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Originally Posted by Tim Fritz

I loved watching Coop play as a kid growing up in WI. I just read his WIKI page and they had some interesting tidbits about why he didn't play much in his early Red Sox days. It was probably a good thing for the Brewers, because if the Red Sox had played him more they probably never would have traded him.

I can't believe I haven't read his Wiki bio before. Pretty interesting, to be sure. You're right, though. If the Red Sox had played him more, we would have never gotten him in Milwaukee. So that was a blessing for us.

Originally Posted by Tim Fritz

One of my fondest childhood memories was jumping up and down with my mom in our living room when he drove in the winning runs in game 5 of the '82 ALCS.

And he had a very cool hitting stance.

You mean this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W-isKje3Rg



I was in 5th or 6th grade at Bethesda elementary school in Waukesha when this happened. Our teacher Mrs. Trovato was married to a man that worked in the Brewers' front office. It was a really exciting time for all of us, more so because we felt like we were part of the team.

And yeah, Coop had a cool stance. He was just smooth. Very cool at the plate. Like Sal Bando said, "he can beat you with a home run, a flare to left, or a bunt." Cecil had those quick wrists. He could just slap the ball anywhere he wanted it. He reminded me of Rod Carew with how he could do that.

And he could hit it out of the park, too. It's funny. His home runs didn't have the jaw dropping hang time that Stormin' Gorman's did. But he just put some sizzle into that ball, didn't he?