Remembering McSherry's death on an Opening Day unlike any other - Sportsnet.ca

There will be no baseball today but, shoot, I have seen bleaker Opening Days — one in particular out of which almost emerged a fairy-tale season. An Opening Day cut short by the death of home plate umpire John McSherry right in front of my — our — eyes. An Opening Day that was the first thread in one of the most remarkable seasons in the history of the Montreal Expos.Calgary Herald

But all that had yet to play out on April 1, when the Expos opened the regular season in Cincinnati against the Reds. It was a chilly afternoon with McSherry, a 320-plus-pound, much-beloved umpire working the plate. For some reason I remember White crouching down the third-base line, his chin resting on the knob of his bat. I remember Tim Scott and pitching coach Joe Kerrigan walking over to join him, so he wouldn’t be alone trying to make sense of what had happened. Moises Alou had by then moved out of the on-deck circle. In the clubhouses later, the story was McSherry told his crew members he was going to see a specialist the next day because he thought he had an arrhythmia.

A handful of Reds players had already received the same message from their opponents. In fact, Darrin Fletcher and Mark Grudzielanek quietly walked back to the team hotel even before McSherry’s death was made official. Schott called the National League office — the two leagues had separate offices then — and berated an official for what she said was a “screwy decision.” The teams played the next day, instead. An Opening Day, unlike any I’ve seen or ever want to see again.

SNJeffBlair Do we care right now ... NO .... stop telling me no MLB staring today .. people are dying everyday. We don’t care about billionaires not playing sports right now and owner that have so much money that they don’t know what to do with it.

SNJeffBlair I remember watching John McSherry's heart attack while skipping school in grade 12.

SNJeffBlair Outstanding read.

SNJeffBlair Oh my, wonderful article Jeff!

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