Saturday, October 23, 2010

A Tribute to Those Who Didn't Make It

...to the World Series as Senators and/or Rangers. The heroes of my youth.
Frank Howard, Ken McMullen, Mike Epstein, Paul Casanova, Camilo Pascual, Phil Ortega.
Casey Cox, Ron Hansen, Ed Stroud, Joe Coleman, Bob Humphreys, Del Unser, Sid Hudson.
Jim Sundberg, Bill Fahey, Ned Yost, Mike Hargrove, Pat Putnam, Pete O'Brien.
Toby Harrah, Buddy Bell, Steve Buechele, Dean Palmer, Bump Wills, Jim Fregosi.
Richie Zisk, Al Oliver, Jeff Burroughs, Roy Smalley, Wayne Tolleson, Oscar Gamble.
Bernie Allen, Hank Allen, Brant Alyea, Juan Beniquez, Dirty Kurt Bevacqua, Ed Brinkman.
Doug Camili, Rico Carty, Pepe Tovar, Mike Cubbage, Tim Cullen, Jack Daugherty, John Ellis.
Rusty Greer, Dave Hostetler, Oddibe McDowell, Lenny Randle, Billy Sample, Larry Parrish.
Gino Petralli, Mike Stanley, Bob Saverine, Rusty Staub, Bobby Thompson.
Mike Bacsik, Cap Peterson, Frank Tanana, Bert Blyleven, Gaylord Perry, Ferguson Jenkins.
David Clyde, Jim Umbarger, Jim Gideon, Steve Foucalt, Danny Darwin, Bill Gogolewski.
Denny Higgins, Jon Matlack, Jim Kern, Kenny Rogers, Kevin Brown, Doc Medich, Doc Ellis.
Mitch Williams, Bobby Witt.
And to three men who labored to give us hope in the bad times:
Tom Vandegriff, Dick Riesenhoover, and Mark Holtz. RIP

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