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Started by Warspite, September 15, 2009, 04:47:38 PM

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Warspite

September 15, 2009, 04:47:38 PM
I'm looking for some info on Don Zimmer, this guy who has seemingly been involved in baseball forever. Google is not exactly coming up trumps. Getting a lot of stat pages. So I thought I would ask some actual fans.

What's the general opinion of him? Is he a much-loved fixture of the game? Does he serve as a reminder of baseball past? Does he have any controversies or particularly legendary achievements behind him?

Links to biographical articles or retrospectives would be particularly helpful!
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Eddie Teach

#1
September 15, 2009, 04:51:26 PM
He coached the Cubs for a long time, so lovable loser I guess.
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#2
September 15, 2009, 05:37:09 PM
Zim is a major feature in the folklore of the Yankees-Bosox rivarly.  He managed the 78 Boston club that blew a huge divisional lead.  Later, as an obese, septuagenerian coach on the Yankees, he was involved in a notorious incident where he attempted to tackle Pedro Martinez and instead was spun to the ground.
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Eddie Teach

#3
September 15, 2009, 05:44:17 PM
Ok, so not that long a stint with the Cubs apparently.

Were they once known as the White Stockings or is Wiki misleading me?
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sbr

#4
September 15, 2009, 06:31:02 PM
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on September 15, 2009, 05:37:09 PM
Later, as an obese, septuagenerian coach on the Yankees, he was involved in a notorious incident where he attempted to tackle Pedro Martinez and instead was spun to the ground.

Only the first 15 seconds or so is relevant.

Jaron

#5
September 15, 2009, 06:41:26 PM
Yay for the second most boring sport on Earth. (After Soccer)
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sbr

#7
September 15, 2009, 06:56:28 PM
Quote from: sbr on September 15, 2009, 06:31:02 PM
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on September 15, 2009, 05:37:09 PM
Later, as an obese, septuagenerian coach on the Yankees, he was involved in a notorious incident where he attempted to tackle Pedro Martinez and instead was spun to the ground.

Only the first 15 seconds or so is relevant.

I guess the video is relevant too.   :Embarrass:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb8Tpt6lEjg&feature=fvw

Valmy

#8
September 15, 2009, 10:27:42 PM
Quote from: Jaron on September 15, 2009, 06:41:26 PM
Yay for the second most boring sport on Earth. (After Soccer)

Wow a self loathing beaner.
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Jaron

#9
September 15, 2009, 10:30:58 PM
Quote from: Valmy on September 15, 2009, 10:27:42 PM
Quote from: Jaron on September 15, 2009, 06:41:26 PM
Yay for the second most boring sport on Earth. (After Soccer)

Wow a self loathing beaner.

You god damn racist Texan.
Winner of THE grumbler point.

Strix

#10
September 15, 2009, 10:33:42 PM
He was manager of the year in 1989 with the Cubs and he made two All-Star games as a player.
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Valmy

#11
September 15, 2009, 10:37:19 PM
Quote from: Jaron on September 15, 2009, 10:30:58 PM
You god damn racist Texan.

That's just my scary ghost costume.
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Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

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#12
September 15, 2009, 11:04:04 PM
Quote from: Strix on September 15, 2009, 10:33:42 PM
He was manager of the year in 1989 with the Cubs.

Oh yeah forgot about that.  He deserved that - basically lifted a .500 caliber team into the NLCS by somehow coaxing fluke years out of two rookie outfielders.
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Barrister

#13
September 15, 2009, 11:13:32 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on September 15, 2009, 05:44:17 PM
Ok, so not that long a stint with the Cubs apparently.

Were they once known as the White Stockings or is Wiki misleading me?

Err, the OTHER Chicago team, the White Soxs, was once known as the White Stockings...
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Eddie Teach

#14
September 15, 2009, 11:18:05 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_White_Stockings

Apparently they took the name from the Cubs.
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