SFist: It's Got to Be the Morning After

SayHey

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:29:54 -0800

Rod Beck represented what baseball should be.

guest

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:37:47 -0800

Excellent post, Jon. Rod Beck was everything that was great about baseball, and everything that's missing from the current generation of bland, goodie two-shoe, gym rat baseball players. But you left out the moment when Shooter crossed over from being a Giants fan favorite and became a baseball legend: espn.go.com/mlb/s/2003/0515/1554407.html In 2002, when he started his comeback with the AAA Iowa Cubs, he lived in a motor home in the ballpark parking lot. After their home games, he welcomed fans and players to hang out and have beers with him. A multi-millionaire baseball player hanging out with fans and minor leaguers, offering them beers and letting them use his bathroom. The Betting Fool and Scott Olster both wrote great tributes to him: sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=22&entry_id=17923 http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/06/25/OSTLER.TMP Rest in peace, shooter. - (NotSFist)Jeremy

Akit

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:02:58 -0800

What did they do to honor Shooter at Monday night's game?

guest

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:42:46 -0800

Yes, thanks very much for the post. We will miss you Shooter.

Jas

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:25:15 -0800

Aw Jon, yer making me cry. Thanks for the post.

crow_soup

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:08:41 -0800

a sad passing indeed, that game in 97 is my greatest memory of the 'stick. thanks Shooter, for that and many many more moments of baseball bliss.