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Dana Brand

seawolf17 May 26 2011 07:58 AM

Has passed away, according to Mark Healey. No other confirmation anywhere. http://twitter.com/#!/BaseballDigest9/s ... 1609865218 He was coordinating that Mets conference next summer, no?

metirish May 26 2011 08:01 AM Re: Dana Brand

Damn , posted here a few time IIRC....

Edgy DC May 26 2011 08:07 AM Re: Dana Brand

Shit, I was afraid to click this thread. Pr. Brand's most recent (and presumably final) blog post: Speak Fred: (Excuse the intimacy, but you’ve been part of my life for over thirty years.) Speak. Please. Say something like this, which Ken Davidoff drafted for you: “I’d like to wholeheartedly apologize to Carlos Beltran, Jose Reyes, David Wright and the rest of this 2011 Mets team that I foolishly disparaged during our April 20 loss to the Houston Astros. We dropped to 5-13 that night, and my frustration reached a boil. I care so much about the team, and that night, in the company of Jeffrey Toobin I recklessly and inarticulately took the club to task. I neglected to remember the old baseball adage that ‘It’s a marathon, not a sprint,’ and the spirited way our players, manager and coaches have performed since that night confirms the truth of that wisdom. I let the team down. They deserved far better from their leader. I will be addressing them Tuesday in Chicago to personally apologize to them and offer my support. And from now on, rest assured, I’ll think twice before I speak.” Say it like you mean it, like it’s your words and sentiments, and like you didn’t have to wait for the world to point out to you that you should say something like this. Don’t tell the world that the Mets are handling this internally. Why would you think that would make us feel confident? http://danabrand.com/blog/2011/05/24/speak/#comments

TransMonk May 26 2011 08:11 AM Re: Dana Brand

Yikes.

John Cougar Lunchbucket May 26 2011 08:20 AM Re: Dana Brand

whoa.

Ceetar May 26 2011 08:21 AM Re: Dana Brand

sad day. Has it be confirmed? I get nervous about these things being reported on Twitter. rumors become fact too fast. wouldn't be the first time.

seawolf17 May 26 2011 08:32 AM Re: Dana Brand

There's a note from his wife on his personal FB page, so I'd say that sounds like a confirmation.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 26 2011 08:33 AM Re: Dana Brand

Jeez.

themetfairy May 26 2011 08:59 AM Re: Dana Brand

It's been confirmed - I've been in communication with his daughter. I'm stunned and saddened. Dana was not only brilliant and a devout Mets fan, but he was a truly, truly lovely man. I had the honor of meeting him several times, the most recent of which was this past Saturday night - he was teasing me about my son choosing Marist over Hofstra (where Dana would have been one of his professors in the Honors College), and we were just joking around in general. FWIW, which obviously isn't much, he looked great. It really hasn't sunk in yet that he's gone, but Metdom has lost one of its finest individuals. RIP Dana - you will be missed! (September 2009, at Two Boots)

G-Fafif May 26 2011 10:06 AM Re: Dana Brand

Some thoughts on my friend, whom I already miss terribly.

batmagadanleadoff May 26 2011 11:34 AM Re: Dana Brand

I'm sorry to read about this terrible news. My condolences to the Brand family and to anyone here who had the pleasure of meeting or socializing with Mr. Brand. I never met Dana but I read his thoroughly enjoyable Mets book.

dgwphotography May 26 2011 01:37 PM Re: Dana Brand

Great job, Greg. I had met Dana a few times, and I was happy to see him on Saturday as well - He was thrilled when I told him that my youngest was reading his book for her last book review of the year. Like TMF, I'm just stunned... Just about a year ago, he gave a great book reading at our local library and Mrs. DGW was happy to finally meet him. Rest In Peace, Dana

Kong76 May 26 2011 06:42 PM Re: Dana Brand

I'm so off-the-air Metsie's wise ... my wife saw some of your posts on facebook and asked who he was. Found his wife's post on fb, so sad, rest in peace.

themetfairy May 27 2011 02:15 PM Re: Dana Brand

Hofstra Remembers Dana

Ceetar May 27 2011 02:21 PM Re: Dana Brand

There's a mention of him in todays game notes too. I don't know if that means Gary or Howie will mention him, but they might.

themetfairy May 27 2011 02:40 PM Re: Dana Brand

I didn't hear it, but I know that Gary mentioned Dana during yesterday's broadcast.

dgwphotography May 27 2011 06:31 PM Re: Dana Brand

Gary and Ron just mentioned Dana on the broadcast, saying how they just saw him at the bartending event, and that there will be something held at Citi in the future...

themetfairy May 27 2011 06:44 PM Re: Dana Brand

dgwphotography wrote: Gary and Ron just mentioned Dana on the broadcast, saying how they just saw him at the bartending event, and that there will be something held at Citi in the future... The tentative date for that event is July 16th.

bmfc1 May 27 2011 09:52 PM Re: Dana Brand

Dana was mentioned by Howie, too. He said that his passing was noted on the scoreboard and Howie gave his condolences.

