Interesting article and laughed out loud at several of the stories. I'm sure many of the ball players had female friends in various cities, they just didn't get caught. We've all made mistakes we're not proud of, thankfully we have a forgiving God. Baseball coach at Wichita State for years recruited short stops and turned them into other positions. He won a lot of ball games over 20+ years doing that. Have a great week!
Thanks. That was a great read. I also inexplicably liked Greg Nettles and had a Nettles model glove. Nobody told me I was supposed to hate the Yankees.
Boggs was one of the panelists last year at the Hot Springs Baseball Weekend here in Arkansas, and after listening to him talk about how long the Red Sox waited to call him up, I also suspect he would have had a problem getting a shot in today's game. Then again, maybe some team would have realized how good he was at getting on base and been willing to overlook the lack of power.
Boggs was a great hitter, and a decent third baseman, but it ends there.
The guy was full of BS on or off of the field, as an example take a look at his stupid comment of the amount of beers he could consume.
And for this column to even make a comment about how Eddie Mathews fits into baseball history is totally stupid… nobody can make comparisons about one player vs another if they never had a chance to see someone as old as Mathews play on a regular basis.
And finally, the way Boggs embarrassed his wife and family —on national TV in prime time —claiming to be a sex addict and tell the country about his mistress… “Margo”… showed he has less class than any baseball ability.
Talk about a guy helping give athletes— particularly baseball players— terrible reputations...
Thanks Patrick,
Interesting article and laughed out loud at several of the stories. I'm sure many of the ball players had female friends in various cities, they just didn't get caught. We've all made mistakes we're not proud of, thankfully we have a forgiving God. Baseball coach at Wichita State for years recruited short stops and turned them into other positions. He won a lot of ball games over 20+ years doing that. Have a great week!
Thanks. That was a great read. I also inexplicably liked Greg Nettles and had a Nettles model glove. Nobody told me I was supposed to hate the Yankees.
Boggs was one of the panelists last year at the Hot Springs Baseball Weekend here in Arkansas, and after listening to him talk about how long the Red Sox waited to call him up, I also suspect he would have had a problem getting a shot in today's game. Then again, maybe some team would have realized how good he was at getting on base and been willing to overlook the lack of power.
Boggs was a great hitter, and a decent third baseman, but it ends there.
The guy was full of BS on or off of the field, as an example take a look at his stupid comment of the amount of beers he could consume.
And for this column to even make a comment about how Eddie Mathews fits into baseball history is totally stupid… nobody can make comparisons about one player vs another if they never had a chance to see someone as old as Mathews play on a regular basis.
And finally, the way Boggs embarrassed his wife and family —on national TV in prime time —claiming to be a sex addict and tell the country about his mistress… “Margo”… showed he has less class than any baseball ability.
Talk about a guy helping give athletes— particularly baseball players— terrible reputations...