Random Not Important Baseball Poll

[Snapolit1]

OK, I'm getting excited about baseball in a few months.

If there was one player past or present you could watch a game with and shoot the breeze with for a few hours, who would it be?

Many names come to mind, I'll go with Ted Williams.

[vthobby]

Lou Gehrig but damn that was a tough one! So many choices!

Peace, Mike

PS your avatar photo had no influence! Coincidence!

[Casey2296]

Post war. Willie Mays or Stan Musial (toss up)
Pre-war: Lou Gehrig
Deadball: Christy Mathewson

Honorable mention: Dock Ellis, any cat that throws a no-no on LSD has to be a lot of fun.

[Bigdaddy]

Mr. Cobbs. I'd bet he would have lots of opinions to share and it would be interesting to sit with him and watch today's players.

[Kevin]

John McGraw or Rafael Santana

[cardsagain74]

Hitting: Tony Gwynn

Pitching: Greg Maddux

[thatkidfromjerrymaguire]

George Brett

[TUM301]

Babe Ruth, Joe Jackson, Bill Lee.

[riggs336]

Watch a game with: Cobb.
Shoot the breeze with: Jim Bouton

[vthobby]

Originally Posted by TUM301

Babe Ruth, Joe Jackson, Bill Lee.

I've never seen Bill Lee listed with Ruth and Shoeless Joe! Awesome!

I've literally met Bill Lee about 4 or 5 times in Vermont, sometimes by accident. He has a farm in Vermont and his nickname "Spaceman" is so appropriate!

I faced him in an over 35 baseball league (struck out). I was maybe 40, he was most likely in his 60's. He faced 9 batters on our team and struck out all 9! ugh!

Another time I faced him in a wiffle ball game for charity (Travis Roy Foundation event). I pitched the whole game against him and he even hit a HR off me. He was barking at me all around the bases.

Bill Lee is a true character and is quite fascinating!

Peace, Mike

[71buc]

Buck O'Neill, great story teller and witnessed a lot of history. Clyde Sukeforth would be interesting too. He was a baseball lifer.

[Misunderestimated]

Fun Question....

To talk baseball with - I'm a history buff -- I guess JJ McGraw or John M. Ward -- both knew the game really well and would be articulate and able to go way back... Contemporary I'm thinking Joel Maddon (but he admittedly never made the majors as a player) or maybe Billy Beane.

To just shoot the breeze I'm thinking about who is nice, interesting and intelligent so probably I'd stick with Maddon, Buck O'Neill or (to go waaay back Orator O'Rourke or Mathewson)

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Other People who I thought about were Branch Rickey (who barely played) and Bart Giamatti (ap) (who never played but I think it would be really interesting and was supposed to be a really good guy)... Also thought of non-players Theo Epstein and Bill James - which could happen, I guess.

[todeen]

Originally Posted by 71buc

Buck O'Neill, great story teller and witnessed a lot of history. Clyde Sukeforth would be interesting too. He was a baseball lifer.

I was torn between Satchel Paige and Buck O'Neill. Buck was my first choice, but I ultimately went with Paige. Good choice.

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[darwinbulldog]

Nate Berkenstock

[kmac32]

Elmer Miller my great great uncle

[The-Cardfather]

Without a doubt..... Yogi Berra.

In addition to his insight & knowledge, I'm sure that he would throw in a couple of "yogi-isms".

[Shoeless Moe]

Morganna

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPQ9v3xlMQI

[todeen]

Pre War: Tris Speaker
Negro Leagues: Satchel Paige
Pre-1980: Lou Brock
Modern: Aaron Boone

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[Jcosta19]

Bill Dickey
Played with or coached pretty much every legendary Yankee. Imaging he would have worlds of knowledge and endless stories.

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[FrankWakefield]

Interesting answers... I liked seeing Brock, Musial, Mathewson, Cobb, and Ruth.

I think that some of the guys that played or coached or managed a zillion years would be interesting, someone like Branch Rickey, Casey Stengel, Leo Durocher, Red Schoendienst, Connie Mack, or Honus Wagner...

.... one overall, John McGraw.


I keep thinking that plotting out a genealogy of sorts for baseball managers would be neat. And I think the two people at the top of the 'trees' to trace down from would be John McGraw and Connie Mack. Think about a list of all World Series winning managers who played or coached for John McGraw or someone he coached or managed, or someone who played for someone who played for McGraw... compared to a similar list for Connie Mack.

I'd hope that if I ever got to watch a game with John McGraw that the game would go extra innings.

[todeen]

Originally Posted by FrankWakefield

Interesting answers... I liked seeing Brock, Musial, Mathewson, Cobb, and Ruth.

I met Brock once at an auto signing, I was 14, raced from baseball practice in my gear to meet him. I was last in line and he talked to me for 10 minutes. He made me feel like an old friend. I would love to sit with him for an entire game.

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[Joe Hunter]

Pat Collins (Because he roomed with Babe Ruth).

[Seven]

Lou Gehrig and Ty Cobb would be up there in terms of choices. Oscar Charleston, if he's allowed to be chosen, might be my number one. He had such a long career. All of the interesting stories he could tell about The Negro Leagues and Barn Storming would be fascinating.

[jakebeckleyoldeagleeye]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

OK, I'm getting excited about baseball in a few months.

If there was one player past or present you could watch a game with and shoot the breeze with for a few hours, who would it be?

Many names come to mind, I'll go with Ted Williams.

Dizzy Dean.