OT: The greatest "common" players

[Tim Fritz]

Originally Posted by the 'stache

One more thing. The closest I've ever seen to Coop's complete skill set as a first baseman and at the plate is Don Mattingly. Those two men could do it all.

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.

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.