26CornerBlitz Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 (edited) @nypost Breaking: Former Yankee's bench coach Don Zimmer has passed away at the age 83 @MLBONFOX RIP Don Zimmer. A baseball legend http://foxs.pt/1mchPUw Edited June 5, 2014 by 26CornerBlitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 RIP One of the great characters in baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Well that sucks. Loved Zimmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I personally lost all respect for the guy when he attacked Pedro Martinez for no good reason. But RIP, nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 RIP Popeye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 A Red Sox fan, as much as I am a Bills fan, I have this to say: Don Zimmer was the classiest of class acts. Even through the most unfortunate of incidents, he remained the humble and decent man he has always been, and let us know what baseball is.... What Don Zimmer is. What Don Zimmer now... was. Don Zimmer was Class. Capital "C". Don Zimmer was Baseball. Capital "B". Class has left us... Baseball, itself, has left us... God rest your soul, Mr. Zimmer. God speed. May we forever remember both Class, and Baseball in your stead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 A sad day for the baseball world. Prayers to his family and friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keukasmallies Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Trivia: I "attended" Don Zimmer's wedding. The wedding took place at Dunn Field in Elmira, NY. I was in junior high school and watched the ceremony from the dike along the Chemung River. (Wasn't invited to the wedding, couldn't afford a ticket to the game.) The wedding preceded a game between the old Eastern League Pioneers and some team I can't recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 RIP Don CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 RIP Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted June 5, 2014 Author Share Posted June 5, 2014 @jaysonst The Don Zimmer stories never end. Luckily, @Kurkjian_ESPN has a million of them in this beautiful remembrance http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/11035595/don-zimmer-leaves-legacy-devotion-baseball-mlb … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 RIP Zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Hated him until he donned the pinstripes...what a baseball life he led, 66 of his 83 years i think it was Rick Sutcliffe on ESPN's broadcast last night said regarding the Zimmer/Pedro 'fight', Sutcliffe said he was amazed Zimmer was the one to attack him and that a player should have taken him down much sooner than that and Zimmer finally had enough and went after a pitcher that was going after his players. Had never heard that take before. A Red Sox fan, as much as I am a Bills fan, I have this to say: Don Zimmer was the classiest of class acts. Even through the most unfortunate of incidents, he remained the humble and decent man he has always been, and let us know what baseball is.... What Don Zimmer is. What Don Zimmer now... was. Don Zimmer was Class. Capital "C". Don Zimmer was Baseball. Capital "B". Class has left us... Baseball, itself, has left us... God rest your soul, Mr. Zimmer. God speed. May we forever remember both Class, and Baseball in your stead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I personally lost all respect for the guy when he attacked Pedro Martinez for no good reason. But RIP, nonetheless. Funny stuff Gug's...RIP Zimm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 that is pretty sweet! Trivia: I "attended" Don Zimmer's wedding. The wedding took place at Dunn Field in Elmira, NY. I was in junior high school and watched the ceremony from the dike along the Chemung River. (Wasn't invited to the wedding, couldn't afford a ticket to the game.) The wedding preceded a game between the old Eastern League Pioneers and some team I can't recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPR4444 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 i cant take credit for this, saw it posted on another site, but thought i'd share... "Here is some of what Don Zimmer saw in his life: He met Babe Ruth (1947) Was a teammate of Jackie Robinson (1954-56) Played for Casey Stengel (1962) He was in uniform for some of the most iconic games in history: The team that lost the most games (Mets 1962), and the team that won the most games, including post season play (Yankees, 1998). He was in uniform for the only WS championship for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1955), one of the most famous WS home runs (Carlton Fisk 1975), the Pine Tar game (1983), the first night game at Wrigley Field (1988), the first game in Rockies history (1993) and all three perfect games thrown at Yankee Stadium (Don Larsen, David Wells and David Cone)." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 he was also an original met also in regards to the Fisk homer, it probably should never have happened The Sox looked poised to win the game in the bottom of the ninth. With McEnaney, the Reds' seventh pitcher, on the mound, the Sox loaded the bases with no outs. Denny Doyle walked and went to third on a Carl Yastrzemski single. McEnaney then intentionally walked Carlton Fisk to load the bases to face the left-handed hitting Lynn. Lynn flied out on a short fly ball to Foster in left, and Foster gunned down Doyle, who tagged up and attempted to score. McEnaney then retired Petrocelli, ending the jam. Doyle would later admit that, when he tagged at third, he thought he heard Sox third-base coach Don Zimmer yelling "Go, go, go!", when, in reality, Zimmer was screaming, "No! No! No!" i cant take credit for this, saw it posted on another site, but thought i'd share... "Here is some of what Don Zimmer saw in his life: He met Babe Ruth (1947) Was a teammate of Jackie Robinson (1954-56) Played for Casey Stengel (1962) He was in uniform for some of the most iconic games in history: The team that lost the most games (Mets 1962), and the team that won the most games, including post season play (Yankees, 1998). He was in uniform for the only WS championship for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1955), one of the most famous WS home runs (Carlton Fisk 1975), the Pine Tar game (1983), the first night game at Wrigley Field (1988), the first game in Rockies history (1993) and all three perfect games thrown at Yankee Stadium (Don Larsen, David Wells and David Cone)." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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