RIP Robin Roberts

[dbackjon]

One of the greats!
From my hometown.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=a ... binroberts" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Robin Roberts, the Hall of Fame pitcher who led the Philadelphia Phillies to the 1950 National League pennant as part of the famed “Whiz Kids,” has died. He was 83.

Roberts died Thursday morning at his Temple Terrace, Fla., home of natural causes, the Phillies announced, citing Roberts’ son Jim.

The right-hander was the most productive pitcher in the National League in the first half of the 1950s, topping the league in wins from 1952 to 1955, innings pitched from ’51 to ’55 and complete games from ’52 to ’56.

[GannonFan]

A great Phillie, no doubt about that. Lived a great life by all accounts.

[93henfan]

I posted my thoughts on this earlier in the Phils thread, but yes, just a terrific man who will be missed. RIP.

Watching the Phils game now. They have his jersey hanging in the dugout.

[SuperHornet]

That whomps, indeed. "Rockin' Robin" was one of the best pitchers of all time, right up there with George Ruth, Walter Johnson, Don Drysdale, Tom Seaver, and Orel Hershiser.

[Gil Dobie]

RIP to a great man

[JMU DJ]

There's a restaurant/bar in Athens that I used to walk to when I lived close to it. I'd go up there to watch Phillies games because the owner always had them on. The first few times I came in wearing my Phils hat he'd say "At least someone in here is wearing the right hat." Took me a while to figure out, but the owner is Robin Roberts son.

[Ivytalk]

28 straight complete games. That will never happen again. Great man who deserves his HOF shrine.