Vida Blue - Oakland A's phenom

02/11/2025 29 min

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Episode Synopsis

Vida Blue was a pitcher for the Oakland A's, San Francisco Giants and KC Royals. He won the Cy Young and MVP in 1971 and seemed to be on a HoF trajectory.That all got derailed as he got mixed up in cocaine in the early 1980s. Still, he was an incredible pitcher and 3 time World Series champion.I'm joined by  @mikethesportshistorycollec1947  to discuss his career, look at some memorabilia and talk about Vida's legacy.