BBTF.org/m/obituaries : Ted Beard, 90. Played for Pirates, White Sox.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Lookout Landing: Lookout Landed (Jeff Sullivan retires)

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posted on March 13, 2013 at 11:50 AM by Esoteric throws a 'hard slider' to hall of fame, obituaries, seattle mariners | 24 comment(s)

I’m genuinely gutted. Sullivan was hands-down my favorite baseball writer on the internet.

For a guy who makes his living as a professional writer, I don’t know a whole lot about quality writing. This is one of the reasons I don’t like to self-identify as a writer, not that “blogger” is any better. But I do know that, when reporting news, you’re supposed to lead with the substance. This is why they call it the “lead”, or the “lede” if you want to seem smarter. With that in mind, my lede: this ...

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1. Coot Veal and Cot Deal make $486 every day posted on January 03, 2012 at 12:18 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

RIP, Mr. Beard.

2. ajnrules posted on January 03, 2012 at 03:05 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

:( He was only a few days away from his 91st birthday.

RIP

3. vortex of dissipation posted on January 03, 2012 at 03:10 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

From the BR Bullpen page:

In July [1950], the 5'8", 165 lb outfielder smacked a home run over the 86-foot high right field grandstand wall in Forbes Field, something only accomplished by Babe Ruth, Willie Stargell, Mickey Mantle, Willie McCovey and Eddie Mathews, pretty good company for Beard.

Pretty good company indeed!

4. Tiboreau posted on January 03, 2012 at 06:16 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

When I first began reading about minor league baseball & the old Pacific Coast League Ted Beard was one of the players who caught my attention. A small OF w\ surprising power & an excellent batting eye, in addition to the Forbes Field HR Beard also, in separate instances, hit 4 HR in a game & recorded a hit in 12 successive at-bats for the Hollywood Stars during the month of April 1953. He inspired my silliness in this thread, where I supplemented his thorough Bullpen bio with desultory look at a few others sources.

It's sad to hear the passing of another minor league star from a bygone era--the last years that it retained a semblance of autonomy--there are so few left as it is. . . .

5. OsunaSakata posted on January 03, 2012 at 01:18 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I just picked Beard in the second round of the 1948 draft for my OOTP league.

6. My guest will be Jermaine Allensworth posted on January 03, 2012 at 04:25 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Apparently, Beard also instigated this incredible brawl with the Hollywood Stars in 1953. Awesome photos.

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