[Mr KLC]

If medical testing was as advanced in 1980 as it is now, he would have probably avoided his stroke, and made the Hall Of Fame. One of the best, EVER.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

So dominant.

[d2bets]

I take it he didn't get the life-saving jabs? Too bad.

RIP

[mpaschal34]

Got to see him pitch live in person when I was a kid….truly great pitcher.

Rest In Peace big fella!

[Mr KLC]

[CarolinaDaze]

Big man had heat & a devastating breaking ball. Dm shame how the Houston ***Asterisks*** did him at the end.

R.I.P. Sir

[Booya711]

I take it he didn't get the life-saving jabs? Too bad.

RIP

Just another trumptard right??

[big joe 1212]

Unvaccinated

[jjgold]

He through bullets

[big joe 1212]

He through bullets

You must have skipped your English classes in elementary school

[JIBBBY]

He was old and forgot to get the vax shot I guess. He focked up.

Covid does take out old black people mostly that are over weight and eat KFC regularly. Just saying, is a fact.

Thank you China again.

[Kermit]

You must have skipped your English classes in elementary school

JJ was sniffing glue in the fantasy forum.

[MinnesotaFats]

So a Houston AAA catcher Rick Colbert owns a cigar lounge in Cape Coral

Tells a story of Richard making his comeback in 84 spring training

Rick been catching all fukking day in Orlando, front endof a double header, and was 0-4 for the day, followed by 2 hours of bullpen sessions lol

So he wants to take some live BP and JR is headed to the pen for a session. He asks the pitching coach if JR can throw in the cage for his session and they're like 'sure'

So Rick digs in after JR gets loose and JR throws the 1st pitch into Rick's ribs, the second pitch high and tight, the 3rd pitch into Rick's ribs again and then drops a hook which caused Colvet to literally step out of the box and duck and fall backwards lol

He chucked his bat and hit the showers lol

Says JR was an absolute gentleman and was soft spoken w a slow drawl...a great human. Tough loss here.

[Bluehorseshoe]

I remember he had his stroke right before the All Star game. RIP

[seaborneq]

I didn’t know he was 6’8”. Dominant player. JR and the Ryan Express, plus Jose Cruz in the doritos colored jerseys were great entertainment back then.

[pavyracer]

I didn’t know he was 6’8”.

He is holding 10 baseballs in his hand. I can't hold 3. He must have hands like Michaels Phelps.

[Mac4Lyfe]

Houston cases are exploding. Unfortunately, it's going to take a lot of dead bodies to scare people straight into getting the jab.

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[Mac4Lyfe]

RIP

[Mac4Lyfe]

By the way, he would pack the stadium 40k deep whenever he pitched. He was like Michael Vick of baseball.

[JIBBBY]

He was living large... Can't do that in your 70's and catch covid and expect to live. Get the jab!!

[Kermit]

Houston cases are exploding. Unfortunately, it's going to take a lot of dead bodies to scare people straight into getting the jab.

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People tend to not panic when they see a 99% survival rate of anything, especially when they see the age range of the people that are dying.

Texas has 3.2 million known cases with 53,000 deaths, and we don't know how many 10's of 1,000's of people had Covid and recovered, yet were never reported.

[MinnesotaFats]

Guy not looking very healthy there

Fair to say some underlying conditions?

I mean he did stroke at 30...

[nyplayer33]

Jab spoke protein

[d2bets]

Jab spoke protein

Except that he wasn't jabbed, unfortunately.

Enos Cabell said JR Richard died of Covid after refusing requests from his old teammate to get vaccinated.

— Jamie Campbell (@SNETCampbell) August 6, 2021

[Mac4Lyfe]

People tend to not panic when they see a 99% survival rate of anything, especially when they see the age range of the people that are dying.
Texas has 3.2 million known cases with 53,000 deaths, and we don't know how many 10's of 1,000's of people had Covid and recovered, yet were never reported.

Simple math says, using your numbers a 98.3% survival rate.

I really don’t understand your logic? You throw out 99% as if that’s a great number, which is why people should not be concerned. Would you be more alarmed if every 100th person driving under a bridge died from the bridge collapsing on them crushing them to bits?

53k dead in one year in one state is a big number. Some pretty famous people in Texas have died from Covid. You are also forgetting about the thousands who are still suffering from long term symptoms. It’s never been just about deaths.

