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LeiterFanatic · 08-25-2011, 09:56 AM

Very sad. I remember him from my 1988 Strat-O-MAtic card set back when I started playing. What a shame

If this is true: it really sucks

A report from WBAL in Baltimore says that former Orioles pitcher and top executive Mike Flanagan took his own life yesterday after being "despondent" over the franchise's recent failures.

WBAL-TV Sports Director Gerry Sandusky confirmed with sources that Flanagan committed suicide "despondent over what he considered a false perception from a community he loved of his role in the team's prolonged failure."
Flanagan won the Cy Young award in 1979. He also served at the team's top executive from 2002-2008

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/mike-...#ixzz1W36HXZSz

08-25-2011, 09:56 AM	#8
LeiterFanatic All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 1,359	Very sad. I remember him from my 1988 Strat-O-MAtic card set back when I started playing. What a shame If this is true: it really sucks A report from WBAL in Baltimore says that former Orioles pitcher and top executive Mike Flanagan took his own life yesterday after being "despondent" over the franchise's recent failures. WBAL-TV Sports Director Gerry Sandusky confirmed with sources that Flanagan committed suicide "despondent over what he considered a false perception from a community he loved of his role in the team's prolonged failure." Flanagan won the Cy Young award in 1979. He also served at the team's top executive from 2002-2008 Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/mike-...#ixzz1W36HXZSz Last edited by LeiterFanatic; 08-25-2011 at 10:02 AM.