Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
September 19, 2006
No More Thrifty Trades

Syd Thrift passed away.

Syd Thrift, a former general manger of the Pittsburgh Pirates who spent nearly a half century in baseball, died at 77.

He underwent knee replacement surgery Monday in Milford, Del., and died that night, said the Baltimore Orioles, one of many teams he worked for. An autopsy will determine the cause of death.

Thrift became GM of the Pirates in 1985 and gave Jim Leyland his start as a major league manager. In 1989, he went to the New York Yankees as senior vice president of baseball operations.

Can you think of a better name for a GM, especially one who runs a low budget club? My thoughts go out to his family and friends.


Posted by David Pinto at 04:33 PM | Deaths | TrackBack (0)
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