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#161,235
knoxvol52 said:
F Will Clark and his #22...
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I would agree for the most part, but in the 2000 season he came to St. Louis via trade and rescued my Cardinals in the division race after Big Mac (Mark McGwire) got injured and was out for the year.... for that, I'll always be (slightly) grateful
 
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VolFan_stuck_in_the_901 said:
I would agree for the most part, but in the 2000 season he came to St. Louis via trade and rescued my Cardinals in the division race after Big Mac (Mark McGwire) got injured and was out for the year.... for that, I'll always be (slightly) grateful
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He just hating on a division rival. He’s stained Dogger Blue. 😉
 
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"I think there's been some things lost when a kid is growing up on just how to slide and how to do things that seem overly simple. If you haven't practiced it, you haven't been taught it, how are you going to be good at it? How can you be expected to be good at it? I think [for] some of those younger players, it needs to be emphasized more."

This quote from Tony at his presser sums up the current frustrations of being a coach at the higher levels of baseball. I know if I get overly frustrated as a fan watching every D-1 and MLB game littered with stupid mistake after mistake, I can only imagine how these managers feel. It’s embarrassing to be considered among the best in the sport and you can’t read a play in front of you on the base path, or can’t read what used to be a routine fly ball, or can’t make a routine throw to first base. It’s on the coaches from tee ball all the way up to high school to teach the basic fundamentals of baseball and right now the kids growing up are not learning the game because the ones in charge either refuse to teach it or they are idiots themselves and don’t understand the sport. Kids are just being taught how to pitch hard and swing for launch angle, and it’s pretty evident whenever you watch any game now.
 
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VolPack22 said:
"I think there's been some things lost when a kid is growing up on just how to slide and how to do things that seem overly simple. If you haven't practiced it, you haven't been taught it, how are you going to be good at it? How can you be expected to be good at it? I think [for] some of those younger players, it needs to be emphasized more."

This quote from Tony at his presser sums up the current frustrations of being a coach at the higher levels of baseball. I know if I get overly frustrated as a fan watching every D-1 and MLB game littered with stupid mistake after mistake, I can only imagine how these managers feel. It’s embarrassing to be considered among the best in the sport and you can’t read a play in front of you on the base path, or can’t read what used to be a routine fly ball, or can’t make a routine throw to first base. It’s on the coaches from tee ball all the way up to high school to teach the basic fundamentals of baseball and right now the kids growing up are not learning the game because the ones in charge either refuse to teach it or they are idiots themselves and don’t understand the sport. Kids are just being taught how to pitch hard and swing for launch angle, and it’s pretty evident whenever you watch any game now.
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TL;DNR. 🤠
 
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