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Ex-Cub Rod Beck Dead At The Age of 38

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Ex-Cub Rod Beck Dead At The Age of 38 

Post#1 » by SportsWorld » Sun Jun 24, 2007 6:55 pm

I don't have a link yet but it is on ESPNews.
I liked Rod he was a great pitcher.

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Career statistics
Win-Loss 38-45
Saves 286
ERA 3.30

Teams

* San Francisco Giants (1991-1997
* Chicago Cubs (1998-1999)
* Boston Red Sox (1999-2001)
* San Diego Padres (2003-2004)


Career highlights and awards
* 3-time All-Star (1993-94, 1997)
* Relief Man of the Year (1994)
* Led National League in games (81, 1998)
* 5-time Top Five in saves (1993-95, 1997-98)
* 4-times first in games finished (1993-94, 1997-98)
* His 286 career saves ranks him 22nd on the all-time list

RIP
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Post#2 » by Posey H8er » Mon Jun 25, 2007 12:01 am

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2914994

Dusty Baker on Baseball Tonight said he was close to his family and said that Beck was sick last year. HE wasn't sure if that was related at all to what happened.

A sad day, as I remember his great year with the Cubs.
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Post#3 » by mattbulls » Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:23 am

A Sad Day, It's always worse when it's one of our own.
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Post#4 » by Grang33r » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:15 am

R.I.P.

My prayers are with his family.
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