You know I spoke with his brother the other day. We talked as if we were lifelong friends for about 2 hours; his brother had just passed, I had just gotten married to my lovely new wife elizabeth. And I had no idea who bobby mercer was.

To Bobby,

Your still here.

Fair winds and following seas,

Brit

I’m too young to have followed his career, but can anyone who’s a little older tell me why his postseason numbers are so sparse? It looks like he only had maybe 10-11 AB throughout the entire 1980 ALCS and ’81 playoffs as well…

Was he hurt or just in major decline at that point…?

I have to say I was very upset by the news of Bobby passing. My father took me to that game. It was also my first Major League game for my favorite team. I will never forget that day ever. From that day on he was my favorite player. I hated the fact he was traded but continued to follow him in San Francisco and Chicago. It was a thrilling day when he return home. I can truly say I will miss him along with many others.

Other than Thurman Munson, and a few others, what a mediocre group of players. Munson got a chance to play with a much better group, poor Bobby missed it, only to return in 1979.

What a memory we have of a particular game, on a particular night, after much sadness earlier, in 1979. It had to be Bobby.

RIP