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RIP Doc Edwards, 1936-2018

G-Fafif Aug 21 2018 06:48 PM

Doc Edwards, bench and catching coach for the 1990 and 1991 Mets, has passed away at 81. Bud Harrelson was said to lean heavily on his advice (which didn't necessarily meet with the approval of a skeptical clubhouse). Managed the Indians the three seasons prior. Caught for four seasons.

Edgy MD Aug 21 2018 06:51 PM Re: RIP Doc Edwards, 1936-2018

Met Docs 1. Gooden 2. Edwards 3. Medich 4. k Ellis

Benjamin Grimm Aug 21 2018 06:54 PM Re: RIP Doc Edwards, 1936-2018

The Associated Press wrote: Howard Rodney Edwards was born in Red Jacket, West Virginia. His nickname came from his time as a Navy medic.

Frayed Knot Aug 21 2018 06:58 PM Re: RIP Doc Edwards, 1936-2018

Howard Rodney Edwards was born in Red Jacket, West Virginia. His nickname came from his time as a Navy medic. NBA player and later coach Glenn 'Doc' Rivers was once asked by the press about the prognosis for one of his players: "You guys do realize that 'Doc' is just a nickname, right?"

Benjamin Grimm Aug 21 2018 06:58 PM Re: RIP Doc Edwards, 1936-2018

Mr. Lance Hatfield,1 the p. m., states (May, 1938) that the n. is for Red Jacket, an Indian chief whose tribe used to camp here.2 Hodge (Part II, pp. 360-63) gives the following account of this chieftain: "Red Jacket. A noted Seneca orator and chief of the 'merit' class ... of the Wolf Clan, b. about 1756, probably at Canoga, in Seneca co., N.Y., where a monument commemorated his birth; d. on the former 'Buffalo reservation' of the Seneca, on lands now within the limits of Buffalo, N.Y., Jan. 20, 1830.... In the American Revolution, his tribe, the Seneca, having reluctantly espoused the cause of Great Britain, Red Jacket, although strongly opposed to this course of his people, took the field with his fellow warriors. At once his ability and intelligence attracted the attention of British officers, one of whom gave him a brilliant red jacket, which, when worn out, was replaced by a second, and so on until this distinctive dress became a characteristic feature of its wearer, whence his popular name. . . . [In] 1884 . . . [his] remains [were] reinterred in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y., where a handsome memorial was unveiled June 22, 1891. . . ." 1 The grandson of Floyd Hatfield who, with Devil Anse Hatfield, was one of the first settlers on Male Cr. 2 Despite this claim, it is very unlikely that the n. has any historical connection with W.Va.[/quote:1bzq0k79] Edgy MD Aug 21 2018 07:06 PM Re: RIP Doc Edwards, 1936-2018 Devil Anse Hatfield? SIGN DEVIL ANSE HATFIELD NOW!!!!