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TOMMY JOHN FORMER DODGER GREAT PASSED AWAY TODAY
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NEXT STOP HEAVEN AND HOF....VERY SAD..PRAYERS GO OUT TO HIS FAMILY.
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I watched him pitch in person many times when he was with the Dodgers and a couple of times when he was on the Yankees when they played at Angel stadium. One of the worst managerial calls in World Series history involved Tommy John. Game 6 with the Dodgers leading the Yankees 3 games to 2 - Bottom of the 4th in a 1-1 game. Tommy John is do up with two runners on and two outs. Bob Lemon, the manager of the Yankees, decides to pull Tommy John from the game and sends up Bobby Murcer to pinch hit. Tommy John was shown on TV to be very upset with the decision to pull him from the game which led to a Dodger blowout win.
Murcer lined out to deep right and the new Yankee pitcher George Frazier immediately gave up 3 runs and the game was over. Dodgers won 9-2 and won the World Series. Frazier lost three games in this World Series and to this day the decision by Lemon to pull John in a 1-1 game in the 4th inning still does not make sense.
Former White Sox, Dodgers, Yankees Great.
His WAR was best for Sox!
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No doubt. I’ll always remember him as a Yankee and ChiSox.
Really hoped he’d make the HoF while still alive.
Over the years , I've met him multiple times . He was one of the nicest ball player that I've ever met .
Condolences to all family and fans.
sad news
another good one gone
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His numbers merit Hall Of Fame induction, and when you factor in his eponymous surgery he should absolutely be in there. Hopefully his omission corrected soon. RIP Tommy.
R.I.P. Tommy John. He was the first player that I completed a basic player set (raw) in the late 80s. I loved watching him get batters out with his 75 MPH fastball near the end of his career.
RIP
IMF
I met him once too as well as a youngster at a camp his son attended. classy guy.