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| View Poll Results: Choose ONE manager you could have a beer & shoot the breeze with... | |||
| Connie Mack |
   
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16 | 25.40% |
| John McGraw |
  
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20 | 31.75% |
| Casey Stengel |
  
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16 | 25.40% |
| Leo Durocher |
  
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4 | 6.35% |
| Billy Martin |
  
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7 | 11.11% |
| Voters: 63. You may not vote on this poll | |||
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01-11-2010, 08:22 AM
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McGraw
Would like to see what he was really like as a person and manager.
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01-11-2010, 11:00 AM
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I went with McGraw, as I feel like he might have had one of the greatest baseball minds the game has ever seen (not that the others were slouches by any stretch). I feel like I would love to pick his brain about strategy, and certainly about what it was like being with the Orioles in the 1890s, and then managing some of the finest ballplayers the National League has ever seen. Mathewson? Marquard? McGinnity? Ames? Hubbell? Ott? Meusel? Yes, please...
I think Casey would be incredible also, though I would worry about getting trapped in any Stengelese and just confusing myself in the process.
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01-11-2010, 11:03 AM
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McGraw.
So I could ask him about Mathewson. But Martin would be the most fun. My father was acountry and western musician in the 1960-80's. He would play in many clubs through the NY metropolitan area. Mantle and Martin were frequent visitors to a particular club where he played a lot. I was too young to be there most times, but dad did have great stories of both of them telling stories. Apparently, the liquor did loosen them both up quite a bit.
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01-11-2010, 11:45 AM
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I went with McGraw, but I would love obviously love to pick the brain of all those guys!!
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01-11-2010, 12:01 PM
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I'd have to go with the Old Professor, but it would be great to talk to Mack about the '29-'31 Athletics with Cochrane, Foxx, Simmons, and Grove.
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01-11-2010, 12:31 PM
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How about Lou Piniella? I'd love to see what he's like when he's NOT managing a terrible baseball team.
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01-11-2010, 01:02 PM
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Lasorda would be cool...
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01-11-2010, 03:32 PM
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From your list, Stengel
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01-17-2010, 03:41 PM
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Before I even read the managers in the poll, I knew I was going with Mack. He could probably talk about any player from the 1880-s to the 50's. He could tell you about Cobb, a young Joe Jackson, and so on and so on.
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01-18-2010, 08:05 PM
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Connie Mack is out since he didn't drink. McGraw seems too serious, and Durocher would probably steal my wallet. That leaves Stengel and Martin. Since I once met Martin (I was too young then to drink a beer), I'm going with Stengel, who no doubt would have wonderful tales to tell ...
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