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Vince Colbert–one of 516 pre-1980 MLB retirees currently ineligible for a pension

https://tubbsbaseballblog.blogspot.com/2024/06/a-guest-post-from-author-douglas-j.html

Card by @wthballs

Aging Major League Baseball Players Deserve Real Pensions — Their Union Should Step Up

https://timesofsandiego.com/author/douglas-j-gladstone

Arizona Daily Star National opinion: MLB and retirees

https://tucson.com/national-opinion-mlb-and-retirees/article_b148f944-1706-11ef-8aeb-5b3d668f5fc8.html

Dave Hilton (1950-2017)
San Diego Padres 1972-75

Tubbs Baseball Blog: Steve Whitaker and Bill Dillman who are among 516 pre-1980 MLB retirees currently ineligible for a pension

https://tubbsbaseballblog.blogspot.com/2024/05/a-guest-post-from-author-douglas-j_28.html

Gary Cooper is technical not a “bittercup” ballplayer though his 1980 season was 42 confirmed days. He was on the Atlanta Braves roster with a rainout that was never played and would have made him pension eligible. The story and petition have picked up traction and now is receiving mainstream attention.

https://andscape.com/features/former-atlanta-braves-outfielder-gary-cooper-missed-qualifying-for-an-mlb-pension-by-one-day

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/18/sport/gary-cooper-mlb-pension-atlanta-braves-petition-spt-intl/index.html

Tubbs Baseball Blog: Scipio Spinks

https://tubbsbaseballblog.blogspot.com/2024/05/a-guest-post-from-author-douglas-j.html

San Francisco Business Journal

Why former major-league pitcher Les Cain and other ex-players aren’t scoring pensions By Ron Leuty 

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2024/04/16/mlb-pension-les-cain-detroit-tigers.html

Tubbs Baseball Blog: Mac Scarce

https://tubbsbaseballblog.blogspot.com/2024/04/an-important-guest-post-from-douglas-j.html

Middletown Native One of 517 Major League Ball Players ‘Hosed out of Pensions’

Middletown Native One of 517 Major League Ball Players ‘Hosed out of Pensions’

Former pitcher, Gary Neibauer, wants MLB to take care of all its former players

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/former-pitcher-wants-league-take-care-all-former-players/

75-Year-Old Former East Bay Major Leaguer Gets Help In His Battle Over Pension By Garvin Thomas

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/bay-area-proud/75-year-old-former-east-bay-major-leaguer-gets-help-in-his-battle-over-pension/3225851/

Reduced pension prevents former Twins pitcher from expanding sports mission, By Corin Hoggard

https://www.fox9.com/news/reduced-pension-prevents-former-twins-pitcher-from-expanding-sports-mission

Bradford Lee, Royals Review

A Major League Shame

https://www.royalsreview.com/platform/amp/2022/8/29/23316237/a-major-league-shame

David Gardner, New York Times

Feeling Forgotten as Baseball Gets Back to Business

Tacoma Hall of Famer calls for full MLB pensions

Lionel Donovan, KING 5 News

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/tacoma-hall-of-famer-calls-full-mlb-pensions/281-bfe670c3-e7df-4c3b-8b1d-f556be81f38f

Retired baseball players cry foul over lack of MLB pension

By Deborah Horne, KIRO 7 News April 20, 2021

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/retired-baseball-players-cry-foul-over-lack-mlb-pension/S7MMGBMM3ZEDBBSCFRZMIGONYA/

1)           Bill Madden, NY Daily News

https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/ny-mlb-cba-negotiations-right-a-wrong-20211106-vloym33ojjfxnkzij6qma7b4xm-story.html

2)           Mike Woodel, Capital Journal https://www.capjournal.com/news/though-without-mlb-pension-bruno-relishes-post-baseball-life-in-sully-county/article_2e56a630-f927-11eb-959e-0b02b298ff17.html

3) Doug Gladstone, Cleveland.com

https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2022/01/it-may-be-too-late-for-don-dillard-but-525-major-leaguers-still-need-pensions-douglas-j-gladstone.html?outputType=amp

4) Max Effgen, SABR BioProject

Tom Bruno

5) Ken Davidoff, New York Post

https://nypost.com/2021/02/05/how-to-reward-baseballs-unsung-heroes/

6) Troy A. Bruzewski, The diamond led to coal for some

https://www.michigansthumb.com/insider/amp/The-diamond-led-to-coal-for-some-16335695.php

7) Doug Gladstone, NGSC Sports & Seamheads.com

Randy McGilberry: A Wrong That Needs To Be Corrected
The Say Hey Kid’s Doppelganger Isn’t Getting a MLB Pension
Peaches and The Good Book
Baseball’s Bullet Bob
Should I Still Be Wondering?
“Hey Steve, Stop Bein a Turkey!”
He Gets No Pension Because Nobody in Baseball Has Character
No Way to Honor #42’s Memory
How Jeter Can Be Like Teddy Ballgame
Like Complete Games, Respect for Elders Is a Thing of the Past
The Big Train Rolls No More
Baseball’s Biggest Hypocrite

8) Mike Stenhouse, Wall Street Journal

https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-major-league-pension-error-1528844557

9) Rocco Constantino, BallNine

Out In The Cold
Tom Bruno