(DailyDig.com) – The longtime voice of the Colorado Rockies Baseball Club, George Frazier has died at 68. The Rockies played their first season in 1993 and just five seasons later in 1998 Frazier joined the broadcasting booth where he remained until 2015. His color-commentary spanned the vast majority of the organization’s operation. The Oklahoma native was described by the club as “synonymous with Rockies baseball” in a tweet following the news of his death. Frazier was with the organization at their more humble beginnings in the 1990’s era and was there when the team captured the National League pennant on their way to the 2007 ‘Fall Classic’ World Series.
That was not Frazier’s only trip to the World Series throughout a colorful career as a player he would play in two others. The 6-foor-5 right handed pitcher played for the University of Oklahoma before being selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1976 amateur draft. He was part of a trade which sent the relief pitcher to St. Louis to play for the Cardinals. In St. Louis he established himself as a valuable member of the pitching staff. Once more Frazier was on the move as the Cardinals traded him to the New York Yankees in 1981. That year he’d have his best professional season, working the role of set-up-man to Hall of Fame closing pitcher Rich “Goose” Gossage; Frazier posted a fantastic 1.63 Earned Run Average (ERA). It was at the end of this stellar season Frazier would play in his first World Series. However, the post-season was not as smooth for him as the regular season. Frazier became the only losing pitcher of record in three games of a seven-game series in World Series history. Frazier rebounded from that low to continue a successful career. He would play his last professional season in 1987 with the Minnesota Twins where he pitched two scoreless innings in his second World Series appearance, this time winning it all and becoming a champion. George Frazier is survived by his wife Kay and their four children.
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