Rip Eric Gregg

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God Bless Eric Gregg....




Rest In Peace.............

[SanDiegoSteve]

# 7

[cowbyfan1]

Did not know he passed..

[WhatWuzThatBlue]

ESPN is amazing.

Eric Gregg will be remembered for one rotten game in a Marlins-Braves game and a controversial series with the Cubs-Braves. That's a shame because he was a cool guy with some great stories. Like McSherry, he was a big guy and not the best umpire in the Show, but he made it. In 1999, when Phillips screwed the pooch, it was guys like Gregg that took the pipe for it. He was just interviewed on a Philly station last year and said that he could hardly bear to watch the game any more since he missed it too much. There's a lesson there, boys...

[mattmets]

Originally Posted by WhatWuzThatBlue

ESPN is amazing.

Eric Gregg will be remembered for one rotten game in a Marlins-Braves game and a controversial series with the Cubs-Braves. That's a shame because he was a cool guy with some great stories. Like McSherry, he was a big guy and not the best umpire in the Show, but he made it. In 1999, when Phillips screwed the pooch, it was guys like Gregg that took the pipe for it. He was just interviewed on a Philly station last year and said that he could hardly bear to watch the game any more since he missed it too much. There's a lesson there, boys...

I was disgusted with the way ESPN handled the news....it was like a 10-second "Oh yea, by the way, and ex-umpire with a HUGE zone died today." thing, not even flashing his picture up on the screen. Eric may not have been the best umpire but I would dare anyone to say they didn't like him. It's terrible to see how his post-baseball life played out. RIP

[WhatWuzThatBlue]

Originally Posted by mattmets

I was disgusted with the way ESPN handled the news....it was like a 10-second "Oh yea, by the way, and ex-umpire with a HUGE zone died today." thing, not even flashing his picture up on the screen. Eric may not have been the best umpire but I would dare anyone to say they didn't like him. It's terrible to see how his post-baseball life played out. RIP

My first line was sarcastic. I too was disappointed by the fact that Eric Gregg dies at 55 and he is a footnote in a sportscast. I got to meet him a couple times and he was only to happy to entertain us with some great stories. Those guys have some terrific tales locked away. Eric Gregg had some great dish on his colleagues and always humbled himself. #7 went a little too early.

[FredFan7]

A sad day. I read Gregg's book "Working the Plate" when it came out in 1990 and it was a good read.

Its a real shame that he lost his job in '99, and that his post baseball life was a rough one. I'm glad they reached a settlement in 2000, and I hope that settlement takes care of his family.

[mattmets]

Originally Posted by WhatWuzThatBlue

My first line was sarcastic. I too was disappointed by the fact that Eric Gregg dies at 55 and he is a footnote in a sportscast. I got to meet him a couple times and he was only to happy to entertain us with some great stories. Those guys have some terrific tales locked away. Eric Gregg had some great dish on his colleagues and always humbled himself. #7 went a little too early.

I know that....believe me, I can sense sarcasm. But my problem was they squeezed it in between the Royals highlights and a commercial, and they didn't have a pitcure up until almost midnight. Terrible. As if their baseball coverage wasn't horrible....their stories about soccer in Iraq are front and center but this poor guy ends up with nothing and dies way too early, and nothing. Terrible.

[David B]

found this at ESPN, pretty good and I could see his POV since I'm also a lifetime Braves fan and we certainly remember Eric Gregg.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...e=jones/060606

Thanks
David