Rich Ives

[Mudisfun]

I was noticing that someone seems to have fallen off... last time @Rich Ives looks to have logged into the site was back in January. Anyone know of something happened to him? 

 

[JonnyCat]

Unfortunately, it looks like Rich passed away in January of this year. RIP.

https://www.pressconnects.com/obituaries/bps136031

 

[Mudisfun]

Thanks @JonnyCat...

[concertman1971]

i didnt know this man, but I feel like I did....

 

Condolences to his family

[ilyazhito]

Memory Eternal.

[SeeingEyeDog]

I never met the man but, he was a presence that loomed large here and his content always left us all smarter and better umpires. He will be missed and never forgotten.

~Dawg 

[834k3r]

Looked at when he last visited, then read his obit. He visited us the day he passed. He was passionate about The Craft until the end.

[ArchAngel72]

RiP  Rich!  Hope you got that perfect game finally.

 

[SeeingEyeDog]

Rich (probably): Mickey Mantle? Is that you? The Mick?

Mantle: Yup, it's me. Welcome to the afterlife.

Rich: Wow! So...is there baseball in Heaven?

Mantle (smiling that smile): Well...there's good news and bad news.

Rich: Yeah? Well, gimme the good news, then the bad news...

Mantle (laughing): The good news is...yes, Rich there is baseball in Heaven. The bad news is? You got the plate today, Blue...

~Dawg

[ErichKeane]

17 hours ago, SeeingEyeDog said:

Rich (probably): Mickey Mantle? Is that you? The Mick?

Mantle: Yup, it's me. Welcome to the afterlife.

Rich: Wow! So...is there baseball in Heaven?

Mantle (smiling that smile): Well...there's good news and bad news.

Rich: Yeah? Well, gimme the good news, then the bad news...

Mantle (laughing): The good news is...yes, Rich there is baseball in Heaven. The bad news is? You got the plate today, Blue...

~Dawg

Mantle: "Also, its 9U, and Satan's team brings all their parents!".

[Velho]

49 minutes ago, ErichKeane said:

Mantle: "Also, its 9U, and Satan's team brings all their parents!".

Rich: "Just like every other Saturday morning then!"

[MadMax]

Gentlemen, @Rich Ives may have served as an umpire at some point, but what he was known and respected primarily for was Coach. 

Each of us here (on U-E at least) has our forté, our niche, our role. Rich’s was as Coach. The other side of the argument. Not only was he always presenting the coach’s perspective, but he could frequently – and would – tag you if were MSU or being unduly harsh on fellow coaches (especially when you’d brag in your Ejection stories). 

Not every coach is/was a rat, despite Rich embracing it as his avatar. 

Yes, we’ll remember him, but let’s not forget him and his perspective when we interact with coaches in the future.