Vaughn Eshelman dead at age 49
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That's a damn shame. It's my fault he stopped winning, of course.
He burned his hand putting out a fire caused by some candles his wife lit in the hotel bathroom. When asked why, he said, "Why do women do anything?"
He burned his hand putting out a fire caused by some candles his wife lit in the hotel bathroom. When asked why, he said, "Why do women do anything?"
Sure, and Paxton Crawford innocently rolled out of bed and smashed his hand on a glass that was on the floor.
R.I.P. to Eshelman
And arachnophobe Glenallen Hill woke up from a nightmare about being chased by spiders and in a frightened semi-comscious state fell through a glass table.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughn_Eshelman
Seems that he had a liver transplant in March. Must not have been able to recover, unfortunately.
Seems that he had a liver transplant in March. Must not have been able to recover, unfortunately.
Are you thinking of the guy Stump Merrill dissed by saying he didn't have shit?
There have been some twitter accounts that have confirmed that. It's really a shame.
Why did he have the liver transplant to begin with?
Man this sucks. Seeing guys who I saw play while I was in college pass away....ugh.
Man this sucks. Seeing guys who I saw play while I was in college pass away....ugh.
He started off full of promise. From the Hartford Courant in May '95
Guy was just a couple of months younger than me and my height and weight (my weight in 1995 anyways). Sad story - sympathies to his family.
And former Sox phenom Andy Yount really cut up his hand when he unknowingly smashed a glass in it while visiting the cemetery.
Some great names and memories in that Courant article, including the annual Red Sox vs. Paw Sox match
He signed for me at Tiger Stadium when I was standing next to the bullpen on the RF foul line. It was right after he came up and had a couple of quick, impressive wins....I remember he started out hotter than hell with the Sox. He didn't want to sign, but I said something like "C'mon, who else here knows who Vaughn Eshelman is?"....I said the same thing to Joe Hudson that day, too.....
Very sad that he's gone that young.....RIP, Vaughn. I still have the ball....
Very sad that he's gone that young.....RIP, Vaughn. I still have the ball....
I also remember looking a few months ago, seeing that there is someone named Eshelman playing in the minors for someone, I think out West. Was wondering if he was Vaughn's son.....and found out from where he was from that he couldn't have been.
I remember Eshelman's first two starts as mentioned in the Hartford Courant article. It was probably that third start against the Yankees that was the beginning of the end. He went down suddenly and completely. He was one of a bunch of players that Duquette - who seemed to be a genius then - rotated in and out of Boston that year. Off the top of my head I seem to remember a Jeff Florence and a Craig Shepard. One pitcher who came and put together a brilliant streak for most of that season was Tim Wakefield. They were so desperate for pitching that spring that they started Wakefield on two days rest. He went deep into both games and won them, I think.
Sorry to hear.
Sorry to hear.