[jjgold]

get your vaccine it works

[Mac4Lyfe]

He was living large... Can't do that in your 70's and catch covid and expect to live. Get the jab!!

[Mac4Lyfe]

get your vaccine it works

JJ has been the smartest guy at SBR on this from the beginning. Amazing and alarming.

[lakerboy]

Why aren't black folks taking the vaccine? They are basically holding everyone up. The media is silent on this.

[Mac4Lyfe]

Why aren't black folks taking the vaccine? They are basically holding everyone up. The media is silent on this.

What? We need to get to 75% to reach herd immunity. Blacks make up 13% of the US population. Blacks aren't holding nothing up. The media has been urging blacks and Hispanics to get vaxxed. They run ads nonstop trying to attract minorities. The local news are constantly showing blacks and Hispanics in hospitals.


Blacks and Hispanics traditionally do not trust the medical profession because there's a history of medical bias. Many of them are vaccine hesitant (not refusal) as a result of not being included in the process. Look at clinical trials in the US. Most trials, including MRNA studies over 10 years ago used primarily white people in the trials. 2 cardiovascular trials in the US had over 2,000 white people and just 30 people of color participants. No wonder they are hesitant. Many have said they are sit and wait mode but a record number got the jab last week in Texas. I think we'll see a lot more getting the jab in the next few months. It is pretty sad that so many blacks and Hispanics have already died from Covid and most blacks/Hispanics know people who have died from Covid but many still don't trust the vaccine. Seems strange but at least they can still be reached.

[lakerboy]

I love when Mac goes on rants. 20 million blacks in USA not vaccinated. Hispanics as well. The media has been telling us it's all red states and Trump supporting folks who aren't getting vaccinated. Mac it's okay for them to be in sit and wait mode but it's not for whites? I know they don't trust the medical professionals. Not everyone does including other races. Btw who told you it's 75% to get to herd immunity? Fauci? Okay let's say that's the number. Then it's fine for 75 vaccinated folks to sit in a restaurant with 25 non vaccinated right? I encourage blacks and Hispanics to get vaccinated. 30 million more doses would help to get to the magical 75% herd immunity.

[MinnesotaFats]

70% African Americans are not Vaxxed

That srat just came out today (67%)

Plus the illegals lol

[MinnesotaFats]

I love when Mac goes on rants. 20 million blacks in USA not vaccinated. Hispanics as well. The media has been telling us it's all red states and Trump supporting folks who aren't getting vaccinated. Mac it's okay for them to be in sit and wait mode but it's not for whites? I know they don't trust the medical professionals. Not everyone does including other races. Btw who told you it's 75% to get to herd immunity? Fauci? Okay let's say that's the number. Then it's fine for 75 vaccinated folks to sit in a restaurant with 25 non vaccinated right? I encourage blacks and Hispanics to get vaccinated. 30 million more doses would help to get to the magical 75% herd immunity.

Laker

They heard Biden will pay them to get jab

These are blacks

They will wait for government money

[Mac4Lyfe]

I love when Mac goes on rants. 20 million blacks in USA not vaccinated. Hispanics as well. The media has been telling us it's all red states and Trump supporting folks who aren't getting vaccinated. Mac it's okay for them to be in sit and wait mode but it's not for whites? I know they don't trust the medical professionals. Not everyone does including other races. Btw who told you it's 75% to get to herd immunity? Fauci? Okay let's say that's the number. Then it's fine for 75 vaccinated folks to sit in a restaurant with 25 non vaccinated right? I encourage blacks and Hispanics to get vaccinated. 30 million more doses would help to get to the magical 75% herd immunity.

I'm ranting, you're ranting, blah, blah, blah. Where do you think those unvaccinated blacks come from? Predominantly red states. The south is the land of the dumb. The media HAS NOT said it's all Trump supporters. dumb comes in all colors. Most surveys have blacks and Hispanics saying that they will wait and see, while whites are flat out saying "NO", they will not get the vaccine. Could the surveys be wrong? Of course.

Who told me 75% to herd immunity? No one. I already know that based on previous viruses like Polio, measles, mumps, it takes 70% to 90% to defeat it. You can never eradicate it but you can at least keep it under control. and NO it may not be okay for 75 vaccinated people to sit in a restaurant with 25 unvax. That has nothing to do with herd immunity.

20 million blacks is a blip in a population of 340 million... But I agree, we should encourage everyone to get vaxxed.

[jjgold]

70% blacks not vaccinated NYC