Don Baylor has passed away

[SteveA]

 

[Frobby]

How terribly sad.   I had no idea he was struggling with that horrible disease.    RIP to a great player and leader.   

[theobird]

Very saddened by this news. A terrific player, and an even better man. RIP Don Baylor.

[O's84]

That sucks, I'm sorry to see him go.

[webbrick2010]

One of my favorites... loved how he crowed the plate and dared pitchers to pitch inside.

[ORIOLE33]

9 minutes ago, webbrick2010 said:

One of my favorites... loved how he crowed the plate and dared pitchers to pitch inside.

And they did. He might hold the record for being hit. My memory of Baylor as a player was mostly as the Yankees DH. 

RIP

[theobird]

My memory tells me he was one of the best I ever saw at breaking up a double play. The guy played full out all the time. Played the game the right way.

[TonySoprano]

https://twitter.com/Jim22Palmer/status/894563582012149761

[backwardsk]

2 minutes ago, TonySoprano said:

https://twitter.com/Jim22Palmer/status/894563582012149761

I read through that and didn't realize Darren Daulton also died.

[Ruzious]

Imagine being a young player and having to fight for playing time with Frank Robinson.  And he was like a young Frank Robinson in that he was tremendously strong and physically tough.  And he was one helluva gifted player.  Shoulder injuries early on limited his ability to throw, but other than that, there wasn't much he couldn't excell at.  He was a phenom.  RIP, Don Baylor.    

[wildbillhiccup]

Sad loss. Keeping his friends and family in my thoughts. 

[Tx Oriole]

2 hours ago, SteveA said:

 

Geez I sure am sorry to hear about that. 

[25 Nuggets]

Man, first Lee May and now Don Baylor.  Sad month for Oriole fans.  Admittedly, both were before my time.

I had to look up what multiple myeloma is.  Ugly form of cancer that affects bone marrow cells. 

[ScottP]

So sorry to hear this; my sympathies to his family and friends. If I remember correctly, he broke a bleacher seat at Tiger Stadium on a home run; broke my heart to see him traded for Reggie.

[Frobby]

39 minutes ago, Roy Firestone said:

And Reggie played for the Orioles for less than a full season. We also got Ken Holtzman in the deal. Bad deal for the Orioles at the time.

I'm not sure I'd say that.   Both Baylor and Jackson were due to be free agents at the time.   Baylor played all year and had a decent season (.247/.329/.368, 15 HR, 68 RBI, 2.9 rWAR).    Jackson missed a month but produced a lot more than Baylor (.277/.351/.502, 27 HR, 93 RBI, 5.3 rWAR).    Holtzman pitched decently for us for half a season, then was a key element of the trade that brought us Scott McGregor, Rudy May, Tippy Martinez, Rick Dempsey and Dave Pagan.