The fact that a 94 yr was the last living player to face Babe Ruth led me to do some research: (death pool 2011 research)
According to this wiki entry, this guy would be 13th in a list of oldest MLB Baseball players.
Some things that I found surprising.
I’m already looking at 2012. I’ve found someone that might not make it.
Some people are just so inconsiderate.
I really need to broaden my horizons. never heard of this guy and he seems like someone everyone should have known. And now he’s dead.
Thank you for starting up an earworm … Seems an appropriate theme for our Deathpool … *Dont go into Politics *by the Arrogant Worms (Hope the link works … I’m at work and can’t access Youtube from here)
Walt Dropo, who won the American League’s Rookie of the Year award in 1950, has died at the age of 87. In 1952, Dropo tied a still-standing Major League Baseball record when he hit safely in twelve consecutive at-bats shortly after being traded to the Detroit Tigers.
Of a sort.
I would have had Blockbuster.
25 Apple points, in a game chock full of Oranges.
Farewell, Dietrich: Steve Landesberg has passed.
Dietrich: I’ve always admired the Japanese outlook on death. The calm acceptance, the treating it as a part of life…
Yemana: [to Wojo] I dunno what he’s talking about - personally, I’m going kicking and screaming all the way.
Link worked fine! Neat tune, thanks.
So, Abe tricks Death and Death takes out Landesberg instead. Then, using the formula for Final Destination:The Barney Miller Saga, this means Death is now after Hal Linden. Unless of course, Max Gail has somehow interfered with Death before hand. Crap. These Rube Goldberg Death Scenarios never work out the way I expect them to. Ron Glass should be okay for now, but only if Abe takes a swan dive soon.
He was a big clumsy guy who stole home once. That was a surprise.
Fred Foy, announcer for the 50’s TV show, ‘The Lone Ranger’ , has died at age 89.
The Lockerbie bomber dude will probably live forever.
Bing Crosby’s widow Kathryn in horrible car crash that killed her current husband Maurice William Sullivan .
That’s not nearly as funny as Zsa Zsa’s hubby gluing his eyelids shut.
Florida Talk Show host Neil Rogersdied yesterday at 68.
He couldn’t hold on for one more week. What a pointless death.
(off to update my 2011 list … who to promote? hmm)
I want that on my tombstone.
Gone from needing a death a month to needing 2-3 deaths a day to wipe out my list.
So here’s hoping for a post-Xmas rush! Or barring that, one freaking stiff so I hit the scoreboard.
Have a jolly time and a merry whatever, everybody.
Hoping that Christmas brings you many happy deaths!