Vida Blue, former AL MVP and 3-time World Series champ, dies

[kybloo92]

Blue, former MVP, 3-time WS champ, dies at 73

Vida Blue, who won the 1971 AL MVP and Cy Young awards and three straight World Series titles with the A's, has died at 73.

www.espn.com

 

[the nail at the foul line]

RIP Venus

 

[DSmith21]

Thanks for the memories.

 

[Rebelfreedomeagle]

That’s 511 in dog years. Impressive.

 

[Kooky Kats]

He was pooped

 

[blubo]

 

[M4CAT]

 

[HymanKaplan]

This makes me "sad"


(you thought I was going to say blue, didn't you...)

 

[funKYcat75]

Taken far too soon.

 

[nerdcat]

As a Reds fan, the early 70’s were bitter sweet. Kept waiting for the Big Red Machine to get over the hump. The A‘s had a great run, somewhat overlooked in baseball history. Vida Blue was a great part of that.

 

[Ineverplayedthegame]

RIP Billy Boy.

 

[megablue]

Blue, former MVP, 3-time WS champ, dies at 73

Vida Blue, who won the 1971 AL MVP and Cy Young awards and three straight World Series titles with the A's, has died at 73.

www.espn.com

Youngest player to ever win MVP award.

 

[812scottj]

Seems like every pack of baseball cards I bought as a kid had one of his in it. Such a memorable name…

 

[Lexie's Dad]

I can't say it as eloquently as Will Ferrell, so I'll leave it to him: