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Originally Posted by IowaHawkeyeChief
However, hell of a hitter/player and always always hustled. RIP
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He's such a complicated figure.
Between the lines, he's the model ballplayer you want to teach young players to emulate. He was baseball smart, knew as much about the game as anyone and maximized every ounce of baseball ability he had. All heart and guts.
Off the field, he was a dirtball and made stupid decisions.
It's a tragedy because he had so much more give to baseball but his lifetime ban meant he couldn't even work with minor league players or get invited to a spring training camp.