Vida Blue, dead at 73

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  • stevenash
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    • 01-17-11
    • 65461

    #1
    Vida Blue, dead at 73
    Three tine World Champion, Oakland A's Hall of Famer dies of cancer.

    Once threw a no hitter on a LSD acid trip.

    Legend.



    Vida Blue, a hard-throwing left-hander who became one of baseball’s biggest draws in the early 1970s and helped lead the brash Oakland Athletics to three straight World Series titles before his career was derailed by drug problems, has died. He was 73. The A’s said Blue died Saturday of medical complications stemming from cancer. Blue was voted the 1971 American League Cy Young Award and MVP after going 24-8 with a 1.82 ERA. He finished 209-161 with a 3.27 ERA and 2,175 strikeouts over 17 seasons. He was 22 when he won MVP, the youngest to win the award.
  • ChuckyTheGoat
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    • 04-04-11
    • 37282

    #2
    Originally posted by stevenash
    Three tine World Champion, Oakland A's Hall of Famer dies of cancer.

    Once threw a no hitter on a LSD acid trip.

    Legend.



    https://apnews.com/article/vida-blue...22fcefc3ee75bf
    Think you're thinking about DOCK ELLIS.

    Used to be the answer to a trivia question:
    *Name the Last AL MVP who was a Switch-Hitter.

    RIP, Vida.
    Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?
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    • stevenash
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      • 01-17-11
      • 65461

      #3
      I was thinking of Doc Ellis and I stand corrected, good catch Chucky, thanks.
      And it's not the first time either I've confused the two of them like that, it's like a mental block.
      I'm only flesh and blood.

      Believe or not, I knew that trivia, I've read that in a baseball trivia book.
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      • ChuckyTheGoat
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        • 04-04-11
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        #4
        Originally posted by stevenash
        I was thinking of Doc Ellis and I stand corrected, good catch Chucky, thanks.
        And it's not the first time either I've confused the two of them like that, it's like a mental block.
        I'm only flesh and blood.

        Believe or not, I knew that trivia, I've read that in a baseball trivia book.
        It's easy to confuse those two. RIP, Vida.
        Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?
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        • johnnyvegas13
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          #5
          Who ???
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          • ChuckyTheGoat
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            • 04-04-11
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            #6
            Originally posted by johnnyvegas13
            Who ???
            This guy. MVP/Cy Young, 3x WS champ:

            Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Vida Blue. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com
            Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?
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            • ChuckyTheGoat
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              • 04-04-11
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              #7
              Read this in his bio. Vida was a better athlete than I might have expected:

              Blue attended DeSoto High School in Mansfield. He pitched for the baseball team and quarterbacked the football team. In his senior year of football, he threw for 3,400 yards and completed 35 touchdown passes while rushing for 1,600 yards. In his senior year of baseball, Blue threw a no-hitter with 21 strikeouts in just seven innings pitched.
              Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?
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              • johnnyvegas13
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                • 05-21-15
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                #8
                I really just said who cus it rhymes w blue …
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                • mjsuax13
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                  • 03-14-15
                  • 25083

                  #9
                  Originally posted by stevenash
                  Three tine World Champion, Oakland A's Hall of Famer dies of cancer.

                  Once threw a no hitter on a LSD acid trip.

                  Legend.



                  https://apnews.com/article/vida-blue...22fcefc3ee75bf
                  I wouldn’t leave my room if I were on LSD. Woah.
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                  • johnnyvegas13
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                    • 05-21-15
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by mjsuax13
                    I wouldn’t leave my room if I were on LSD. Woah.
                    They had a docu on Netflix on it a whole ago
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                    • JIBBBY
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                      • 12-10-09
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                      #11
                      Never heard of him.. Next..
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                      • mjsuax13
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                        • 03-14-15
                        • 25083

                        #12
                        Originally posted by johnnyvegas13
                        They had a docu on Netflix on it a whole ago
                        I have to check it out. Thanks.
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                        • stevenash
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                          • 01-17-11
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                          #13
                          Originally posted by JIBBBY
                          Never heard of him.. Next..
                          Jibby, I kind of like ya, warts and all, but your 'next' one liner is stale.
                          So played out.
                          It's toasted Jibby, work on some new material.
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                          • ChuckyTheGoat
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                            #14
                            Originally posted by stevenash
                            Jibby, I kind of like ya, warts and all, but your 'next' one liner is stale.
                            So played out.
                            It's toasted Jibby, work on some new material.
                            Nash, can you do me a favor?

                            Ban Jibby. There's a cnote in it for you.
                            Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?
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                            • JIBBBY
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                              • 12-10-09
                              • 83686

                              #15
                              Next... People die get over it. If you don't know them you don't owe them. Stevie you or so sensitive. I'll send you a box of kleenex and a fresh pair of pink panties for your pain over this old fart that died.

                              How is that for some new material buddy.
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                              • JIBBBY
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                                • 12-10-09
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                                #16
                                Originally posted by ChuckyTheGoat
                                Nash, can you do me a favor?

                                Ban Jibby. There's a cnote in it for you.
                                You are broke and a shitty gambler Chucky. You don't have a Cnote. Stop it.
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                                • stevenash
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                                  • 01-17-11
                                  • 65461

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by ChuckyTheGoat
                                  Nash, can you do me a favor?

                                  Ban Jibby. There's a cnote in it for you.
                                  Jibby's OK, a tad annoying for my tastes, he's a Hall of Famer.
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                                  • JIBBBY
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                                    • 12-10-09
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                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by stevenash
                                    Jibby's OK, a tad annoying for my tastes, he's a Hall of Famer.
                                    No I'm dick at times I know that. Just a hard ass. I mean no harm..
                                    Last edited by JIBBBY; 05-08-23, 06:54 PM.
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                                    • stevenash
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                                      • 01-17-11
                                      • 65461

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by JIBBBY
                                      No I'm dick at times I know that. Just a hard ass. I mean no harm..
                                      I'm not an asshole, but I've had my share of asshole moments
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                                      • BGS 9.5
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                                        • 01-10-08
                                        • 4628

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by johnnyvegas13
                                        I really just said who cus it rhymes w blue …
                                        No you didn’t do any such thing. You never heard of the guy, just admit it
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