Bill Lajoie - RIP

[Red Foreman]

http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/red-sox/post/_/id/7560/former-sox-consultant-lajoie-dies

 

Former Red Sox consultant Bill Lajoie, who spent 50 years in baseball for various teams as a player, manager, executive and consultant, died on Tuesday at age 76.

 

He's best known in Boston as one of the executives involved in the 2005 trade that brought Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell to the Sox from the Marlins in exchange for shortstop Hanley Ramirez and three prospects.

 

Lajoie joined the Sox as a consultant to GM Theo Epstein in 2002. When Epstein resigned suddenly Oct. 31, 2005, Lajoie was one of the executives who filled in for him temporarily. Lajoie then resigned when Epstein returned Jan. 24, 2006.

 

“Bill was a valued friend and colleague who played an important role for the Red Sox and for me personally, Epstein said, according to The Boston Globe. “He was a wise baseball man, of course, but he also stood out for his loyalty, creativity, compassion, and generosity. Bill will be missed by us all at the Red Sox, but we hope that through his influence on so many, his spirit lives on in some small way at Fenway Park and the other places he called home during his baseball journey.’’

[a700hitter]

We've got a thread for this.

[Red Foreman]

We've got a thread for this.

 

Missed it, what sub-section is it in?

[a700hitter]

General Baseball Forum

[Red Foreman]

Sorry, didn't check there, figured it was appropriate for the Sox forum.