Joe Morgan, a Castlemont High School product, died today at age 77. He was a MLB Hall of Fame infielder. Perhaps his finest MLB moments occurred with the powerhouse Cincinnati Reds of the 1970s. Morgan, a two-time National League MVP, later became a well-informed, savvy TV commentator covering his chosen sport. RIP.
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This is terrible news. I always enjoyed listening to his commentary. Nice blend of experience and appreciating the talent of today.
And he was a heck of a player
And he was a heck of a player
Most people around the country have no idea of the great baseball history of Oakland, Alameda & Berkeley.
Joe Morgan, Rickey Henderson, Willie Stargell, Frank Robinson, Vada Pinson, Jimmy Rollins, Curt Flood, Billy Martin, Tommy Harper, Dontrelle Willis, Chris Speier, Curt Motten, Rudy May, Lloyd Moseby, Bill Rigney, Jackie Jensen, Dick Bartell, Lee Lacy, Willie Tasby, Marcus Semien, Shooty Babbit, Glenn Burke, Claudell Washington, Ruppert Jones, Tyler Ross, Greg Norton, Joe Ross, Len Gabrielson, Cookie Lavagetto, Nico Hoerner.
It's an incredible list and you can't even begin to write the history of Major League Baseball without them.
Joe Morgan, Rickey Henderson, Willie Stargell, Frank Robinson, Vada Pinson, Jimmy Rollins, Curt Flood, Billy Martin, Tommy Harper, Dontrelle Willis, Chris Speier, Curt Motten, Rudy May, Lloyd Moseby, Bill Rigney, Jackie Jensen, Dick Bartell, Lee Lacy, Willie Tasby, Marcus Semien, Shooty Babbit, Glenn Burke, Claudell Washington, Ruppert Jones, Tyler Ross, Greg Norton, Joe Ross, Len Gabrielson, Cookie Lavagetto, Nico Hoerner.
It's an incredible list and you can't even begin to write the history of Major League Baseball without them.
For the casual baseball follower (folks who were essentially in-and-out with the sport much of the time), Morgan's TV work was educational, illuminating, provocative and prescient. He would call situations and outcomes before they occurred. He was a must-listen analyst. His reflections, musings, perspective and predictions were simply the best. He has left all of us much too soon.
