Bob Casale 1952-2014: Founding member of Devo

Yesterday Gerald Casale of Devo announced through the bands website that his brother Bob had died of Heart Failure.

1993 Collect-A-Card American Bandstand #98 Devo

For a variety of reasons, I will always look upon Devo fondly. There music may have been a bit kitsch, but I think they went beyond novelty. If it wasn't for the video age, I suppose I may never have heard of Devo, but I won't hold that against them. I am glad they found there way onto the pop culture map and I am glad that I heard more from them than "Whip It" and the funny hats.

1993 Collect-A-Card American Bandstand #98 Devo (b-side)

This card is from the 1993 American Bandstand set which was compoased of cards of Dick Clark, Show features, People/couples from the show, and of course bands that were on the program. I picked up the 100 card set a while ago, and was amused that Devo was among the bands that had performed. As you can see on the B-side there is a nice capsule bio, mentioning several of their hits and also naming the five members of the band.

Phillies Connection
He wasn't a Phiillie anymore but last year Shane Victorino was part of an ESPN photo shoot that recreated the album cover from the Devo Album "Freedom of Choice"

MLB as Devo: Justin Upton, Evan Longoria, Brandon Phillips, Giancarlo Stanton, Shane Victorino(Swiped from ESPN)

Baseball Tonight All-time Franchise Players - Phillies Edition

The BBTN crew on ESPN has been running a daily piece on the all-time franchise players for each major league team.

Last night they featured the Phillies. Three players from each team were picked by an ESPN panel and then the three players selected via an internet fan poll were recognized.

The BBTN crew picked Mike Schmidt, Lefty, and Robin Roberts.

1975 Topps #70 Mike Schmidt
1976 Topps #355 Steve Carlton
1958 Topps #90 Robin Roberts

No surprises here, the best hitter and the Ace of the Phils Sole World Championship Team. Robin Roberts won 234 games as a Phil, of which twenty were for the 1950 Whiz Kids who won the NL Pennant.

I was however surprised by the fan voting which also named Schmidt and Carlton and one of these two.


1967 Topps #450 Dick Allen
1957 Topps #70 Richie Ashburn

I thought for sure Ashburn would be the pick, however Dick Allen was voted in by the fans.