Fred Clarke (Oct 3, 1872 - Aug 14, 1960)

March 3, 2020 10:53 AM

Some people visit the graves of Civil War soldiers; others the graves of movie stars. But when it comes to graves of people who played professional baseball, or worked in professional baseball, he's tops.
posted by Chrysostom (6 comments total)

Possibly off-topic: the title of this post suggests an obituary, while the linked article is a lovely feature about a man still alive and having a different surname to the notional deceased. Am I missing something?
posted by gauche at 11:02 AM on March 3, 2020

Fred Clarke was a Hall of Fame baseball player and manager.

Perhaps I should have used someone more famous.
posted by Chrysostom at 11:31 AM on March 3, 2020

I thought Fred Clark of Slacktivist had died; then I saw the dates.

I’m glad both he and the subject of the FPP are still alive.
posted by GenjiandProust at 11:49 AM on March 3, 2020 [3 favorites]

he's tops.

Topps, shurely.
posted by chavenet at 1:28 PM on March 3, 2020

Urban Shocker is a truly magnificent name.
posted by zamboni at 1:50 PM on March 3, 2020

Guess who's got a new shovel then?
posted by w0mbat at 3:23 PM on March 3, 2020