Remember that All Star game when Charley Hustle ran into Ray Fosse and knocked him ass over teakettle to score a run in a meaningless game? All the old timey announcers praised Rose as a throw back to the old days of spit and vinegar. He played the way the old timers did. Plus he bet on the games like Hal Chase and Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker so Rose would fit right in with the Black Sox.
Still and all he really fucked up Ray Fosse. He had a rookie of the year season but most of that was before the All Star Game as he never quite recoverd. He was one of the bright young catchers of the 1970's but he never rose to the level of Thurman Munson or Carlton Fisk. He had a serviceable career though and was the announcer for the A's for a long time.
He passed at age 74 from cancer.
RIP Ray. I think you are heading upstairs because playing in Cleveland was punishment enough for you sins buddy.
2 comments:
Fosse was a good announcer for the A's. Satellite radio allowed me to hear him.
I preferred the work of his brother Bob - "Damn Y*nkees" was a great movie.
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