Max Effgen
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Entrepreneur | Angel Investor | SABR Contributor | U of Michigan Why are there are 500+ pre-1980 MLB players w/o pension and benefits?
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Have had a number of conversations about the news yesterday that MLB and MLBPA will be expanding financial assistance for living Negro League players. Under this joint initiative, players who played in fewer than four seasons in the Negro Leagues will now receive an annual
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“Talkin’ Baseball” meeting, hosted by the SABR Bob Davids Chapter
@BobDavidsSABR
. All baseball fans are welcome to attend.
Doug Gladstone and Max Effgen will discuss the plight of the 500+ pre-1980 non-vested MLB retirees.
Febuary 10, 2024 09:00 AM Eastern
Via Zoom
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#GoMariners
Thank you to the brave service members and families of the US Armed Forces.
#EdgarHOF
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Godspeed to the Ron Campbell
@Cubs
Sadly, the list became shorter.
Condolences to his family and friends and may he Rest in Peace.
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Ernie Banks signed a ball for me in 1981. Had an opportunity to pay my respects earlier today.
@Cubs
#ItsDifferentHere
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Journey to Justice: The Converging Paths of Jackie Robinson and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
@sabr
article by Bryan Steverson
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At 95, Bill Greason Remains An Everlasting Link To Baseball's Negro Leagues
by
@ExamineBaseball
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@nlbmprez
@Cubs
@Royals
@MLB
@MLBPA
@NLBMuseumKC
@MLBNetworkRadio
@MLBNetwork
Tremendous life and legacy.
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Wegener is perhaps best known for giving up Willie Mays' 3,000th hit on July 18, 1970; however, it should be noted that he pitched a four-hit, complete game shutout against the San Francisco Giants (June 14, 1969).
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Eddie Grant (1883-1918)
"Harvard Eddie" Grant was hit by two shells and died in the Argonne Forest in 1918 during the First World War.
@sabr
@SABRbioproject
profile by Tom Simon
@CleGuardians
@Phillies
@Reds
New York
@SFGiants
@MLB
#MemorialDay2022
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HBD to Jan Dukes
@Rangers
and Bill Edgerton
@Athletics
#GoGoYouPilots
@Brewers
No MLBPA pension since MLB service happened before 1980. They do receive a small stipend which is much less.
515 living MLB retirees are in the same position. Learn more at .
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@Super70sSports
Became a very successful entrepreneur and is one of 500+ pre-1980 retirees overlooked by MLB and MLBPA.
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Happy Birthday John Paciorek
@astros
1 Game (9/29/63)
5 plate appearances
3 hits, 2 walks
4 runs, 3 RBI
Only player with 3 hits and a career 1.000 BA.
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Happy Opening Day
Read the
@SABRbioproject
on the one and only Charlie Brown by Frederick C Bush
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Mel "Country" Held
@Orioles
13 seasons in minors
4 MLB games in 1956
Remembers Don Larsen yelling,
"'How do ya like it in the bigs, Country?' We were good friends in the minors."
Held would be eligible for the MLBPA health plan had he made his debut after April 1, 1980.
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Born
#OTD
Jackie Robinson
My father in-law gave his Topps baseball card collection to my son years ago. Like most boys did at the time, the cards were taped to loose leaf paper. Here are the “Boys of Summer” 1954 Brooklyn Dodgers: Roe, Snider, Gilliam, and Robinson.
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MLB MLBPA pension reform sadly is not a new challenge.
The late Early Wynn (1920-1999), MLBPA pension reform advocate: “Modern ballplayers tell us, ‘Too bad, you should have invested better. But on salaries of 10 to 15 thousand dollars a year, how many investments could you
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Happy birthday to Darryl Jones
@Yankees
#TheCongregation
@ACGatorbaseball
Huge TY to
@wthballs
for this custom card!
#MLB
and
#MLBPA
continue to overlook 500+ living, non-vested pre-1980 retirees.
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@Super70sSports
Became a very successful entrepreneur and is one of 500+ pre-1980 retirees overlooked by MLB and MLBPA.
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Former Minnesota Twins pitcher Tom Johnson is one of only about 500 MLB pitchers who played the game, but aren't part of a pension plan due to his career ending too soon. FOX 9s Corin Hoggard has the story how he turned his passion into another calling.
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Feeling Forgotten as
#Baseball
Gets Back to Business
Thanks
@byDavidGardner
and
@GLADSTONEWRITER
HT
@DennisCGarcia
Aaron Pointer, Houston Astros
The MLBPA and MLB can value the contributions of the pre-1980 MLBPAA ballplayers. Let these retired players receive the same pension and benefits that today's MLB players enjoy. As of today, there are just over 520 left.
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Buddy Schultz drops off the list for a happy reason.
The
@Cardinals
called him up on 9/9/1980 and kept him on the roster so that he would qualify for a pension after rotator cuff surgery. Kudos the
#STLCards
for doing right by him.
@sportingnews
contract
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My latest
@SABRbioproject
has just published.
