Ryne Sandberg dies at 65

[stevenash]

Ryne Sandberg dies at 65: Reaction to death of Cubs icon and Hall of Famer

[stevenash]

RIP

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Wow, didn't see that one coming. RIP, Ryno.

I spent many summer afternoons watching Ryno play for the Cubs. Harry and Steve on the call.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sandbry01.shtml

1984 MVP. Helped bring the Cubs out of the doldrums. Man, he was good.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Gonna give a classic Harry call. Does anyone ELSE remember this one?

"Jody! Jooo-dy Davis. King of the Wild Frontier."

[hawkwind]

R.I.P. he was my Oldest Daughters Favorite Player.

[stevenash]

Wow, didn't see that one coming.

I loved Ryno, one of the smoothest I ever saw, Ryno and Lou Whitaker.
He was diagnosed with cancer over a year ago, briefly beat it, but the cancer came back big time.

He was a fighter and gave prostate a good fight before going out; he didn't deserve that.
RIP Ryne, you played the game not only correctly, but at the highest level.

Ryne Sandberg "A quiet, humble man, with a very loud bat"

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Nashy, see my note above. Remember how the Cubs were viewed as "lovable losers"?

Harry was a great funny-man. They had the WGN contract. But they weren't taken seriously.

They improved by +25 games in 1984. And a lot of that was Ryno. Turned away by the Padres, so no World Series.

Again in 1989. They win the Division. Run into the Giants. Will Clark goes insane. 13/20 (.650) for the Series.

[stevenash]

Well put, Mr. Obama.


Barack Obama on X: "Hall of Famer and Cubs stalwart Ryne Sandberg wasn’t just a great baseball player – he was a class act who never cheated the game. Everyone in Chicago – including White Sox fans – will miss him deeply." / X

[thezbar]

Folk Cancer RIP Mr. Sandberg