Vida Blue dead at 73

[Mays-Fan]

Blue, former MVP, 3-time WS champ, dies at 73

Vida Blue, who won the 1971 AL MVP and Cy Young awards and three straight World Series titles with the A's, has died at 73.

www.espn.com

 

[tzill]

Met him one time in the 80s...he signed my glove. Seemed like a decent dude.

May his memory be a blessing.

 

[Mays-Fan]

From the article:

"...the first pitcher to start All-Star Games for each league"

Among all his other accomplishments, that one is pretty awesome and a nice trivia question.

 

[Pure Steel]

From the article:

"...the first pitcher to start All-Star Games for each league"

Among all his other accomplishments, that one is pretty awesome and a nice trivia question.

RIP….last switch hitter to win AL MVP is one of my favorite trivia questions…..

 

[LyquidMetal]

Well damn. I remember him. Back when I still cared about baseball and liked watching the A's.

RIP.

 

[JimBob]

What a shame. Great pitcher and rock solid dude. Really sparked the 1978 Giants when he came aboard

 

[black francis]

first active major leaguer to go to prison

 

[JimBob]

first active major leaguer to go to prison

I don’t think so. He got in trouble after 2005 I think

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Great Player for the 2 bay area teams.
R.I.P.

Vida Blue - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Pretty good band too btw....

Vida Blue (band) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[JimBob]

RIP….last switch hitter to win AL MVP is one of my favorite trivia questions…..

That’s a good one. I’m going to steal it

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Nice tribute from MLB.com

Vida Blue, flamethrowing ace of A's dynasty, dies at 73

Vida Blue, a flamethrowing left-hander who became the youngest MVP in AL/NL history in 1971 and helped the Athletics win three straight World Series championships from 1972-74, died on Saturday. He was 73. "There are few players with a more decorated career than Vida Blue," the A's said in a

www.mlb.com

 

[black francis]

I don’t think so. He got in trouble after 2005 I think

went to jail in 1983 for trying to buy coke

 

[pachyderm]

went to jail in 1983 for trying to buy coke

Yer a ****

Loved him. Imperfections and all.

 

[black francis]

Yer a ****

Loved him. Imperfections and all.

just trying to educate

my apologies, cokehead lover