Posted on 04/02/2010 6:51:46 PM PDT by PallMal
Orioles pitching great Mike Cuellar dies at 72...
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RIP!
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Part of probably the greatest starting pitching staff ever.
RIP.
Part of the World Series champion 1970 Orioles pitch staff which included Palmer and McNally. Mike went 24 - 8 that year. 3.14 lifetime ERA. Heckuva pitcher. RIP.
yes RIP
my brother gave me a baseball signed by Mcnally, cuellar, palmer and dobson
1 game away from a really great year
saw Mike pitch when he was with the Astros...RIP,,, Mike...
I am a lifetime Tigers fan, but I feel my childhood die everytime I hear of the passing of one of great ballplayers from that era.
Cuellar, Dobson, Palmer, McNally all winning 20 games...a feat that will never be repeated. RIP
I used to go see Cuellar pitch for the Orioles.
Darn, my generation is dying off fast.
Mike Cuellar 72? Where has the time gone?
I hear ya. My first memories of watching baseball are from the early ‘70s, when Cuellar’s career was winding down.
Right at the beginning of the season. Bummer! Who’s gonna play?
And only Palmer is still living.
One of my fondest memories are of one night listening to the radio with my grandfather, Detroit and Baltimore played about 15 or 16 innings
I went to the 1971 World Series, Game 7 in Baltimore. If you were an O-fan, it sucked :-(
When I first moved to Florida in 1992, I went to the local Home Depot in Orlando to buy some lumber. The kid that helped me, his nametag said “Cuellar”. When I was checking out I said, “You know, when I was a kid there was a great pitcher in Baltimore whose name was Mike Cuellar.”
The kid looked at me beaming and said, “That’s my Dad!”
I remember that great pitching staff the Orioles had in the late 60’s and early 70’s. Of course Cuellar won game 1 of the 1969 ALCS and World Series before the Mets won the next four. Dave McNally died a few years ago. He was a good pitcher and I believe he was from Cuba.
Ditto. Cuellar and the entire Earl Weaver gang bring back great memories.
What a staff the O’s had back in the day.
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