Earl Averill, "Third Earl of Snohomish", son of Hall of Famer Earl Averill.
Big thank you to
@reaverill
and the Averill family for the interviews.
@CleGuardians
@Cubs
@whitesox
@Angels
@Phillies
@Mariners
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Born
#OTD
Doc Ayers (1891-1968)
#Senators
@Tigers
One of 17 spitballers exempted when pitch was banned, but the only one who threw underhanded.
@sabr
@SABRbioproject
profile by Charles F. Faber
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Gary Cooper, fomer
#MLB
@Braves
outfielder, scheduled to appear on
@CNN
04/28 4:30 PM ET, with
@FWhitfield
.
@andscape
article by
@kopykat2020
that brought the story to life:
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George "Boomer" Scott Night
April 4
Pirates vs Red Sox
Proud to announce the Red Sox are honoring Dad “BOOMER” on April 4 th at Fenway Park !
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Mel "Country" Held
@Orioles
13 seasons in minors
4 MLB games in 1956
Remembers Don Larsen yelling,
"'How do ya like it in the bigs, Country?' We were good friends in the minors."
Held would be eligible for the MLBPA health plan had he made his debut after April 1, 1980.
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Passed in 2022:
Buddy Harris
Rudy Hernández
Jack Reed
Morris Savransky
Ed Olivares
Al Neiger
Marv Staehle
Mike Adamson
Ted Schriber
John Gamble
Ken Frailing
Milt Ramírez
Bill Burbach
Ed Bauta
George Elder
Leo Posada
Joe Staton
Mark Schaeffer
Costen Shockley
Bill Short
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My first day on campus in Ann Arbor was the fall of 1990. I would meet and compete with Demetrius Calip that day. I will never forget how he made me feel. It is a true testament to his character. He was truly a Michigan Man.
Godspeed and
#GoBlue
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Godspeed John Upham (1940-2024)
Two-way player for Chicago
@Cubs
in 1967 and 1968 Baseball Canada Coach and English Teacher
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Mark "Cadillac" Williams played in only 3 MLB games with the Oakland
@Athletics
in May 1977. He is ineligible for access to the MLBPA health benefits as well as the stipend.
With a 🔥 nickname, have to wish him a Happy Birthday.
Card by
@wthballs
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Godspeed to the Bill Harrington (1927-2022)
One of the last Philadelphia
@Athletics
Sadly, the list became shorter.
Condolences to his family and friends and may he Rest in Peace.
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Wynn on pension reform in 1985
“Modern ballplayers tell us, ‘Too bad, you should have invested better. But on salaries of 10 to 15 thousand dollars a year, how many investments could you make? They could at least triple the pension for the old guys and give us hospitalization.”
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Godspeed and
#GoBlue
Bob McGrath Dead: Sesame Street Original Star Dies at 90 – The Hollywood Reporter
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Godspeed John Miller (1944-2023)
@Yankees
@Dodgers
@DragonsOfficial
Sadly, the list became shorter.
Condolences to the Miller family and friends and may he rest in peace.
by
@CzerwinskiB9
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Happy Birthday Joel Finch and Hal Kurtz
HBD to
@RedSox
Joel Finch and
@CleGuardians
Hal Kurtz
No MLBPA pension since MLB service happened before 1980. They do receive a small stipend which is much less.
515 living MLB retirees are in the same position. Learn more at .
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TY to
@tomowenswriter
@paul_gebauer
@Idaten_TT6
@OfficialMLBRFC
@P_Sebastian_Ozz
@KallmanJeff
@perrybarber
@petedembroski
@pfh1964
@philpiv
@Whhp72Bill
@DennisCGarcia
@TwinsAlmanac
@reaverill
@P_Sebastian_Ozz
@Chris102A1
@royalsclubhouse
for helping get the word out.
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Ernie Banks signed and dated 41 years ago today. Faith, Ernie Banks, Cubs
@Cubs
#ItsDifferentHere
#GoCubsGo
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@notgaetti
@Marlins
@Orioles
@whitesox
@Rockies
@catchthissauce
@mikepiazza31
@baseball_ref
@Stathead
@kylesbrown
@CliffFloyd30
Saw Charles Johnson in A Ball with Kane County Cougars in 1993. It was clear that he was going to be a big leaguer.
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Happy Birthday to Tom Brown (MLB & NFL)
Senators
@Rangers
@Packers
@Commanders
No
#MLBPA
pension since
#MLB
service was pre-1980. There is a small stipend which is much less.
500+ living MLB retirees are in the same position.
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50 years ago today, Secretariat set the
#KentuckyDerby
record that day which stands unchallenged.
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Happy Birthday Bob Garibaldi
@SFGiants
@SCU_Baseball
No
#MLBPA
pension since
#MLB
service was pre-1980. There is a small stipend which is much less. Right this wrong and take care of all
#MLBPAA
alumni. 500+ living MLB retirees are in the same position.
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Grave of Jack Johnson
World heavyweight boxing champion
Graceland Cemetery, Chicago
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