http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-baseball-stories/2010/06/ron-santos-heel-click.html
Posted on 12/03/2010 5:04:00 AM PST by John W
I remember Mr. Santo. He was a class act. Condolences to his family and all Cubbie fans from a life-long Yankee fan.
My mother (RIP 2007) was a huge Cubs fan for over 50 years and an even bigger Ron Santo fan. She was a diabetic also. RIP Ron hoping you and Bernice finally meet in heaven.
All my pals were NYY fans. My Mom would not permit it :)
As an obedient son, I am a Mets fan.
Favorite Santo radio moment: Last season, Cubs pulled a typical bonehead defensive play. Pat Hughes asks Santo to make a comment. Santo can be heard to sigh followed by at least 15 seconds of silence.
http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-baseball-stories/2010/06/ron-santos-heel-click.html
Me too. I can STILL name the starting lineup of the 69 Cubs by memory from all the scorecards I filled in...
Kessinger ss
Beckert 2b
Williams lf
Santo 3b
Banks, Smith 1b
Hickman rf
Hundley c
Young cf
Jenkins, Hands, Holtzman p and Reagan (in the bullpen).
It’s a sad day for Cub fans. I’ll miss his groaning on the radio whenever things did not go the Cubs way.
Sad news this morning. RIP.
Awesome, thanks !
A sad day for Cub fans everywhere. Ronnie was always a crowd favorite and one of my heros from growing up in the 60’s and 70’s in Central IL. His stories about playing Pro Ball while having diabetic attacks is truly amazing. Rest in peace Ronnie.
The day I went (July 8, 1969) it was:
Agee CF
Pfeil 3B
Jones LF
Shamsky LF
Garrett 2B
Kranepool 1B
Martin C
Weiss SS
Koosman P
The match up was Jenkins vs Koosman. 40+ years, and hundreds of games later, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a better duel ;)
A true Cubs fan. He will be missed. I hope he will be in Heaven’s Hall of Fame.
Thanks for the post; link. Condolences to Ron Santo’s family and friends. R.I.P.
MLB Network showed “This Old Cub” a few months ago. What a class act Mr. Santo was- one of the few remaining “good guys” in baseball.
I saw that too. A great man has passed today, and the Hall of Fame committee ought to be ashamed of themselves for not electing him into the HOF before he passed away.
Safe at home
Rest in peace, Ronnie.
I just wish he'd have been voted into the Hall of Fame while he was still alive. What a sad day.
Ron Santo was as tough as Chinese arithmetic.
He survived diabetes, a heart attack, walked away from a car injury that no one can figure out why he lived. He Survived heart\eye\bladder surgery and 2 leg amputations and the Cubs giving #10 to david arthur kingman.
Ron Santo never went on the injured reserved...even after having his jaw broken by a pitch.
Ever been saved by the ear-flap on your batting helmet ? Thank Ron Santo. First player ever to wear a helmet with an ear-flap.
Not known for his running ability, he tied for the NL lead in triples one year.Another year he had 13 triples.
Played 162 games a season 3 times..played in 164 games in one season and had a season of 160 games and 2 seasons of 161 games.
They didn't come any tougher than Ron Santo.
R.I.P. Ronnie...you are the reason I changed from a Milwaukee braves fan to a Cubs fan. Thanks for the memories.
Thanks for the thrills and memories,Ronnie
My brothers and I were big time fans from the era you describe. I played short, big brother third, and little bro catch on our different age teams. Naturally, big bro wore #10, me #11 (Kessinger) and little bro #9 (Hundley) We even had their iron-on transfers to put on our t-shirts. We were the coolest! (or so we thought :))
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