If you could have a beer and shoot the breeze with one MANAGER...

[Robextend]

I went with McGraw, but I would love obviously love to pick the brain of all those guys!!

[Irwin Fletcher]

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.

[abrahamrudy]

How about Lou Piniella? I'd love to see what he's like when he's NOT managing a terrible baseball team.

[Forever Young]

Lasorda would be cool...

[Bob Lemke]

but if I had my choice, Charlie Grimm

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[thekingofclout]

Hell, he was teammates with Babe & Lou during the roaring twenties.

In 1951 he led the Giants from 13.5 back on August 11th, to win the pennant, and when Bobby Thomsom hit "the shot heard round the world" Leo was in the third base coaching box!

Although he would lose the series in '51, the 1954 season finished on a much better note. The G-Men went up against the heavily favored Cleveland Indians, who had posted an AL record of 111-43 in the regular season. Durocher's Jints disposed of the Tribe in four straight as Mays' incredible catch in game one set the tone for the series,

He was married to a Hollywood Starlet and had his A-List celebs that he partied with. He also did multiple guest shots on TV shows during the '50's & 60's.

He could spin stories just on those topics alone and I wouldn't budge all night long. I wouldn't even speak. Just take it all in...

[MGHPro]

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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[Leon]

I picked Mack for the same reasons as MGHPro

[sox1903wschamp]

McGraw for me so we could chat about that 04 Series that was not to be.

[Chris-Counts]

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 ...

[Heritage Sports]

Ned Hanlon would be a pretty good choice too. Check out his 1894 Baltimore Orioles team. Four famous managers (including three HOF'ers): Wilbert Robinson, Hughie Jennings, John McGraw and Kid Gleason. Obviously this guy was a pretty inspirational manager. Then also Hall of Famers Joe Kelley and Dan Brouthers. What a team!