Former Sox Rod Beck dies

[Cocos Disciples]

I'll always remember him for picking up his gum and chewing it after dropping it on the mound. RIP big guy.

 

EDIT: No link, but it's on the breaking news box on ESPNEWS.

[Beckett95]

anyone know what he died from? I can't find it anywhere but on the bottom of ESPN News

[Soxfan1]

Wow. First red sox player that i remember watching play thats died.

RIP. Huge fat dude was a good guy.

[schillingouttheks]

Jesus...he was only 39. RIP.

[VA Sox Fan]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2914994

[SCM33]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2914994

 

RIP Shooter.

[BoSox34]

RIP. I'll always remember when I saw one of his first saves (maybe his first save) at Fenway with the Sox at my friend's birthday party when I was young. We were about to leave the park but then I looked back and saw him get the final out and it was pretty sick...somewhat random memory but I'll always remember that out.

[See Red]

I think the cause of death is unknown.

 

Very sad, he's only been out of the league for three years.

[schillingouttheks]

I think the cause of death is unknown.

 

Very sad, he's only been out of the league for three years.

 

It could be drug-related. He was in rehab during 2004, but who knows how much it worked.

[riverside sluggers]

Very sad, young age to pass away at. I enjoyed his time as a Red Sox

 

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070624/capt.df8094730e564d2eaddd97d292677d26.obit_beck_baseball_ny151.jpg

[jacksonianmarch]

hard life, short life. RIP shooter.

[TheKilo]

http://dugout.progressiveboink.com/archive/nick140.htm

 

 

I know not everyone likes these, but I really liked this one.

[zackredsox]

anyone know how he died??

[Youk Of The Nation]

http://dugout.progressiveboink.com/archive/nick140.htm

 

 

I know not everyone likes these, but I really liked this one.

 

I really liked all of their tributes: Lidle, Hancock, and Beck.

[jacksonianmarch]

anyone know how he died??

 

he had his demons. I hope it is natural causes, cause I dont want to think less of him. I liked Shooter.

[schillingouttheks]

he had his demons. I hope it is natural causes' date=' cause I dont want to think less of him. I liked Shooter.[/quote']

 

It's very hard to believe that a 38-year-old would die of natural causes. He had a drug problem and went into rehab in 2004. Who knows if it worked?

 

Even if his death was drug-related, it wouldn't make me think less of him. Sure, he made a terrible, terrible decision, but that doesn't make or break the person he was.

[jacksonianmarch]

I was talking suicide.

[schillingouttheks]

Oh. Got ya.

[jacksonianmarch]

check out the neyer story on shooter in the middle of the page. The guy sounds like the man. Too young. Too bad.

[castigs850]

RIP. i always got a kick out of seeing the sweat drip from the brim of his hat. the espn article makes him seem like the kind of guy you want to be around as much as you can if you have the oppurtunity. he'll be missed