OOB Text Question - Favorite Baseball player when you were a kid**

[stateskills]

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[TUSK.sixpack]

dave parker

 

[Brutius]

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[MaroonedNdaRock]

....then Will The Thrill when he came along.

 

[Shmuley]

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[sleepy dawg]

1b. Frank Thomas
1c. Ryne Sandberg

... Of course as you get older, you realize how ridiculous it was.

 

[bulliegolfer]

I guess because of his 61 home runs. Yes, I'm an old 17er.

 

[jamdawg96]

And it's not even close...

Every rookie card, jerseys, autographed bat, autographed game ball from the '94 All-Star Game, and all kinds of other ****... yeah, a little overboard.

 

[mcdawg22]

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[BigBully]

Hands down, no question about it -- he was "The Man" when I was growing up. Not to mention I was a huge Reds fan during the glory days.<div>
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[fishwater99]

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[TBonewannabe]

I would even attempt to bat left handed like him in the yard.

 

[AlCoDog]

Andre Dawson, Will Clark, and Bo Jackson a close second

 

[MeridianDog]

Other Guys

Fondly remember Listening to Dizzy Dean and Pewee Reese do Sunday Baseball after Church.
Hank Aaron
Goose Gossage
Billy Buckner

I am ancient. I am the earth.

 

[DogStuckAtUM.sixpack]

As an 11 year old, there was nothing better than having the summers off from school and watching a White Sox game on WGN, waiting for Thomas to come up to bat. He could mash.

 

[Big Sheep81]

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[MStateFan22]

I still feel like a kid after reading some of these names. The guy I was named after made the list (George Brett). Which was my mom's favorite player.

 

[Brutius]

sidearmku

 

[Swampazz]

sd

 

[HumpDawgy]

......and Del Unser.

 

[821505]

I cried when he was killed.

 

[jzahner1]

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[JxnReb.sixpack]

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[alabamadog]

he almost made me like the orioles.

 

[Notch Johnson dawg]

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[DogFan75]

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[farley662]

And I honestly don't now why.

 

[J-Dawg]

Throw in Maddox as well.

 

[o_fredgarvin]

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[War Machine Dawg]

[No message]

 

[utdawg]

KGJr Baseball and Slugfest were two all time great Nin64 games

 

[gdogg]

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[GulfCoastDawg]

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[Todd4State]

I always was impressed with the fact that he could pitch and hit.

I've also always admired Sandy Koufax for the way that he carried himself and stood up for his beliefs.

As far as actively playing, I would say Mark McGwire.

 

[Tds &amp; Beer]

I don't remember watching him when he was smaller.

 

[OzarkaNSW]

KGJr Baseball and Slugfest were two all time great Nin64 games

no doubt about it, hours ofmy childhool were spent on this game

 

[HamilReb]

ku

 

[vhdawg]

And for the record, shop.mlb.com won't let you customize a Giants jersey t-shirt with Clark and #22 on the back. Bastards.

 

[bsm138]

My dad taught both when they were here, I was around 8-9 and they had dinner with us a few times and I got to pitch with Paul and hit with Jon at the batting cages under Dudy Noble. Those two were Gods at the time.

 

[bulldognation]

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