Ceetar May 27 2011 09:57 PM Re: Dana Brand

Edgy DC May 28 2011 11:41 AM Re: Dana Brand

Wonderful.

G-Fafif May 28 2011 01:38 PM Re: Dana Brand

From the Times.

themetfairy May 28 2011 05:49 PM Re: Dana Brand

themetfairy wrote: dgwphotography wrote: Gary and Ron just mentioned Dana on the broadcast, saying how they just saw him at the bartending event, and that there will be something held at Citi in the future... The tentative date for that event is July 16th. Those who would like to be a part of the GKR memorial can purchase tickets here.

dgwphotography May 30 2011 12:59 PM Re: Dana Brand

Did no one else notice that it was MetFairy's picture on the CitiField scoreboard?

themetfairy May 30 2011 01:11 PM Re: Dana Brand

dgwphotography wrote: Did no one else notice that it was MetFairy's picture on the CitiField scoreboard? OMG - you're right!

Benjamin Grimm May 31 2011 04:12 AM Re: Dana Brand

How would they have gotten that picture? Was it posted anywhere other than here?

themetfairy May 31 2011 05:55 AM Re: Dana Brand

I post on Flickr.

Edgy DC May 31 2011 07:14 AM Re: Dana Brand

Nice to know we have so many posters in the house contributing to the team's legacy, from the outside and occasionally sneaking inside. It's like we all get to crash the party by association.

G-Fafif Jun 03 2011 12:56 PM Re: Dana Brand

If you're a Connecticutian (or whatever the Nutmeg State equivalent of Delawarean/Delawarite is) and you were a fan of Dana's, a public memorial is taking place Saturday June 4 at 1 PM in Newtown, at the Newtown Meeting House. There'll be several scheduled speakers paying tribute to Dana (I'll be talking about him in the Mets fan realm) but it will be Quaker-style from there, with folks who want to say something saying something. Nice podcast with several bloggers -- Howard Megdal, Matt Silverman, Taryn Cooper, Mike Silva, myself -- who knew Dana remembering him here. And speaking of Howard, he had a great idea that I happily (in context) will be joining him for on June 16. Dana was supposed to give a reading at the Tappan library in Rockland County that night. Howard lives near there and volunteered us to fill in, reading from Dana's work and discussing his life and the whole Mets fan thing besides. More info here. If this is in your neck of the woods, please consider stopping by. I have to admit a couple of times at yesterday's game I saw fans with scraggly gray beards and thought for a second I saw Dana. What a gyp that it wasn't.

G-Fafif Jun 15 2011 02:19 PM Re: Dana Brand

If you're in the neighborhood of Tappan Thursday night, Howard Megdal and I will be reading from Dana's work. Dana had scheduled the appearance well in advance and Howard, who lives in Rockland, thought it would be the right thing to do to honor it and him. I'm happy (in context) to help out. Details here.

themetfairy Jul 14 2011 02:06 PM Re: Dana Brand

Mets Brand, a book containing pieces written by Dr. Brand's friends in the blogosphere (including some CPF members) is a lovely memorial to a beautiful man.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 14 2011 02:36 PM Re: Dana Brand

Is that Hofstra thing he was organizing still gonna happen?

themetfairy Jul 14 2011 03:31 PM Re: Dana Brand

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Is that Hofstra thing he was organizing still gonna happen? People want it to happen, so fingers crossed that it will.

G-Fafif Jul 14 2011 03:41 PM Re: Dana Brand

Still planned, as far as I can tell.

themetfairy Jul 14 2011 03:54 PM Re: Dana Brand

G-Fafif wrote: Still planned, as far as I can tell. The conference on The 50th Anniversary of the New York Mets is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Dana Brand. So it would seem. That's a good thing - he would have wanted the show to go on.

seawolf17 Jul 15 2011 05:21 AM Re: Dana Brand

themetfairy wrote: he would have wanted the show to go on. Can you picture a guy on his deathbed, whispering -- "That conference... I planned... cancel the damn thing. Don't let it happen without me."

G-Fafif Aug 15 2011 02:36 PM Re: Dana Brand

Information on Hofstra's Dana Brand Memorial Scholarship Fund here.