Hall of Fame reliever, Cy Young Award winner Bruce Sutter dies at 69

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Hall of Famer and Cy Young Award winner Bruce Sutter died on Thursday, Major League Baseball announced.

He was 69.

“I am deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Bruce Sutter, whose career was an incredible baseball success story," commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. "Bruce ascended from being a nondrafted free agent to the heights of Baseball by pioneering the split-fingered fastball. That pitch not only led him to the Major Leagues, but also made him a Cy Young Award winner with the Cubs and a World Series Champion with the 1982 Cardinals. Bruce was the first pitcher to reach the Hall of Fame without starting a game, and he was one of the key figures who foreshadowed how the use of relievers would evolve.

“Bruce will be remembered as one of the best pitchers in the histories of two of our most historic franchises. On behalf of Major League Baseball, I extend my condolences to Bruce’s family, his friends and his fans in Chicago, St. Louis, Atlanta and throughout our game.”

https://sports.yahoo.com/hall-of-fame-reliever-cy-young-award-winner-bruce-sutter-dies-at-69-172406117.html

[rurallib]

1. that's too bad

boy that split-finger pitch was incredible

[GreenWave]

2. I saw it was cancer.

[ProfessorGAC]

3. When He First Came To The Cubs...

...he was unhittable. That splitter was different than anything seen before. He struck guys out on balls that hit home plate!
Another Sutter memory (not as good for him) was Sandberg hitting homers against him in consecutive at-bats.
As hard as he was to hit, getting two squared up in two at-bats is incredible.
Also, his save number would be higher but he pitched on some crummy Cubs teams, so he had fewer opportunities to save games.