Cardinals mourn death of coach, a “passionate teacher”

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Cardinals mourn death of Dave Ricketts, a “passionate teacher”
Published 7/13/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Cardinals mourn death of Dave Ricketts, a “passionate teacher” Farewell Dave Ricketts...and one of the great cards from the 60’s. Dave Ricketts shaped generations of catchers as a coach for the St. Louis Cardinals and will be remembered for his “passion”, his “zeal for life” and a contagious eagerness to teach, friends, teammates and pupils said Sunday after learning the longtime coach had died early Sunday morning. ...Ricketts, who played for the Cardinals in the 1960s and returned later as a coach and instructor, died a day after his 73rd birthday. He had been ...

Baseball Today: Monday, July 14
Published 7/14/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... realized his 1971 and '72 seasons were so good -- and talks at length about the 1974 swap of Murcer for Bobby Bonds, that rare, one-for-one trade of superstars . . . and how it ended up hurting both teams. And he also mentions the eerie coincidence that both Murcer and Bonds died too young. MORE PASSAGES: There were an unusually high number of baseball-related deaths this weekend. Among them: Ex-Royals reliever Steve Mingori (Kansas City Star), ex-Cardinals catcher and coach Dave Ricketts (Bird Land) and 1950s pitcher Chuck ...

Former Pirate Player, Coach Dave Ricketts Dies
Published 7/14/2008 by Randy Linville at Pittsburgh Lumber Co.
... has died of renal failure. He is mostly remembered as a longtime Cardinal coach and catching instructor. He spent his last season as a player - 1970 - as a Pirate. His first gig as a coach was also with the Bucs, starting immediately after his playing career ended. Ricketts joined the Pirates after the 1969 season as part of the trade that saw ...