RIP Darren Daulton

First wife Lynne Austin, Playboy Playmate of the Year and model for the Hooters logo.

 

"Austin was also selected as the 1987 Playmate of the Year for the Dutch edition of Playboy."

The "Dutch" edition. Can't make this shit up.

Lynne Austin - Wikipedia

 

Reminds me of this pic with Daulton's wife

 

I was 11 turning 12 when the Phils took Southeastern PA/South Jersey/Delaware on that crazy ride to the World Series and Dutch was the undisputed heart and soul of that team. His knees were starting to give him trouble but he still caught about 90 percent of the games that year, hit cleanup and led by example. Nothing makes you feel older than a guy you rooted for as a kid passing away, especially at a still-too-early age of 55.

 

Maybe I'm biased because I was in South Jersey at the time, but one of those hosts raised this on KNBR this morning:
Are the '93 Phillies the most famous non-WS winners?

 

Maybe the '67 Red Sox give them a run for their money.

 

Interesting side topic and thread. Not sure how you quantify such a thing, but the Phillies had some characters who managed to stay in the news for years (dykstra, kruk, schilling), they lost in climatic fashion, I want to say the 1993 World Series was a subplot in an Adam sandler movie.

However, the answer may be generational and geographical. I am sure the 1954 Indians and the 1960 Yankees have their backers. I would go 86 sox over 67, but I watched 86 live...so generational. Hell, 75 sox were a subplot in good will hunting. Early 1990s braves were an interesting bunch. 1985 cards would be on that list.

 

I'll bet a nontrivial number of fans think the '03 Yankees were champions, because the ALCS received more attention than the Series that year and that memory gap has only increased with time.

 

1919 white Sox

 

I flew up for Games 3-4-5. Nothing says misery like sitting in damp, 40-something degree weather (at the end) watching Mitch Williams (and Larry Andersen) blow a 14-9 lead in the eighth inning.

 

Two Red Sox teams mentioned and not the right one: 1975. You see ONE highlight from that series over and over again, and it's from the losing team.