Ryne “Rhino” Sandberg

[flyingillini]

HEARTBREAKING COMEBACK: Cubs Legend Ryne Sandberg Breaks Silence After Surgery, Calls for Prayers in Emotional Message
Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg has brought the baseball community to tears with his first post-surgical update. In a short but emotional letter, he wrote: "I'm learning to deal with the pain, but it's your prayers that keep me going..." At 64, the man who once made Wrigley Field explode with his epic catches is now fighting not on the field, but on...

 

[Tanko]

Like him as a player and an announcer.
Hope he recovers fully.

 

[jjgold]

What the prognosis

 

[fishhead]

What is the issue?

 

[drunkenhorseplayer]

A recurrence of prostate cancer, which has spread to other organs.

 

[flyingillini]

He was a hell of a player and during his era he was one of the most sought after player with the ladies. The ladies loved him.

 

[jjgold]

Loved him class all the way

 

[fishhead]

Loved him class all the way

True

 

[Archie]

RIP Ryno

 

[Archie]

 

[BigJay]

One of the great players of the 80s

Got to watch him and listen to Harry Carey often in the summer days thanks to WGN and no lights at Wrigley

Heart of the Cubs for many years. Gone too soon at 65

Cubs Hall of Famer Sandberg dies at age 65

Ryne Sandberg, the Hall of Fame second baseman who spent all 15 seasons of his playing career with the Cubs, has died at the age of 65.

www.espn.com

 

[MinnesotaFats]

Sad death, too young.

As for baseball- over rated and not HOF worthy. Again, sad death, but way over rated.

 

[flyingillini]

RIP

 

[BigJay]

Sad death, too young.

As for baseball- over rated and not HOF worthy. Again, sad death, but way over rated.

Third on the all-time home run list for second baseman

10 Gold Gloves (career record fielding percentage for second baseman)

9 Silver Sluggers

.285 career average

2400 hits, 1000 career RBIs

When he retired had major league record for homers by a second baseman

Played with same team entire career.

Pretty impressive numbers. Definitely HOF in my book

 

[jjgold]

Very sad

 

[MinnesotaFats]

Third on the all-time home run list for second baseman

10 Gold Gloves (career record fielding percentage for second baseman)

9 Silver Sluggers

.285 career average

2400 hits, 1000 career RBIs

When he retired had major league record for homers by a second baseman

Played with same team entire career.

Pretty impressive numbers. Definitely HOF in my book

All these points are why he's in only because he played 2b.

Sandberg at 3b isn't HOF. His numbers dont compare to Cano or Alomar or Sorreono.

He is the last of the "position' only guys to get in based on his bat, which was good, but less than mediocre by HOF standards. Also, his colleague Ozzie is probably the last to get in based on his glove alone.

IDK. I thought he had a nice 5 year run, but the rest was sub par.

 

[pipe]

 

[jamesy2422]

rest in peace mr. sandberg. remembering watching you when i was young.

cancer really sucks.

 

[Tanko]

Sad day.

 

[djefferis]

Sad news and just another reminder to screen for a preventable cancer.

The HOF debate should be at another time - but I’ll say I thought he was a bit overhyped overall - similar to Dale Murphy. Playing on a “national” regional tv network helped get him exposure to the public and name recognition. He was the standard for the 80s at 2b - but the guys who came along in the 90s/early 2000s redefined the position offensively.

Yea - for 5 years he was far and away the best at the position - but I’m not sure I’d take him over say Joe Morgan and Morgan is close enough to a contemporary to compare - between Morgan and Alomar stands Sandberg and while he was good - he’s bookended by better players in my opinion. Obviously Alomar had some help with Steroids - but playing in Wrigley aided Sandberg. Ultimately - I think he belongs, but wouldn’t say he was as great as some Cubs fan feel he was - like Banks, he just had the “good” fortune of being a star on some mediocre teams.

Anyway - RIP to a great ambassador of the game who remained engaged with fans even after the prognosis was clear. Baseball needs more players like him and his loss will be felt.