RIP Bobby Murcer. I never got to watch him play ball but he sure was a character in the booth.

Bobby never struck me as the sharpest analyst, but he was a nice guy with whom to watch a ballgame. He seemed like a good guy and that’s much more important.

Way too young to die.

Rest in Peace.

a terrible shame. calling someone in baseball the nicest guy you’ll ever meet has become cliche but Murcer seemed like a genuinely wonderful person.

He had great years during years when only great players had great years.

“Well, that kind of puts the damper on even a Yankee win.” - Phil Rizzuto

Phil said this when the pope died back in ‘78, but it somehow feels more appropriate here… to remind us that baseball is a game and not EVER the most important thing in life.  RIP Bobby.

The comparisons to Mantle on his way up and his unassuming nature as a broadcaster after he retired obscure what an excellent player he was.

Ahhhh. Shit.  Another beloved Yank from my youth is gone.
I’ve posted this drivel before but I gotta tell you guys.  Met the Murceman several times and he was as nice a guy as you could ever imagine.
Not a speck of BS attitude from the man. Dude was a real person. 
The corny stuff we heard from him was all legit. He was a very humble man, knew he was lucky enough to be a good baseball player and never forgot it. Never let it make him a prima donna.
One memory that stands out is how Gaylord Perrys spitters drove him insane.
Bobby took it personal every time a righthander retired him.
He was a very good hitter for several years. He wasn’t easily frustrated.
Perry drove him nuts.
I miss him already.

Same here thurm, same here.

Just thinking of his Munson game still gives me chills

I’m part of the younger generation that knew him as a broadcaster…but it sounds like, back when he was playing, he was a guy that could make you proud to be a Yankee fan. And I guess, with all the outpouring, he still makes people proud to be Yankee fans.

Had a Murcer encounter in KC in Aug 69. He came down the runway from the clubhouse and stopped to sign autographs. I got it and then he hit a homer later in the game.  Saw him hit another in the new KC stadium the year it opened. In 82 on my honeymoon we saw the Yanks in Seattle and he was mostly a part timer. He went 0-5 in the first game.  In the second game the Yanks blew a 8 run lead and I was so pissed I left the park. got to the hotel and of course still turned on the radio.  Murcer ph a long homer off lefty Vandenberg to win the game. I took it as my wedding gift.  Always loved the guy.  He wasn’t Mickey but led probably a much more admirable life and had tons of courage and faith near the end.