R.I.P. Harry Wendelstedt

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Mar 9, 2012 4:12 PM
DAYTONA BEACH -- Retired Major League Baseball umpire Harry Wendelstedt died this morning at Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center. He was 73.
Wendelstedt, a longtime Ormond Beach resident, umpired for 33 seasons in the majors, including five World Series, seven National League Championship Series and four All-Star Games.

http://www.news-journalonline.com/breakingnews/2012/03/ormonds-harry-wendelstedt-major-league-baseball-umpire-dead-at-73.html
Mar 9, 2012 4:12pm
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Mar 9, 2012 4:47 PM
Thanks alwaysafan
Mar 9, 2012 4:47pm
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Mar 9, 2012 9:35 PM
bases_loaded;1110322 wrote:Thanks alwaysafan

Lol


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Mar 10, 2012 9:41 AM
with a name like basesloaded you would think a dooshbag would have more respect for the Chief major league umpire of all time. :rolleyes:

Current major league crew chief Jerry Layne was like a second son to Wendelstedt and a big brother to Hunter. Layne first came to the school as a shy 18-year-old from Ohio. Wendelstedt's eye for umpiring talent landed on Layne, who in October completed his 23rd year in the majors by being crew chief for the World Series.
Jerry grew up in Prospect, in Marion County.
Mar 10, 2012 9:41am
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Mar 10, 2012 11:34 AM
And Hunter Wendelstedt is his?
RIP
Mar 10, 2012 11:34am
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Mar 12, 2012 10:01 AM
gerb, Hunter is his son.

"You knew what you were getting with Harry," says Billingham, whose best years came with Cincinnati's "Big Red Machine" in the early-to-mid-1970s. "I never had a beef with him. The bad ones are the ones you remember, but I don't ever remember a bad game with Harry."

Jack lives in New Smyrna Beach. I saw him pitch for the Reds once when I was a kid.
Mar 12, 2012 10:01am
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Mar 12, 2012 10:39 AM
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Mar 12, 2012 11:22 PM
Speedofsand;1113536 wrote:gerb, Hunter is his son.

"You knew what you were getting with Harry," says Billingham, whose best years came with Cincinnati's "Big Red Machine" in the early-to-mid-1970s. "I never had a beef with him. The bad ones are the ones you remember, but I don't ever remember a bad game with Harry."

Jack lives in New Smyrna Beach. I saw him pitch for the Reds once when I was a kid.
I saw Jack pitch a 2-1 complete game win in Riverfront in about 1:57. Good pitcher to compliment the big red machine order - get em out quick(defense stays sharp as it didn't take Jack long to get them to put the ball in play) to get back to bat and rake.
Mar 12, 2012 11:22pm