RIP Ray Miller

SammyKhalifa · Post by **SammyKhalifa** » Wed May 05, 2021 7:04 pm

https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pir ... 2105050125

ArnoldRothstein · Post by **ArnoldRothstein** » Wed May 05, 2021 7:27 pm

He just turned 76 last Friday. RIP.

2drfischer@gmail.c · Post by **2drfischer@gmail.c** » Wed May 05, 2021 8:12 pm

Sad news. He leaves a memorable legacy with his three rules for pitching that we older Pirates fans all know. It sure simplified things.

bucs607179 · Post by **bucs607179** » Wed May 05, 2021 8:23 pm

A good BUC.

WildwoodDave2 · Post by **WildwoodDave2** » Wed May 05, 2021 9:38 pm

1A293534373F09342F33282F3E32355B0 wrote: He just turned 76 last Friday. RIP.
Good Guy and Good coach

DemDog · Post by **DemDog** » Thu May 06, 2021 1:43 am

Walkie was almost in tears as he talked about Miller and what he was like as coach and mentor during his years as a pitcher with the Bucs.

GnatsEyelash · Post by **GnatsEyelash** » Thu May 06, 2021 3:51 am

I ran into Ray after Tim Wakefield baffled the Braves when he first came up. "Don't ask me about what coaching I give him. I don't know how to coach a knuckleballer. But I will tell you, when I managed, if I saw another team was pitching one of 'em against us, I would take guys out of the lineup. They'd be screwed up for a week."

I was emcee at a banquet where Ray and Leo Mazzone were scheduled to speak, and Leo cancelled because he needed to attend a banquet honoring Greg McMichael. Leo sent a message that included some heavy innings total for McMichael that I thought was a typo, so I asked Ray. "I never really paid too much attention to innings. I'd ask a guy how he felt, and I trusted he would be honest."

He really was a good guy. They were lucky to have him in Baltimore and we were lucky to have him in Pittsburgh.

RIP Rabbit.

BenM · Post by **BenM** » Thu May 06, 2021 3:24 pm

2E786E7A756F7F74796E5C7B717D7570327F1C0 wrote: Sad news. He leaves a memorable legacy with his three rules for pitching that we older Pirates fans all know. It sure simplified things.

I wanted one of those t shirts he had printed up with the rules on it so bad.

2drfischer@gmail.c · Post by **2drfischer@gmail.c** » Thu May 06, 2021 11:05 pm

5A7D7655180 wrote: Sad news. He leaves a memorable legacy with his three rules for pitching that we older Pirates fans all know. It sure simplified things.

I wanted one of those t shirts he had printed up with the rules on it so bad.

HAHA, I did, too. I imagine every coach, from the big leagues to Little League, would've loved to have one to wear to games so his pitcher always got the message.