Report: Ron Santo Dies at 70
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Report: Ron Santo dies at 70
Wonderful player may he always RIP
Peace
Ron Santo, a legend in Chicago as a former Cubs third baseman-turned-wildly popular announcer, died Thursday in Arizona, the Chicago Tribune reports. He was 70.
Friends of the family told the newspaper that Santo died after falling into a coma on Wednesday. Santo struggled with diabetes throughout his life and lost both of his legs to amputation.
Santo was expected to work the coming season as an analyst for the Cubs flagship radio broadcast on WGN-AM 720.
He played for the Cubs from 1960-73 before finishing his career with the White Sox in 1974. He became a Cubs broadcaster in 1990.
Santo was the quintessential Cubs fan and made no apologies for his on-air cheerleading or his utter frustration over a Cub's misplay.
Wonderful player may he always RIP
Peace
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*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
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jeeze
and my favorite. Cubs were playing an afternoon game agaist the cardinals a couple of years back. it started raining and after they came back from commercial break to start the next inning, all you heard was dead air/crowd noise for like 30 seconds. the annoucement came out about the rain delay and ron goes "damn it"
i'm about as far from being a cub fan as they come, but i will miss Ron on the telecasts.
This poor guy went through a lot of pain the last 20 years....
Not only health wise...
But with getting SCREWED by both the players and writers, and not being voted in to the Hall Of Fame....
This guy was a Hall Of Fame 3rd baseman if ever there was one....
9 time all-star
5 time gold glove winner
342 career homers (without the use of fucking steroids)
And he had diabetes......
This guy isnt a hall of famer??????
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
They were buddies...
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
Gonna miss ya' Ronnie!
What do you wanna bet he gets voted in next year and won't be around to participate. :(
Yeah...
Sooner or later Baseball will get there heads out of their asses, and vote this guy in....
But Ron wont be here to enjoy it....
And thats just a fucking shame....
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
and yet the downright criminal behavior of some today's "superstars" continues to be rewarded.
i don't get it, and i never will.
it is indeed a real shame.
Granted, I realize he hadn't been as "sharp" over the last few years but it was always great hearing his insights to the game...and he also shared many of the frustrations the majority of fans had toward this team.
:(
Is it just me or is this like the 5th MLB broadcaster to pass away this year?
Its sad that he passed away without experiencing at least one of his dreams - induction into the Hall of Fame or a Cubs World Series victory.