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Old 04-23-2014, 01:31 PM
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Default Conrado Marrero, 102, dies in Cuba

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10...layer-dies-102

I believe this gives Mike Sandlock the distinction of oldest living player...
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Only the second major league player to live to 102.
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I had a chance to talk to Mike Sandlock through another board member(Al Simeone) a couple years ago.

http://blogs.piratesprospects.com/hi...irates-player/
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At 98, he had to resort to a knuckleball

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Today's Wash. Post newspaper has this relatively lengthy and quite interesting obituary for Connie Marrero:
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