Todd Walsh recounts the tragic death of Thurman Munson on Sunday’s D-backs Live pre-game show, starting at 9:30 a.m. on FOX Sports Arizona
He was the first catcher that replaced my favorite player on my favorite team when I was a kid.
As I say in the piece that hopefully you will get a chance to watch, I remember that day in August of 1979 like it was yesterday. We were playing the perpetual summer backyard baseball game when my mom opened the kitchen window which overlooked our make believe Major League Baseball field. I can still see her standing there, apron on as she prepared dinner, choking back tears as she called me in to watch the 6 o’clock network news.