Saturday, July 12, 2008

RIP Bobby Murcer

Bobby Murcer died today at the age of 62. This is a truly sad day for the Yankees and their fans. He was a great Yankee and an even better man. I grew up listening to Murcer call Yankees game on WPIX, and later on MSG and YES. I wish I had been able to see him play. RIP Bobby, you will be sorely missed, my thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

Bobby Murcer
(May 20, 1946 - July 12, 2008)

7 comments:

  1. M-RodJuly 12, 2008 at 5:12 PM

    damn thats awful.

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  2. Greg CohenJuly 12, 2008 at 5:13 PM

    We lost one of the really good ones today.

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  3. Greg CohenJuly 12, 2008 at 5:18 PM

    Here is a very nice article about Bobby's passing from Bill Madden of the Daily News.

    http://tinyurl.com/6owft8

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  4. AnonymousJuly 12, 2008 at 7:38 PM

    unbelievable, a sad day for the Yankees and for baseball.

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  5. AnonymousJuly 12, 2008 at 7:47 PM

    I will miss him. I remember going to a game as a youth and being upset that the Yankees were losing. My parents reminded me a of Yogism, "It ain't over, till it's over."

    Well, sure enough, Bobby Murcer came up in the bottom of the 9th of that game and hit a 2 run homer to win it.

    I don't recall the date who or who they were playing, but that memory of Bobby Murcer will live on forever.

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  6. AnonymousJuly 13, 2008 at 1:08 AM

    Rest In Peace Bobby. I was too young to see you as a player but as a yankee you touched us all.

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  7. AnonymousJuly 13, 2008 at 2:34 AM

    Very, very sad. He was such a lovable guy. I, too, never saw him play, and I wouldn't know him as well as I do if it wasn't for all his old timer's day joking around and his fun-loving announcing.

    RIP Bobby, and love and prayers to his family and friends.

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