"Red" Gaskill, a bird-dog scout who helped the Mets sign future Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan, has died.
Scouts are the lifeblood of baseball. Sad news indeed.
Here's a link to Gaskill's obituary. A true baseball man.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/7106939.html
Condolences to his family, friends and the organizations for which he worked.