duke snider passes

[godwulf]

Did anyone/everyone else receive an email from something called "SportsMemorabilia.com" the day Snider died, that began:

Legendary Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers Center Fielder, Donald "Duke Snider has passed away at the age of 84. Celebrate his Hall of Fame career by owning a piece of historic memorabilia before it sells out.

? I'm not entirely sure how I got on their email list, but I've unsubbed now...not that that always works.

This is tasteless, ghoulish opportunism, taken to a whole new level.

[cjclong]

With Snider's death that only leaves Mays alive as one of the legendary centerfieders from New York along with Mantle. I guess it is just the normal course of things but it sure seems like a lot of players have died recently, Gil McDougald, Ryne Duren, Bob Feller, Bobby Thomson are just a few.

[sox83cubs84]

Did anyone/everyone else receive an email from something called "SportsMemorabilia.com" the day Snider died, that began:

Legendary Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers Center Fielder, Donald "Duke Snider has passed away at the age of 84. Celebrate his Hall of Fame career by owning a piece of historic memorabilia before it sells out.

? I'm not entirely sure how I got on their email list, but I've unsubbed now...not that that always works.

This is tasteless, ghoulish opportunism, taken to a whole new level.

Yeah, I got one, as well...I'll remember to hit the unsubscribe button nexttime they email me.

Dave Miedema