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Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

Valadius Dec 08 2010 08:47 PM Bob Feller

Bob Feller, at 92 the longest-tenured Hall of Famer (elected in 1962) has reportedly been moved from a hospital to hospice care. May his final days be peaceful.

Edgy DC Dec 08 2010 08:49 PM Re: Bob Feller

A model post-career life, with a loyal duty to being a symbol of the franchise that he was associated with, though it couldn't have been an easy one to represent.

metirish Dec 15 2010 08:28 PM

Rest in peace

themetfairy Dec 15 2010 09:00 PM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

RIP Bob. You were one of the greats.

Valadius Dec 15 2010 09:24 PM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

Merge. RIP.

metsguyinmichigan Dec 16 2010 06:07 AM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

I met Mr. Feller several times -- one of the all-time great autograph signers! He seemed nice and loved to talk baseball. Posnanski has a great column about him. [url]http://joeposnanski.si.com/2010/12/16/rip-bob-feller/

G-Fafif Dec 16 2010 06:28 AM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

R.I.P. Rapid Robert. The Posnanski remembrance is a keeper. Also worth revisiting this Frank Deford piece from 2005. Bob Feller came to Shea Stadium to help honor Ralph Kiner on Ralph's night in 2007. The honor was all ours.

Ashie62 Dec 16 2010 07:08 AM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

Probably the nicest one on one pro athlete I have met and a hero to me. R.I.P.

Edgy DC Dec 16 2010 07:21 AM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

Sometimes the best nicknames are the most pedistrian --- Rapid Robert, the Splendid Splinter --- forced constructions seemingly formed by digging through the thesaurus to find semi-archaic words to force illiteration onto. Because it takes a real human being to give character to and sustain a nickname that mundane.

dgwphotography Dec 16 2010 07:31 AM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

A true HOF in every way. Interrupted his career to enlist in the Navy immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

metirish Dec 16 2010 07:34 AM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

I remember Burkhardt's interview with him during the season, Feller was brilliant in the interview.....it might well have been Kurkhardt's career highlight.

Ashie62 Dec 16 2010 07:36 AM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

This was the day in Iowa where my Dad spotted Feller and asked if Grecian Formula 16 would help him. Feller had a good laugh. Feller was doing the game for Iowa public TV. He sat down with us for about 15 minutes and signed a program. Here is the one signed by Omaha and I will post the Feller signed copy later today. Tony LaRussa was the 3B for the Oaks.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 16 2010 07:38 AM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

Yeah, that's a great Posnanski piece. I also recall that SI profile.

Ashie62 Dec 16 2010 07:39 AM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Dec 16 2010 07:39 AM

metirish wrote: I remember Burkhardt's interview with him during the season, Feller was brilliant in the interview.....it might well have been Kurkhardt's career highlight. Yes, Feller described some interesting lineups for the military teams and inferred they were rearely beaten then and we be just as rarely beaten by todays teams.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 16 2010 07:39 AM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

Michigan, you got x-Mets Bob McClure and Bill Sudakis on there. Sweet

Edgy DC Dec 16 2010 08:07 AM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

That's Ashcroft with the Oaks poster.

metirish Dec 16 2010 08:13 AM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Yeah, that's a great Posnanski piece. I also recall that SI profile. great piece , the closing paragraph sticks out.

metsguyinmichigan Dec 16 2010 08:19 AM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

[url]http://metsguyinmichigan.blogspot.com/2009/11/place-no-74-bob-feller-museum-and-place.html Some of my Feller autographs are in the blog post. He was very protective of his legacy -- and a fine one to protect!

themetfairy Dec 16 2010 09:10 AM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

In 2008 we took the boys to Spring Training, and went to Winter Haven to see the Mets play the Indians. Feller was there at the time for an autograph signing, in full uniform. I remember leaving the stadium after the game and seeing a car pull up to give him a ride home. D-Dad and I remarked how amazing it was that he was still so active at his age. He lived a long life and he lived until the end. We should all be so lucky.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 16 2010 09:29 AM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

Fastest pitcher ever? Fastest great pitcher ever? Who else is in the conversation, really-- Gibson? Johnsons Randy and Walter? Satchel Paige? Herb Score? Koufax?

metirish Dec 16 2010 09:31 AM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

Joel Zumaya? Not that he cares

Edgy DC Dec 16 2010 09:38 AM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

Well, "fastest great" eliminates Score and Zumaya.

Ashie62 Dec 16 2010 09:50 AM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Fastest pitcher ever? Fastest great pitcher ever? Who else is in the conversation, really-- Gibson? Johnsons Randy and Walter? Satchel Paige? Herb Score? Koufax? J.R Richard, Ewell Blackwell. Minors only? Good old Steve Dalkowsi.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 16 2010 09:53 AM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

Yeah, Score's out. Also, Ryan, or Wagner.

batmagadanleadoff Dec 16 2010 10:00 AM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Fastest pitcher ever? Fastest great pitcher ever? Who else is in the conversation, really-- Gibson? Johnsons Randy and Walter? Satchel Paige? Herb Score? Koufax? What about Nolan Ryan? I sat next to Bob Feller at a Met game a few years ago and he was gracious enough to converse with me for about 15 minutes, maybe half an hour. It was the only time I ever met Feller yet anyone watching our body language would've thought we were lifetime friends. RIP, Rapid Bob.

G-Fafif Dec 16 2010 10:01 AM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

Sidd Finch threw 168 MPH. It was unbelievable.

dinosaur jesus Dec 16 2010 10:56 AM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

Rusty Hochberg. I had to bat against him one time in Little League, and he scared the crap out of me. No disrespect to Mr. Feller, who I'm sure was plenty fast back in his day.

Frayed Knot Dec 17 2010 07:46 AM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMPxpOap ... r_embedded John Sickels - who posted this video at his 'Minor League Baseball' site and also wrote a biography on Feller a couple of years back - points out that this test measured the speed of the pitch as it reached the plate as opposed to most of today's reading which read the ball right out of the pitcher's hand. So that 98.6 mph is the modern day equivalent to over 100

Edgy DC Dec 17 2010 07:56 AM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

RichieEastside wrote: that catcher probably? got cancer from that machine

Frayed Knot Dec 17 2010 08:00 AM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

Would that line be funnier if I knew who 'Richie Eastside' was?

Edgy DC Dec 17 2010 08:03 AM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

No.

Edgy DC Dec 17 2010 08:27 AM Re: Indians Legend Bob Feller Dead at 92

It's just the first comment under the video, and an interesting speculative comment on the sophistication of equipment back then used to measure ballistics, as well as the everyday dangers of professional stuff that we didn't fully appreciate. Walter Johnson was measured with ballistic equpment too, but it didn't quite work, because the way it was aligned didn't quite work with his sidearmed motion. They told him he had to bring it up higher and he said, well, this is my slot, but he went off for a few minutes to work on an a three-quarters motion and came back. I think he came in around 98. I have to double-check. The thing I realized reading High Heat is that these guys are always kind of curious about how fast they are and how fast they can be. There's a vanity to all the guys in the century club, but also an appreciation of and respect for the franternity. I spoke with the I spoke with the author and he said that Tim Lincecum is as goofy a guy as he seems to be on the field, knows very little about baseball history, but knows who the fastest pitchers were.