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Brother Buzz

(38,026 posts)
Fri Jun 28, 2024, 11:24 PM Jun 2024

Orlando Cepeda, Giants legend and Baseball Hall of Famer, dies at 86

Hall of Fame first baseman Orlando Cepeda, who left an indelible stamp of excellence on two National League franchises during the 1960s, died Friday, the Giants announced. He was 86.

“Our beloved Orlando passed away peacefully at home this evening, listening to his favorite music and surrounded by his loved ones,” his wife, Nydia, said in a statement released by the Giants. “We take comfort that he is at peace.”

“We lost a true gentleman and legend,” Giants chairman Greg Johnson said. “Orlando was a great ambassador for the game throughout his playing career and beyond. He was one of the all-time great Giants and he will truly be missed. Our condolences go out to the Cepeda family for their tremendous loss and we extend our thoughts to Orlando’s teammates, his friends, and to all those touched by his passing.”

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https://www.mlb.com/news/orlando-cepeda-dies

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Brother Buzz

(38,026 posts)
3. Those were the same words Kuiper and Krukow used
Sat Jun 29, 2024, 12:01 AM
Jun 2024

Not a McCovey Cove splash, but a very fitting send-off dinger by Wisely

usonian

(14,600 posts)
6. Great minds think alike!
Sat Jun 29, 2024, 12:32 AM
Jun 2024

I watched the game on radio. Dave called the homer. I got tired of knbr commercials, so I started listening to non-ballgame programming over the web. It's some video feed. Almost no commercials.

Oh, my goodness. The hosts ALL look so much better on radio! I'm 75 and I look more presentable ( and more hair ) than them. Can't accuse them of hiring for looks.

Kudos to Kruk and Kuip.
When I get to Trader Joe's, and see a kringle (ffom Racine), I think of Duane.

oasis

(51,797 posts)
2. One of the SF Giant greats. The '60s SF/LA
Fri Jun 28, 2024, 11:59 PM
Jun 2024

rivalry will be a lasting memory for me.

Rest in Peace Orlando.

oasis

(51,797 posts)
5. Wow. Today I bought a Dodger jersey for
Sat Jun 29, 2024, 12:17 AM
Jun 2024

my son in law’s birthday tomorrow. It’s all coming together.
Don Drysdale, Sandy Koufax, John Roseboro
Juan Marical, Willie McCovey and the late, great Willie Mays.
Orlando played with many of the all time best.

NBachers

(18,195 posts)
7. A picture I shot on Father's Day when we beat the Angels 13 - 6. I drove by tonight, and Willie's statue was mobbed.
Sat Jun 29, 2024, 03:06 AM
Jun 2024
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