I opened the thread because I didn't recognize the name, and thought I might learn something about an interesting musical personality. There have been many instances when the first I learned about some singer or musician was their Mudcat obit ~ especially when the subject hailed from outside the US.

I'm sure Mr Ball was a great guy, and as I've already mentioned, I know first-hand what it is to be a sports fan. Still in all, I can't understand why this particular obit is still sitting up here in the music section a good 10 hours or so after its first appearance

I don't object to this information being posted here at Mudcat, but I do believe that it belongs "down below," not in the music section. And I've seen plenty of threads get relocated down to BS more quickly than this one has, and sometimes with less justification.