Former Ranger dies of cancer

by Adam J. Morris on Oct 14, 2008 11:48 AM CDT Comment 14 comments

Ex-MLB pitcher Kevin Foster, who appeared in a handful of games in 2001 for the Rangers after spending most of his career in the N.L., died this past weekend of cancer at the age of 39.

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I should remember this guy...

…2001 wasn’t that long ago. But when I read the article the name didn’t seem familiar at all.

Sad story.

Physician: Primum non nocere

Batter: First, make no out

by Chad Crudup on Oct 14, 2008 11:51 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Sad

I’m 39, that makes me shudder.

G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....

by t ball on Oct 14, 2008 11:54 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

My next birthday is 39...

…so this story stuck out for me too.

Physician: Primum non nocere

Batter: First, make no out

by Chad Crudup on Oct 14, 2008 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

As is mine.

39 in January. Hits a little too close to home…

by Droopydave on Oct 14, 2008 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I will be 40 at the end of this month

Reality check

A bunch of midgets with no arms could pitch better than us. -iorange555

by boomer1 on Oct 14, 2008 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm 41, and have

passed the “injury nexus” of my life….but the first 30-some I had almost everything.

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2

by Rodney on Oct 14, 2008 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

At 71

I still have pretty much the same concerns that were there from about 45 on. Live well, and do good, ’cause the “time” comes swiftly for many.

"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)

by Ed Coffin on Oct 14, 2008 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Too young

RIP and condolences to his family.

"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)

by Ed Coffin on Oct 14, 2008 11:57 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Awful news, way too young.

I have to confess that I don’t remember him with the Rangers.

"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."

by Josey Wales on Oct 14, 2008 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I didn't remember him either

His last ML appearance was against the hated Yankees. The Rangers hit 5 home runs, and scored in every inning except one.

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2001/B08210TEX2001.htm

It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin

by txranger7 on Oct 14, 2008 12:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I remember him...

mostly as a Cub. I had completely forgotten he was a Ranger, however. Mostly because the 2001 season was dreadfully forgettable.

RIP

by ghostofErikThompson on Oct 14, 2008 12:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

He only pitched for us in 2001?

For some reason I thought he was around for more than that with the Rangers. Much more than 17.2 innings.

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by rangers85 on Oct 14, 2008 6:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

He was the guy that would always flip the ball with his fingers while in the dugout

I was a big Cubs fan when I was 9-13 years old. I remember watching him sit in the dugout and flip the ball repeatedly by snapping his fingers. At the time, I thought that was the coolest thing in the world. It must have stuck with me, because as soon as I saw his name today, I remembered him as the “ball-flip guy.”

by SeCo on Oct 14, 2008 6:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs