RIP Vida Blue

[joey12508]

Vida Blue, decorated Oakland A's pitcher and three-time World Series champion, dies at 73

The left-hander was part of the A's early 70's dynasty and won AL Cy Young and MVP honors in 1971

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i remember my dad when asked at our family bbq who you think is the best pitcher in baseball.
"without question Vida Blue"

 

[dano7]

Sad to see this.

 

[Dodgerfan74]

I have his 74 Topps card

 

[MrMet2.0]

RIP, met him once, super nice guy


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[mrmopar]

Still surprising when I see guys dying that were on cards I pulled from packs as a kid. Its only natural that will happen from time to time and increase as we all age, but with a lot of the guys still alive from the 50s-60s, it's tough to see the "younger" guys passing.

I ran into him at the '01 AS Fan Fest when he was walking the convention floor and was handing our signed photos of himself.

This is my first memory of Vida Blue. Not the best card, but this was the set that got me started.

 

[Dilferules]

Sad to hear this. With Sal Bando passing earlier this year as well, it has not been a good year for the 1970's A's dynasty.

 

[mrmopar]

That 76 archives design is my favorite Blue card, hands down. I like his 73 Topps a lot as well.

 

[MrMet2.0]

Me and Vida, the picture on the right…


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[Shaggy]

Sad day for sure. Stinks he still jasny made the hall of fame yet.

 

[gracecollector]

I always thought these were a cool couple of cards from 1983 Fleer.