Don Sutton Has Passed Away

[CrimsonCowboy]

[bravesfanMatt]

Bummer. I always liked the old coot.

[The Chosen One]

Oh wow.

Joe Simpson is the only one left.

Don was just doing games as recently as 2019. I'll miss him.

[MadduxFanII]

RIP, Not All Hits are On Bad Pitches and Not All Outs are Recorded on Good Pitches.

[Buzzworm]

Skip/Pete/Ernie and now Don.
All the greats passed into history.
RIP

[Tapate50]

In his sleep... sad day

[PawPawMaxwell]

Way back in the late 60's I spent a tour of duty as an advisor to a Army Reserve Unit in Bell, CA. One of the young soldiers I encountered infrequently was always carrying around a baseball in his fatigue pockets. I (and others) had the duty to remind the young soldier that he was out of uniform. Never any backtalk or disrespect. Just a big grin and sometimes a reminder that he had left a few tickets in the orderly room for out use. RIP young soldier.

If you havent figured it out the young soldier was Don Sutton.

[Skeeter31]

That’s a sad one. Grew up listening to him with Pete, Skip, and Joe. Sad, sad day.

[mossy]

Sad day. Don was a true link to the past.

[50PoundHead]

One of the few color commentators from whom I actually learned something.

[VirginiaBrave]

You know living out of market TBS was our only constant Braves stream. I was as used to Ernie, Skip, and Pete as if they were family. The fourth seemed to change regularly from Chaney to Sterling, to Sample, to Sutton. When Don got there he quickly became my favorite. He never wore the Braves uni on the mound, but to me, he will always be as much a Brave as a Dodger or any of his other stops. RIP

[CyYoung31]

Damn, that sucks. My dad’s favorite announcer and one of mine too. He was also one of my dad’s favorite pitchers.

[CyYoung31]

Oh wow.

Joe Simpson is the only one left.

The mean ones don’t die.

[CyYoung31]

I forgot Don was an announcer for the Nationals for a few years.

[mossy]

I forgot Don was an announcer for the Nationals for a few years.

I was seriously going to call BS on this, then I looked it up! I seriously have no memory of that happening.....

[bravesfanforlife88]

I was seriously going to call BS on this, then I looked it up! I seriously have no memory of that happening.....

I remember it happening and was crushed when it did. If I’m not mistaken, didn’t he take out a full ad in the paper thanking Braves fans.

Always was a class act guy

[VirginiaBrave]

I forgot Don was an announcer for the Nationals for a few years.

It was painful having to watch him do a Braves/Nats game on MASN. He knew more about the Braves by a mile. I will always wonder who or what caused that two-year separation.

[bravesfanforlife88]

It was painful having to watch him do a Braves/Nats game on MASN. He knew more about the Braves by a mile. I will always wonder who or what caused that two-year separation.

If i'm not mistaken, wasn't that around the time the Braves started to leave TBS for Peachtree TV/ FOXSports Southeast and were cutting back on the broadcast team?

[VirginiaBrave]

If i'm not mistaken, wasn't that around the time the Braves started to leave TBS for Peachtree TV/ FOXSports Southeast and were cutting back on the broadcast team?

Yep, I think you are right. You had Boog/Joe on FSS, you had Skip/Chip/Joe/Ernie Jr/Smoltzie in some combo on PTV in 2008-09.

[bravesfanforlife88]