Farewell Jeff Bagwell thread

[StandMyBrothers]

He's worthy of his own thread
• Astros' career leader in home runs (449), RBI (1,529) and runs (1,517).
• 1994 NL MVP when he hit .368 with 39 home runs and 116 RBI in just 110 games of the strike-shortened season.
• 1991 NL Rookie of the Year when he hit .294 with 15 home runs and 82 RBI in 156 games.
• 1994 NL Gold Glove winner.
• .297 career batting average in 15 big-league seasons.

[Split2nd]

He's also an asshole for trying to come back with one shoulder and using up all that $$$

and fucking up the Braves in '04. that motherfucker is a beast.

[bigmike]

I think it's him and Frank Thomas that were born on the same day of the same year and that their careers are INSANELY close numbers-wise. Although, Thomas' big year last year distanced it a bit, but it was creepily close for a while.

[StandMyBrothers]

dude I'll never forget Bagwell's batting stance

[ForlrnPerplxity]

He's also an asshole for trying to come back with one shoulder and using up all that $$$
He deferred a lot of money early in the deal. The Astros knew what they were doing, knew the risks, they signed him to that deal. Bagwell did nothing wrong.

[fromwithin]

I wonder where he'll take that invisible chair he used to bat from now.

[we are cured]

I wonder where he'll take that invisible chair he used to bat from now.

haha yeah, i always thought he looked like he was dropping a deuce.

[dekdog11]

he was a beast

[thejetstolehome]

CT native. :thumbup:

[Broken Parachute]

http://img.coxnewsweb.com/C/04/52/14/image_1514524.jpg

[Broken Parachute]

I think it's him and Frank Thomas that were born on the same day of the same year and that their careers are INSANELY close numbers-wise. Although, Thomas' big year last year distanced it a bit, but it was creepily close for a while.
Wikipedia:

Trivia

Bagwell was born on the same day and year, May 27 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_27), 1968 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968), as Toronto Blue Jays (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays) DH (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Designated_hitter) Frank Thomas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Thomas). The two have also had remarkably similar careers. [3] (http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/thomafr04.shtml) [4] (http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bagweje01.shtml)Each was named MVP of their respective league, on consecutive days, in 1994. The pair faced each other in the World Series in 2005, though Thomas was injured and inactive, while Bagwell's injuries kept his playing time to a minimum.

[The Matt Kaufman]

who knows who the Red Sox got when they traded Jeff Bagwell?

anyone?

[Broken Parachute]

who knows who the Red Sox got when they traded Jeff Bagwell?

anyone?
Astros get: Jeff Bagwell (first base)
Red Sox get: Larry Anderson (relief pitcher)

[xbrokendownx]

31-Aug-90: Boston Red Sox traded Jeff Bagwell to the Houston Astros for Larry Andersen

[preppyak]

I wonder where he'll take that invisible chair he used to bat from now.

http://img.coxnewsweb.com/C/04/52/14/image_1514524.jpg

haha...I remember MLB like 93 or 94 for Sega Genesis, and batting with him the guy was slumped over to the point where the graphics made him look legless...good stuff

[heyjohnnyfive]

Another one of the childhood stars calling it quits. I just wished he would have won the Series.

[The Matt Kaufman]

31-Aug-90: Boston Red Sox traded Jeff Bagwell to the Houston Astros for Larry Andersen

Astros get: Jeff Bagwell (first base)
Red Sox get: Larry Anderson (relief pitcher)

:appl: :appl:

Theres probably a lot of people who didnt know that...I know most of my friends probably wouldnt know that

[xbrokendownx]

i had no idea either...but if you go on tsn.ca it shows you the transactions every player has ever been involved in

[livethesounds]

He's also an asshole for trying to come back with one shoulder and using up all that $$$

and fucking up the Braves in '04. that motherfucker is a beast.

haha ok i thought you were gonna just trash him, but ur just mad.

He deferred a lot of money early in the deal. The Astros knew what they were doing, knew the risks, they signed him to that deal. Bagwell did nothing wrong.

yea. they wanted baggy to come back, but he just wasnt able to. they let him play every day even though he couldnt throw more th an 10 feet away.

hes one of my all time favirote astros, and was always the guy that was cool with the fans. (he was the only player that would sign for fans after the game EVERY NIGHT) i have so many of his autographs on so much stuff, i even have one of his baseball cards that i dorpped and he ran over it with his hummer. hahah.

but im glad he finally announced it, the astros will retire his number this year and i hope i can make it to t hat game. hes going to be a consultant for the astros i think so he will still be in the organization.

[livethesounds]

:appl: :appl:

Theres probably a lot of people who didnt know that...I know most of my friends probably wouldnt know that

wow, thats like common knowledge for me and other astros fans. the best trade houston ever made. but hey if im not mistaken larry anderson is a pretty good radio announcer now...

[youkwalks]

Astros get: Jeff Bagwell (first base)
Red Sox get: Larry Anderson (relief pitcher)
doh.

[The Matt Kaufman]

doh.

Yeah slight Doh on the Red Sox part


wow, thats like common knowledge for me and other astros fans. the best trade houston ever made. but hey if im not mistaken larry anderson is a pretty good radio announcer now...

Yeah its common knowledge for Astros fans but I just wanted to see if anyone else knew that..since I listen to Phillies games sometimes Ive heard Larry Anderson talk about that trade.

[fromwithin]

larry andersen played only 15 games, bagwell played 15 years.

[bigmike]

This trade is nothing though, compared to Victor Zambrano for Scott Kazmir.