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Bob Myrick
| Benjamin Grimm Aug 23 2012 03:20 PM |
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I just got an e-mail from a friend of Bob Myrick, telling me that Bob died this morning, possibly while mowing his neighbor's lawn. I can't find any news reports just yet, but if this report is true we'll probably see some official confirmation in the next couple of days.
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| batmagadanleadoff Aug 23 2012 03:25 PM Re: Bob Myrick |
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| Met Hunter Aug 23 2012 06:41 PM Re: Bob Myrick |
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/arti ... ly-dies-59
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| G-Fafif Aug 23 2012 06:55 PM Re: Bob Myrick |
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R.I.P. No. 44 -- and I'm not just looking for an alternate way to say Bob Myrick. For all the hype that has accompanied the Isringhausens, Paytons and Milledges, nobody's ever "been" 44 to me except for Bob Myrick. I'd love to say it's because of some childhood fascination with him, but no, it's just one of those things.
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| Edgy MD Aug 23 2012 07:43 PM Re: Bob Myrick |
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Met Hunter usually arrives with this sort of news. Very sorry to hear, but I sort of hope I die mowing the neighbor's lawn.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 23 2012 08:01 PM Re: Bob Myrick |
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Weird: [url]http://mets360.com/?p=12368
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| smg58 Aug 23 2012 08:43 PM Re: Bob Myrick Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 23 2012 09:05 PM |
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It's actually a well thought out article, despite the extremely unfortunate timing. I don't remember much about Myrick actually pitching, other than he was one of the first Mets to be called up when I started following the team. He's indelibly linked to my first memories of baseball, when I was six or seven years old. R. I. P.
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| Ashie62 Aug 23 2012 08:51 PM Re: Bob Myrick |
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some of us just hope you well, uh,,you know? just kidding!
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| seawolf17 Aug 24 2012 03:43 AM Re: Bob Myrick |
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Now THIS is a quote that's just waiting to be fmanned.
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| Met Hunter Aug 24 2012 06:32 AM Re: Bob Myrick |
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http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/arti ... |FRONTPAGE
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| Edgy MD Aug 24 2012 06:38 AM Re: Bob Myrick |
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God bless small-town journalism --- even if it does come from a Gannett paper. That article doesn't mention the word baseball until paragraph nine.
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| Benjamin Grimm Aug 24 2012 06:45 AM Re: Bob Myrick |
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I noticed that too. It was more significant that he was the co-owner of Economy Supply than that he was a major league baseball pitcher.
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| Met Hunter Aug 24 2012 08:15 AM Re: Bob Myrick |
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I was going to comment on that as well. Its great to know that your life isnt defined by a couple of obscure years thirty plus years ago. Even if it was something as impressive as making and pitching in the majors.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 24 2012 08:27 AM Re: Bob Myrick |
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If you guys ever need building supplies around Hattiesberg, theis is where you go. I imagine Robert Carson grew up in a home built with lumber sold by Bob Myrick.
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| Edgy MD Aug 24 2012 08:33 AM Re: Bob Myrick |
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Wow. And man, if that doesn't tie the whole thing together, I don't know what does.
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| Edgy MD Aug 24 2012 08:39 AM Re: Bob Myrick |
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So, we traded Myrick and Mike Bruhert for Doc Ellis, neither of them pitch another inning in the majors, and we still lost the trade as Doc gave us -1.2 (coke-fueled and possibly acid-drenched) wins above replacement.
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