Not much to say – Cancer 2, Humans 0:

Bobby Murcer, the Yankee who succeeded Mickey Mantle in the Yankees’ outfield, died after a long battle with brain cancer at 62. Unlike most Yankees (Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera excepted), I always liked Bobby Murcer – he always played hard and recognized there was no way he would ever be able to fill the shoes of the legend he was replacing.

Tony Snow, formerly of FOX News and a stint as the President’s press secretary, died of colon cancer at 53. I always enjoyed Tony Snow – he seemed to me always a gentleman, with his priorities always in check. Genetics had to play a part in this, as Snow lost his mother to colon cancer when he was 17.

Both were classy people who will be missed. Believe me, we’re the worse for having lost them – they left us oh so soon.

Rest in God’s peace, Bobby and Tony.

And don’t forget to tell the people around you whom you love the most how much you love them. Life is precious, not to be taken for granted, and a lot shorter than we all realize.