wait, so joe torre was a player and a manager at the same time?

[BlahBlahYouToo]

hit his last Major League home run in a pinch-hitting appearance, on April 13, 1977 vs. St. Louis off Clay Carroll...for the Mets on May 31, 1977, became the Major League's first player-manager since the Cardinals' Solly Hemus in 1959...his playing career ended 18 days later, when he became New York's full-time skipper.

so how does that work? he'll be playing on the field and make pitching changes from there as well? lol.

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo

hit his last Major League home run in a pinch-hitting appearance, on April 13, 1977 vs. St. Louis off Clay Carroll...for the Mets on May 31, 1977, became the Major League's first player-manager since the Cardinals' Solly Hemus in 1959...his playing career ended 18 days later, when he became New York's full-time skipper.

so how does that work? he'll be playing on the field and make pitching changes from there as well? lol.

Not only that, but he sold hot dogs from the dugout between innings.

 

[kinev]

Pete Rose, too.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

Originally posted by: Perknose

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo

hit his last Major League home run in a pinch-hitting appearance, on April 13, 1977 vs. St. Louis off Clay Carroll...for the Mets on May 31, 1977, became the Major League's first player-manager since the Cardinals' Solly Hemus in 1959...his playing career ended 18 days later, when he became New York's full-time skipper.

so how does that work? he'll be playing on the field and make pitching changes from there as well? lol.

Not only that, but he sold hot dogs from the dugout between innings.

i would've been more impressed if he did it in the stands while dressed in the mascot suit.

 

[KLin]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Player-manager

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: kinev
Pete Rose, too.

Yep played, managed, and bet on the game all at the same time.

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo

Originally posted by: Perknose

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo

hit his last Major League home run in a pinch-hitting appearance, on April 13, 1977 vs. St. Louis off Clay Carroll...for the Mets on May 31, 1977, became the Major League's first player-manager since the Cardinals' Solly Hemus in 1959...his playing career ended 18 days later, when he became New York's full-time skipper.

so how does that work? he'll be playing on the field and make pitching changes from there as well? lol.

Not only that, but he sold hot dogs from the dugout between innings.

i would've been more impressed if he did it in the stands while dressed in the mascot suit.

The mascot suit would have made it more difficult for him to have been simultanesouly typing up the next game's programs, which he took great pride in, being something of a grammar Nazi, you see.

 

[SearchMaster]

He used to be a catcher, but he got hit in the face once and got scared of the ball. He had to switch positions or forever be known as Chicken Catcher Torre.

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: SearchMaster
He used to be a catcher, but he got hit in the face once and got scared of the ball. He had to switch positions or forever be known as Chicken Catcher Torre.

I see what you did there. :laugh:

 

[BudAshes]

Originally posted by: SearchMaster
He used to be a catcher, but he got hit in the face once and got scared of the ball. He had to switch positions or forever be known as Chicken Catcher Torre.

lol, dammit you made me laugh at a retarded pun.

 

[Lounatik]

Originally posted by: SearchMaster
He used to be a catcher, but he got hit in the face once and got scared of the ball. He had to switch positions or forever be known as Chicken Catcher Torre.

Very nice! + 10 for you!


Peace

Lounatik

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: SearchMaster
He used to be a catcher, but he got hit in the face once and got scared of the ball. He had to switch positions or forever be known as Chicken Catcher Torre.

LOL, you had me going for awhile.

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: KLin

Originally posted by: SearchMaster
He used to be a catcher, but he got hit in the face once and got scared of the ball. He had to switch positions or forever be known as Chicken Catcher Torre.

I see what you did there. :laugh:

:laugh:

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: SearchMaster
He used to be a catcher, but he got hit in the face once and got scared of the ball. He had to switch positions or forever be known as Chicken Catcher Torre.

ugh.

/throws peanuts