January 22, 2021
Don Sutton did not have the flash of Sandy Koufax, or the intimidating presence of Don Drysdale. He lacked the overpowering fastball of Nolan Ryan, and didn’t fill his mantel with Cy Young awards the way that Tom Seaver or Steve Carlton did. He never won a World Series or threw a no-hitter. Yet Sutton earned a spot in the Hall of Fame alongside those more celebrated hurlers just the same. He was one of the most durable pitchers in baseball history, as dependable as a Swiss watch.
Alas, durability does not confer immortality. Sutton died on Monday at the age of 75, after a long battle with cancer. Son Daron Sutton, a former pitcher and broadcaster in his own right, shared the news on Twitter on Tuesday:
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Upon the news that a second Dodgers Hall of Famer had died this month, lots of folks remembered Don Sutton for both his 23-year playing career and three decades as a broadcaster, the bulk of the latter for the Braves.
“There are Hall of Famers immortalized for their prodigious slugging and for the lightning in their arms, and there are plenty celebrated for their popularity, but perhaps none are more relatable to fans than Sutton: He showed up for work, and he did his job well,” wrote Bill Shaikin at the Los Angeles Times.
meow. the darkest caucasian i ve ever seen, john bannerjee. what s going on? i m looking at your tie and seeing him, it s the same color as his face. it s january. ky tell you what he got for christmas? earl scheib, 99.95. beautiful car. earl scheib. it s between burnt orange and number 21, burnt siena. can you tell which one is carrying water for obama. he s the one who wheezes all the time. wake up, boehner. do you think it s spray tan or it s a tanning booth? i think as just red-faced because he s embarrassed that he s such a hack. and by the way, if snyder is out there watching this, replace the indian logo with boehner s face, you can still call them the redskins, everybody wins.