Rip Single

[JJClamdip]

One of the great Shocker Baseball fans, nickname "Rip Single" is in hospice care at Via Christi St. Francis at this time, he and his family need your thoughts and prayers.

I bet we put at least 10,000 miles on cars going to road Shocker games in the 90's.

He used to do a weekly "Rip Single Commentary" that Mike would broadcast before each game. One of the most famous was the reference used when talking about the game with the South Carolina "Gamecocks".

Declining health over the last several years has kept him from attending but his love for Shocker baseball is still as strong as ever.

He is a great guy and a good friend.

[pogo]

So sorry to hear about him in this condition. It used to be great during those years to sit up on the aluminum bleachers in front of the press box and lie to each other. If the game got too close you would move to the platform and smoke a cigar and pace back and forth. Rip would just keep a running commentary on everything and anything during the game. Those were some special years. My thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family.

[JJClamdip]

R.I.P. Rip

[pinstripers]

JJ, how do you do that "invisible ink" trick?

[1972Shocker]

R.I.P. Rip

Indeed.

[KC Shox]

Why are your comments blacked out and others are not?