A Playoff moment of silence for Rod Beck
Posted by: Richie Rich in 2007 MLB Playoffs, Beer, Cubs, Giants, Padres, Red Sox, Unsung Heroes, YouTube
100 days ago today, authorities found the body of “The Shooter,” Rod Beck. He had passed away at his home in Arizona at the age of 38.
He played with passion and was not above talking to fans after the game or outside the trailer he lived in while playing in the minor leagues.
Since Rod Beck played for two 2007 MLB Playoff teams (the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox) and he played for a team that almost made the playoffs (the San Diego Padres) …
Please take a moment with Home Run Derby to remove your caps and observe a moment of silence for The Shooter.
The following video retrospective is from the fabulous June 25 tribute and moment of silence at the June 25th game between the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park in San Francisco …
1993 – 48 Saves (24 straight) for the San Francisco Giants
1994 – National League Relief Man of the Year
1998 – 51 Saves for the National League WildCard Chicago Cubs
2003 – National League Comeback Player of the Year (20 Saves in 20 Opportunities)
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October 8th, 2007 at 7:54 pm
I’m the guy who posted that video on YouTube.
Beck was a great pitcher and I am SO happy he got to make his comeback before his untimely death.
It’s a shame he died…I know he had a lot of issues in his life and he was having a hard time with sorting them out.
It’s sad when somebody’s demons overcome them instead of the other way around. This should have never happened.
I thought it was touching in the moment of silence, you can hear a few guys in the audience, shouting their praises for Beck after a few seconds. One guy yelled, “LOVE YOU, SHOOTER” and another said something like, “WE’LL MISS YOU, SHOOTER”.
He brought out the best in the fans…especially when inviting them over for some food and beers after the game to talk about baseball. A friend of mine said that, perhaps, he was enjoying that company because he had lost so much else in his life, he was reaching out to the people who had enjoyed the way he played for all that time.
A good story with just a heartbreaking ending.
– Matt