O/T: Joe Garagiola Passed
 

A huge loss for baseball. RIP Joe...

Loved me some Joe. He and Vin Scully were the best.

St Louis Hill Country
 

Really sorry to hear this
 

Wrote a letter to him in 1973 and got a really nice letter back. Move forward almost 35 years, wrote another letter and got another beautiful letter back from the gentleman. He was always my mom's favorite player and she passed that on to me, even though he had retired before my birth.

RIP Joe.

Yep. Enjoyed watching the NBC games with him in the booth. RIP

very sad news
 

I had the privilege of meeting & conversing with joe g. on several occasions.
he was not only a gentleman, he was a great guy and a passionate t206 collector!
thank you, joe garagiola for being such a wonderful ambassador for both the game and the hobby.
you will be missed.

A good man who worked hard for old-timer's benefits.

Yogi will be glad to see him again...God Bless


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RIP Joe

Joe was a true "every man" much like his buddy, Yogi. He was fun to watch and hear. Met him only once, but he was very approachable and you got the sense he was actually glad you had asked him to talk and shake your hand.

You have to miss an honest gentleman like that! :(

RIP.

According to Joe, Yogi once said about his (Joe's) golf game, you play better when you don't play.

RIP Joe

Great piece Dan!
 

Met him at my very first red sox game at Fenway on September 1st, 1976 when I was seven. Was with my parents and my dad spotted him in the stands when we were walking to our $7 (yes, $7) box seats prior to the game; my dad said "Hey Joe, how's Barbara Walters?!?!" He replied "She's a six million dollar woman!" (I believe she had just signed a big contract with nbc although I doubt it was that much--the six million dollar man was a popular show back then so he was just being funny). My dad and I still talk about this meeting even to this day and we both remember his line verbatim; he also signed my program for me on the cover which has a great shot of a 37 year old yaz. What's ironic is Joe was only 50 that day, just three years older than I am now. How time #%÷& flies!!!

Edited to add: For those who bothered to read what I wrote, I was wrong--found the program and ticket from the game and the ticket price was $5, not $7 so even better--not bad for a box seat to a day game that only 19,130 people attended!

Rip, another one gone from the 52 topps set

Bazooka joe
 

R.I.P. Bazooka Joe----
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RinlRM6Hhyg

Many memories.......
 

..........listening to Joe Garagiola and Tony Kubek (among others) on t.v. announcing the "Game of the Week". Sad to hear of his passing. He was a member of the 1946 W.S. Champion Cardinals..........R.I.P.

My only Joe Garagiola baseball card:

Class Act
 

I have always been a big fan of Joe Garagiola. Not only did I enjoy his work as a broadcaster, but I also had great respect for his work for the Baseball Assistance Team (B.A.T.)

Patrick

One thing I want to do with my collection is have all the major sets represented by at least one card that I really really like. This was my first 1952 Bowman:

http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...ictureid=20172

"Extends the courtesy of all its grounds" ... I like that.