Sad to see the news of Dave Parker passing away yesterday. This was really the guy who made me become a Pittsburgh Pirates fan at the age of 7 or so. Something about him struck me as a young kid and he was always my "favorite player" for the Pirates. Plus he wore black and gold, which I absolutely loved as a young kid, and would eventually go on to graduate high school from Klein Oak, which had black and gold as our colors!
I'm so glad he was finally elected into the MLB Hall Of Fame. Just sucks he passed away prior to the induction ceremony this coming July 27th.