losing a huge, happy part of my childhood. Bobby Murcer, the Yankees’ All-Star outfielder and longtime broadcaster who never became another Mickey Mantle but endeared himself to Yankee fans in a base read
Former All- Star outfielder and longtime Yankees broadcaster Bobby Murcer has died at 62. The Yankees said he died Saturday at home in Oklahoma City following a 19-month battle with brain cancer. Murcer played 17 seasons in the majors with the Yankees, San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs from 1965 to 1983. He batted .277 with 252 home runs and worked as a Yankees broadcaster for 23 seasons. Murcer was a fan favorite in New York. read
I feel completely unqualified to eulogize a man who has clearly touched so many lives in and around the Yankee community. Watching Joe Girardi tear up in the postgame interview, and listening to person after person talk about how beloved he was and how his smile and optimism brightened every life he came into contact with, made me realize how important a man like that is to have around, and how important it is to keep his memory alive. I couldn’t help but be struck by what a good man he was a read
R.I.P., Bobby Murcer. Murcer, 62, passed away Saturday after a long battle with brain cancer. Murcer was the best player on the Yankee teams of my youth, and my favorite until Don Mattingly arrived. He starred in the first game I ever saw at Yankee Stadium, capping a 2-1 victory over Baltimore with a 9th-inning double. Murcer was a class guy who loved the Yankees — and loved being one. He will be missed. More reactions LoHud Yankees Blog New York Times read
Three newsworthy deaths today: Dr. Michael DeBakey, Tony Snow and Bobby Murcer. The Los Angeles Times website lede says of DeBakey, "preeminent cardiac surgeon saved millions with his breakthroughs." The LAT calls Snow "former White House press secretary." Certainly different legacies, but one was on TV a lot. Here's who gets top of page play in the Times: There's a another large video window devoted to Snow just below the fold. DeBakey's mention comes at the very bottom of the page, below all read
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