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by **Dodger Blue** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 1:53 am

How about when Kevin Mitchell caught a flyball bare handed.

by **nsulham** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 2:04 am

Dodger Blue wrote:How about when Kevin Mitchell caught a flyball bare handed.

Coincidentally enough, my buddy and I were playing softball the other day and he caught a ball barehanded and we both said Kevin Mitchell.

by **d18Mike** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 2:06 am

If it was late in Mitchell's career it wouldn't have made a difference. He was so fat that his hand was probably more padded than a standard glove. He was listed at 210 but was probably closer to 310 toward the end. Talk about a sad waste of talent.

His career ended largely because of a leg injury -- they only walked in one direction: the buffet table.

Trying to think of other post-WWII who essentially ate their way out of baseball (i.e. their sad lack of basic fitness sortened their careers usually via weight-induced stress injuries)

Mo Vaughn
Cecil Fielder
John Kruk?

by **tmoney** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 4:36 am

d18Mike wrote:Trying to think of other post-WWII who essentially ate their way out of baseball (i.e. their sad lack of basic fitness sortened their careers usually via weight-induced stress injuries)

Mo Vaughn
Cecil Fielder
John Kruk?

Hopefully we wont have to add Colon to that list, but he is just a fat piece of lard.

by **wrveres** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 4:48 am

Dodger Blue wrote:How about when Kevin Mitchell caught a flyball bare handed.

Another classic

by **wrveres** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 4:50 am

d18Mike wrote:If it was late in Mitchell's career it wouldn't have made a difference. He was so fat that his hand was probably more padded than a standard glove. He was listed at 210 but was probably closer to 310 toward the end. Talk about a sad waste of talent.

His career ended largely because of a leg injury -- they only walked in one direction: the buffet table.

Trying to think of other post-WWII who essentially ate their way out of baseball (i.e. their sad lack of basic fitness sortened their careers usually via weight-induced stress injuries)

Mo Vaughn
Cecil Fielder
John Kruk?

hurts to say it .... :-o

Tony Gwynn ..

by **wkelly91** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 8:50 am

wrveres wrote:
Dodger Blue wrote:How about when Kevin Mitchell caught a flyball bare handed.

Another classic

Bo Jackson did it, as well as running up walls and breaking bats over his knee 8-o

by **ajgnydc722** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 10:14 am

Anyone remember when Wade Boggs pitched for the Yankees in 1996 or '97 and struck a batter out. 8-o

How embarrassing....

by **blankman** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 10:41 am

wkelly91 wrote:
wrveres wrote:
Dodger Blue wrote:How about when Kevin Mitchell caught a flyball bare handed.

Another classic

Bo Jackson did it, as well as running up walls and breaking bats over his knee

All while also playing football too 8-o

by **wkelly91** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 1:59 pm

blankman wrote:
wkelly91 wrote:
wrveres wrote:
Dodger Blue wrote:How about when Kevin Mitchell caught a flyball bare handed.

Another classic

Bo Jackson did it, as well as running up walls and breaking bats over his knee

All while also playing football too

A remarkable athelete....too bad he was cut down by injuries :~(

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