R.I.P. Bill Freehan

The great Detroit Tigers catcher passed away at 79.

The enduring image of him in my mind is catching the last out of the 1968 World Series on a foul popup and then picking up pitcher Mickey Lolich (who was not slim) in celebration.

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questionWeaver

As a small kid ... he was one of my first baseball cards!

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@questionWeaver This was before I could throw a baseball ... when Mom bought me the baseball cards for the gum, to shut me up

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@questionWeaver Went to the Tigers twitter - lots of grateful fans. There even was a link to City on Fire the 3030 series about how a riot ravaged city got behind the Tigers. It's long but extremely compelling

https://youtu.be/N4TyqqoDA8Q

questionWeaver

@SW-User Thank you ... that was fantastic! ... watched the whole film

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@questionWeaver I did earlier too. Notice how only one old guy has no grey hair - Tim McCarver. Any chance he uses supplements?

Northrup reminds me of Charles Durning.

Growing up in Boston every man looked like Freehan to me - big, Irish and tough looking 😎