Vida Blue Was a Baseball Comet
From the first time teammates, opponents, coaches and fans saw him, they knew Blue was a star. And they wanted to see more.
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Vida Blue, Pitching Sensation for Champion A’s Teams, Dies at 73
In his rookie season in 1971, he was an unstoppable fastball pitcher. Then he had a fight with the owner of the Athletics that left him embittered.