I saw Rusty Staub play for the Durham Bulls right here on what is now known as David Couch Park. It was pretty much a foregone conclusion that he would make MLB.
One of the first players I recall seeing from my first baseball games attended -- Forbes Field against my Pirates.
Au revoir, Grand Orange
A great hitter with one of the great nicknames in baseball. R.I.P.
As an aside, anyone else think that baseball was better when there was a plethora of nicknames (even before Berman)? I don't follow the sport as much now as I did back in day so maybe I'm just not aware of the current ones.