O/T: Don Zimmer Passed Away

[Leon]

Sorry to hear the news....RIP Mr.Zimmer

[savedfrommyspokes]

RIP Zim

[cardsfan73]

RIP Zim.

[daves_resale_shop]

A great man for the game... his personality and positive attitude will clearly be missed...

RIP Zim

[mattsey9]

Loved watching him pilot the 89 Cubs to a division title. RIP Popeye!

[Brian Van Horn]

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[queencitysportscards]

Posted on Cincinnati.com for the Cincinnati native:

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/spor...-died/9989145/

Hank

[GregMitch34]

If you're interested, see my blog post here on my amazing and unique Zimmer story--I saw his last, in the minors, when he activated himself as player, and he hit it off Jim Palmer (and Earl Weaver told me this is all true).

http://bit.ly/1ftyGnI

[JollyElm]

RIP Mr. Zimmer. We'll miss your trademark puffy cheeks.

[t206hound]

Got this auto at the "Cubs Caravan" in Indianapolis somewhere in the 1989-1990 time frame. We'll miss you Zim!

[RTK]

Originally Posted by mattsey9

Loved watching him pilot the 89 Cubs to a division title. RIP Popeye!

I was in the RF bleachers for about 35-40 games that year, "The Boys of Zimmer". I enjoyed his unconventional style. RIP to a baseball lifer who goes way back. What a great life to spend it all in baseball.

[mattsey9]

Originally Posted by RTK

I was in the RF bleachers for about 35-40 games that year, "The Boys of Zimmer". I enjoyed his unconventional style. RIP to a baseball lifer who goes way back. What a great life to spend it all in baseball.

I was in left field for a few of those games. Every play he put on that season worked like a charm. Watching Mitch Williams in the 9th put a few more wrinkles on that magnificent face!

[clydepepper]

We as fans who never met him, will miss him.

One of the worse days I ever experienced as a fan was when Pedro Martinez pushed him down. I'm still a big fan of Pedro but that was WRONG!

[WillowGrove]

Damn.

Whenever I think of a baseball lifer, a guy who has seen it all I think of Don Zimmer. Oh sure, there are others but to me Zimmer epitomized that kind of man. I think it's because they would always say that the only paycheck Zim ever got was through professional baseball. RIP Zim.

[ullmandds]

I distinctly remember having a sweet 57 topps zimmer as a child...it was a sweet card...and I liked it before I knew anything about Zim. A lucky man to have spent it all in baseball...what a dream...

[ethicsprof]

I remember seeing him play for the cubs in the early 60s.
I was a little leaguer then and proudly kept his baseball card for years.
It is sad to hear that he has died.

my condolences to family,friends, and fans,

barry

[bbcard1]

I really like Zimmer and considered him a prominent and colorful character. Classic baseball guy. That said, and no disrespect intended, I have seen the description "baseball great" thrown around quite a bit, which is probably a stretch. OTOH, I think we all deserve a little exaggeration at the time of our demise