But Finleys oddities and frugality didnt guarantee prosperity; it often hurt the team and fans, according to Turbow. Kevin Von Erich -- Surviving Von Erich brother. But Vida knew he could get more.. Shirley Coates is still alive and living in Villa Park Ca. (, Don't have anything on-topic, but I'm touching base on all the boards, so Hi everybody! I think I'm gonna borrow mom's copy of Queenie Peavy, I haven't read it since I was in my 20s. (, It's your board - whatever you say goes. ), Finley chuckled happily. I send Barbara best wishes too--I think of her every day. With that the girls were gone and were back to guys, 18-20 wearing MLB uniforms and batting helmets, and guys who can usually catch a ball hit in their direction. (. (. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot concedes defeat, Southern California home sales fall to all-time low, Denver just got a direct flight to this Caribbean island known for music history and vegetarian cooking, NYC Mayor Adams dismisses need to separate church and state, declares himself a servant of God, Zero-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. (. I have Breast Cancer, I knew all of that, Fran, but I thought you had Fibro too. In 1971, Mary Barry dressed in hot pants and took her position near first base, scooping up foul balls and attention from fans and national media as an Oakland As ball girl and one of the first females hired to work on a Major League baseball field. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. It's so sad. That didnt hurt either.. Can you e-mail me your snail addy again please? (Manager) Dick Williams hammered fundamentals that made them great.. As Dan Epstein put it inBig Hair and Plastic Grass a fascinating look at baseball and American culture in the 70s, The shop would eventually grow into a worldwide empire, netting the former ball girl a substantially larger payday than any As player ever made under Finley., In Nancy Finleys recently released Finley Ball, she writes that at the end of 1974 the ballgirl plan was eventually scrapped due to complaints from several player wives. He apparently hosts a show on WWE 24/7 with Michael Hayes, but we don't get that service here. During the interview for the job, Finley asked Barry to name her favorite ball player. Organize, control, distribute and measure all of your digital content. (, I love that we have "found" Chuck Cunningham. Woo Hoo! Would dismantling Interstate 980 repair damage to Black neighborhoods? Would dismantling Interstate 980 repair damage to Black neighborhoods? Other costly mistakes involved scapegoating second baseman Mike Anders for a team loss, refusing to comply with contract terms for Catfish Hunter a mess that ultimately set the stage for todays free agency and opening only one ticket booth, resulting in long lines for fans. Happy 4th Birthday to Mommy's Sweetie, Eric Owen Lee Black. (. Wonderful that Barbara is improving! Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options are waiting for you. Fooled you! Thanks, Kathy. The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Finley hired then 14-year-old Barry and her best friend, Debbi Sivyer, a fellow Bishop ODowd student to generate publicity. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. Not a whole lot of people will remember where I live. (, Brenda Joyce is alive at age 96 (not in best of health) this according to her daughter Beth Ward (. As of 2012 she was alive I contacted her in Florida and she autographed a photo for me. (, Barbara has started a new obits board (link inside), And trust me on this Chronicler was NOT the problem at the old now defunct obits board. Whatever became of her? Flash forward to 2017, the Pleasant Hill professional massage therapist dresses more conservatively, but is no less enamored by her favorite Bay Area team. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUSTIN!!!!! Two of my fave WATN? Looking back at Ruben Sierra with the Oakland As, Remembering former As, Yankees utility man Hector Lopez, Oakland As reach inevitable mark with 100th loss, Oakland As announce 2023 Hall of Fame class, Conner Capel makes Oakland As history by taking field. In 72, it was Vida Blues holdout for higher pay. Access the best of Getty Images with our simple subscription plan. Finley offered $50,000 for 72, the highest salary ever for a second-year player, Turbow said. A friend's mother has her looking, and of course, WWE suspends 10 for violating policy on steroids, other drugs, Boy that's a heckuva a list. We have a "bridge" across that room til we can fix it. He shot out ideas right and left: designated hitter, colorful uniforms but he also pushed for an orange ball. Innovations that stuck included night World Series games and opening the series on a Saturday. But in the pantheon of things, what made this team great was that they executed so perfectly, so consistently, he said. Hubby was just talking about Dirty Dancing the other day. Miss Manners: I shouldn't call because the phone scares people? But in the early 1970s, baseball enthusiasts celebrated three-in-a-row World Series championships and relished or were roiled by owner Charlie O. Finleys penny-pinching tactics and wildly creative marketing campaigns. (, Sheriff concludes wrestler Chris Benoit murder-suicide probe, Maybe now Mr. Benoit's and his wife's families can get some closure. Jay Ray is doing great, by the way! Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system. IRS delays tax deadline for Bay Area, but California hasnt followed: What should you do? The standoff went on for six weeks, with dwindling attendance in Blues absence crippling the team. Amen. (, This would have been Daddy's 61st b-day. Privacy Policy. I'm doing well. Sivyer had a habit of serving cookies to the umpires between innings that led to her opening a small cookie shop in Palo Alto in 1977. Not sure what you're talking about, since I know Barbara would never call me a troll. Former wrestler B. Brian Blair ("Killer Bees") arrested . Wow, what a mess. Along with each 1970s championship season, a major off-field drama developed. (, I checked to see if he got his results he did, and it's not good, Kathy, thanks for checking and posting. (, Found Betty Jane Rhodes and Jo Ann Sayers!! He does a lot of theater work now, which is where he started. (, Thanks so much for your message, Kathy! Really? Book details As on-field glory, clubhouse drama, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Chart: Bay Area rainfall totals for this week. WEH2 author F. Scott Fitzgeralds daughter Scottie? Love you. Why's it so FOGGY in here???" That really cost him.. (. (. For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. It'll be his first round of Ramona. Missy Jo, you have my prayers and love during this trying time. I had the time wrong. Here's what Yahoo Movies has to say. Joining an audience at a Distinguished Speaker Series presentation at the Lafayette Library to hear best-selling Oakland sportswriter Jason Turbow introduce his new book about the As, Dynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic, Barry said after the event, Im still an As fan.. (. I love them, always have. Ultimately, it was because he never integrated with his team into the fabric of the community, Turbow said. In 1971, Oakland Athletics owner, Charles Finley introduced Debbie Sivyer and Mary Barry, two local teenagers from Oakland's Bishop O'Dowd High School stationed along the Oakland Coliseum foul lines fielding foul balls and, between innings, serving the umpires lemonade and chocolate chip cookies. (, I find almost all the information I post by using Google. The Athletics defeated the Mariners 4-3. Thanks, Kathy. (, Thank you, Ms. Kathy. (, HAH! I hope you weren't in any of the storms. The teams mule mascot, Charlie O., won fans oddly fervent devotion that Barry still feels, but cant explain. I know she would appreciate any good thoughts, wishes and prayers y'all could send for her and her sons, as they still are trying to come to terms with their new reality. Turbow, (also author of The Baseball Codes) inconversationwith former sports editor of the San Francisco Chronicle Glenn Schwarz, said Finley was the maelstrom at the teams center. What a great first present to give your mommy for Mother's Day! I'm so sad to hear this. (, Found out today that Mary Brodel Russom passed away on June 3, 2015 @ 98. The sex appeal of the two teens with Sivyer . I'm going to send you a message on Facebook and MySpace and e-mail, hopefully you'll get one of them lol Love you (, Sorry to hear this. As for trolling, Thanks for keeping the peace, Kathy. (, Happy 94th Birthday to Erna Dee Dove Smith. Ms. Dorothy, thank you so much for taking time to help my friends as they have comforted me. Three Bay Area men, including justice reform activist, plead guilty in Norteo RICO murder case, Californias hardest to book campground isnt in a famous park. I hope she is getting better every day. Good luck Jerry. I think I'm going to re-read Ramona the Pest tonight with Bub. Whatever happened to Christine Nelson and Cathy Carr? Besides facing health issues of her own, Missy-Jo sadly lost her husband to a massive heart attack in June of this year. They own a chain of (, What ever became of Shirley Coates of Our Gang disappeared in the 60's. I've been trying to find something out, but, Where are they now Missy-Jo and Kathy?! (. Kathy lives in Rome. ( NT) -- jlp, Fri December 16, 2016 5:00pm CST. One charged with murder, second suspect released, in mass shootout that killed teen at Oakland music video shoot, Alameda briefs: USS Hornet to host CarrierCon, Anchors Aweigh events, Walnut Creeks Shake Shack is finally opening this weekend, Apply for Oakland-Japan high school student exchange program. I slept all night! (, Does anyone know what became of Actress Rosella Towne ? (, Wrestling Manager Gary Hart has died 03/17/2008 at age 48. Anyone know the whereabouts of actress Lydia Bruce? I've found some of these folks on myspace as well. I've been MIA and missed info. IMDb says Sandra remarried and moved to Hawaii. He never moved here from Chicago. Where is my youth? Norah Baring, Dorothy Layton,Dorothy Dare,Hazel Hayes,Ann Hovey?? But Vida knew he could get more.. (, I used to watch wrestling some when I was little, and would be visiting my papaw. (. I was wondering what ever happened to actress Pamela Ferdinand? In the 2000s, most traumatic for fans like Barry are undoubtedly the teams lack of postseason winning play and the were-leaving-were-staying, back-and-forth headlines. Since it's Tuesday.Whatever happened to Leigh Taylor-Young from Soylent Green.pic inside, My bad.didnt notice it was a tripod pic.here's another, She was playing Katherine on "Passions", which is cancelled and moved from NBC to DirecTV. Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. (, I had to clean coffee off my monitor. He made me cry in "Little Children." (. If you haven't already located herBest of Luck jlp (, Actress Ruth Warren?? I do the same, but I don't know how much good it'll do when they use anonymouse (, If it's OK with Kathy, it's OK with me if y'all want to post obits here too. A research firm he hired to study it repeated the message, but he was an iconoclast and ignored the information. (, Makes sense to me. Book details As on-field glory, clubhouse drama, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Chart: Bay Area rainfall totals for this week. (, Please pray for Rollin Hard -- Indy wrestler, That should be rollinhizard@hotmail.com (, From me: please pray for Jeff, Jesse, and Kim (info inside), Prayers of course, as always. Besides facing health issues of her own, Missy-Jo sadly lost her husband to a massive heart attack in June of this year. I think it was just a figure of speech, not an accusation against me. Why, thank you both! Betty is alive @ 96. The standoff went on for six weeks, with dwindling attendance in Blues absence crippling the team. (. She Whatever became of actor Sean Garrison? Hi Missy-Jo! (. He was in the hospital with pneumonia and had a heart attack trying to breathe. That really cost him.. subjects, the Hager twins, are gone and I've been depressed. 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