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An integral part of The Big Red Machine is gone.
Joe Morgan is dead at 77
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An integral part of The Big Red Machine is gone.
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Loved listening to him call baseball games with Jon Miller.
damn
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He could be grating and arrogant at times. He definitely took a hardline, purist view of the game and was often haughty about it.
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Imagine if this guy had played for the Yankees or Red Sox instead of Cinci.
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Actually, I'm sitting here thinking about watching an NL Central game on Sunday night with him and Jon Miller about 2009.
Wow, how much I miss those days.
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Losing a lot of HOFera this year. Joe has an argument for being the GOAT second baseman
Definitely top 5.
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Top 3 at worst IMO
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no. i'd rather not.
Damn. Didn't know he was ill.
RIP Joe.
RIP Joe.
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Holy shit.....Another great I qatched play growing up.....My childhood players are drropping like flies........
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Not a good year for the HOF'ers
I don't remember Joe in his playing days, a little before my time. Obviously one of the greats. I was never a fan of his broadcasting
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Not sure if he would have had as great of a career. The Yanks were kind of hit and miss in the early-mid 70's and well, who the fuck would want to play for the Red Sox?
Ah....I remember him stopping in Philly for a cup of coffee in 1983. He was part of a pretty good team that year. Thought for sure those upstart Orioles wouldn’t take them.
Also enjoyed his broadcasts. A radical purist, yes. But I was raised by one so it was water off a ducks back for me.
Also enjoyed his broadcasts. A radical purist, yes. But I was raised by one so it was water off a ducks back for me.
THIS.
they were so awesome together. Just fantastic voices, great insights. I watched some many games with them as a kid.
It was pretty bad when he went on tirades about advanced stats (even though he was the type of player some of them loved!), but Morgan was great when he was breaking down the plays on the field.
Morgan's 5-year run from 72-76 is insane. .303/.431/.499, 163 OPS+, 310 stolen bases, 108 home runs, led NL in OBP 4x, 47.8 WAR (led NL four times, finished 2nd in 1974)