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Rod Beck

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Rod Beck dies at 38


Rod Beck, who saved 286 games in a 13-year major league career, has died at the age of 38.
The cause of death is unknown at this time.
Beck, who played for the Giants, Cubs, Red Sox and Padres, was a three-time All-Star and saved a career-best 51 games with the Cubs in 1998.
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R.I.P Shooter...
 
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Just a personal story I have about Shooter...
I was in Des Moines at an Iowa Cubs game a few years back when Beck was trying to make a comeback. Rod came on in the 9th to get the save in the game. After the game, my Dad and I were walking to our car and passed a big RV parked outside the RF fence. When passing, we saw a large man stirring a pot of chili and drinking a beer. It was Rod Beck... Come to find out that he had driven his RV from his home to Iowa to live in while trying to make his comeback for the Cubs. He invited us along with several other fans walking by to join him for a brew and a bowl of chili. We had a blast. He was so down to earth and personable. Come to find out this was a regular occurrence after Iowa home games. I know a lot of Cubs fans in Des Moines will be saddened to hear this news...
 
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