slowest baseball player

Someone that doesn't look very slow but is slow as molasses is Fred McGriff.
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"Perry Sailor" <perry.sailor.DeleteThis@colorado.edu> wrote in message
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> "Todd" <bacile99.DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > mjf16726.DeleteThis@aol.comNOSPAM (70s Pirates Cards) wrote in message
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> > > so how about the slowest?
> > >
> > > John Kruk? Without checking his numbers, his name kind of jumped
> out.
> > >
> > > Greg Luzinski?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > john
> >
> > Kruk was a very fast player when he first arrived in the Majors. I
> > know he had a "20-20" season, or at least came close....
>
> Of course, you can say that about a lot of guys who end up being... less
> than fast. Hell, Pete Rose hit 30 triples in the minors one year.
> Perry

I have to wonder, though, how many times he was thrown out tryint to stretch
a double.....
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maybe early winn when he was hanging around trying to win 300 games in
the early 60s, fat and having gout.
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Sam Horn.

The Orioles used to pinch run for him with noted speedster Chris Hoiles.

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"Perry Sailor" <perry.sailor.TakeThisOut@colorado.edu> wrote in message news:<bfpo2l$k12$1@peabody.colorado.edu>...
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> > > so how about the slowest?
> > >
> > > John Kruk? Without checking his numbers, his name kind of jumped
> out.
> > >
> > > Greg Luzinski?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > john
> >
> > Kruk was a very fast player when he first arrived in the Majors. I
> > know he had a "20-20" season, or at least came close....
>
> Of course, you can say that about a lot of guys who end up being... less
> than fast. Hell, Pete Rose hit 30 triples in the minors one year.
> Perry

Pete Rose was not a "burner" when it comes to speed, but he was far
from slow. He had pretty decent speed in his prime. When you also
add his hustle to the mix, he was a pretty good runner.

Nobody has mentioned Mark McGwire. He was very slow. In fact, it
would be a very interesting race to take a young Cecil Fielder (from
1990 or earlier) and race him a against McGwire. It would not be out
of the question that Fielder might win. He was a tremendous 3 sport
athlete in High School (I remember seeing a picture of him dunking a
basketball). While he was never fast, he moved very well for his size
when he was with Toronto in the late 80's.

Wasn't Will Clark as slow as a person with a broken leg?
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"Perry Sailor" <perry.sailor DeleteThis @colorado.edu> wrote in message news:<bfpo2l$k12> Of course, you can say that about a lot of guys who end up being... less
> than fast. Hell, Pete Rose hit 30 triples in the minors one year.
> Perry

I didn't realize that when people said that Rose wasn't quick on his
feet that they mean it literally.
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(espponda@webtv.net) writes:
> i think all the speedsters were named in previous posts about the
> fastest baseball player, so how about the slowest? this is even more
> wide open as there were/are so many of them.
> could we start with mo vaughn?
> frank

i wont say that he was slow, but Tom Candiotti was the only player that I
ever saw ground out to the LEFTfielder.
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In article <bfpo2l$k12$1@peabody.colorado.edu>,
Perry Sailor <perry.sailor DeleteThis @colorado.edu> wrote:
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>"Todd" <bacile99 DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> Kruk was a very fast player when he first arrived in the Majors. I
>> know he had a "20-20" season, or at least came close....
>
>Of course, you can say that about a lot of guys who end up being... less
>than fast. Hell, Pete Rose hit 30 triples in the minors one year.
>Perry
>
Speaking of which (Kruk that is)

Among my alltime faves (on baserunning not fielding) is Bill James
on John Kruk. (from the 1987 Abstract)

What a wonderful, wonderful player. I love him, like a Teddy Bear.
There hasn't been anybody like this around since John
Wockenfuss came up.

He's got a funny name, a funny stance, and he's absolutely
hilarious on the bases. He doesn't run fast but, boy, does he
run hard.

When he gets pressed real hard, like somebody is running up his
back or something, he sticks his arms out and pinwheels them
real fast when he runs, sort of looking as if his arms where
attached to his body by a rubber band that was too short, so
that the joints would go out straight rather than relaxing into a
normal position.

At the same time, he puffs out his cheeks and blows real hard
while he runs. [...]

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ai750.RemoveThis@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Corby Gilmore) wrote in message news:<bfqnoc$3d6$1@freenet9.carleton.ca>...
> (espponda@webtv.net) writes:
> > i think all the speedsters were named in previous posts about the
> > fastest baseball player, so how about the slowest? this is even more
> > wide open as there were/are so many of them.
> > could we start with mo vaughn?
> > frank
>
> i wont say that he was slow, but Tom Candiotti was the only player that I
> ever saw ground out to the LEFTfielder.

Please explain this because that sounds hilarious! How long ago was
this and what was the situation? I imagine that he had to fall down,
or was hurt?
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Todd (bacile99@yahoo.com) writes:
> ai750 RemoveThis @FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Corby Gilmore) wrote in message news:<bfqnoc$3d6$1@freenet9.carleton.ca>...
>> (espponda@webtv.net) writes:
>> > i think all the speedsters were named in previous posts about the
>> > fastest baseball player, so how about the slowest? this is even more
>> > wide open as there were/are so many of them.
>> > could we start with mo vaughn?
>> > frank
>>
>> i wont say that he was slow, but Tom Candiotti was the only player that I
>> ever saw ground out to the LEFTfielder.
>
> Please explain this because that sounds hilarious! How long ago was
> this and what was the situation? I imagine that he had to fall down,
> or was hurt?

1992. Los Angeles at Montreal. Candiotti was the starting pitcher for LA.
Candiotti hit a single to left (or so we thought). Moises Alou was playing
left for Montreal; he fielded the ball and came up throwing. Candiotti was
out by about a step and a half. We were sitting down the rightfield line,
near the LA bullpen. You could see the Dodger players falling all over
themselves with laughter. I remember Roger McDowell especially; He was
laughing so hard he couldnt warm up properly; somebody else had to come in
to get the Save, but I dont remember who.
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In article <bfsmgm$976$1@freenet9.carleton.ca>,
ai750 DeleteThis @FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Corby Gilmore) wrote:
>Todd (bacile99@yahoo.com) writes:
>> ai750 DeleteThis @FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Corby Gilmore) wrote in message

>>> i wont say that he was slow, but Tom Candiotti was the only player that I
>>> ever saw ground out to the LEFTfielder.

>> Please explain this because that sounds hilarious! How long ago was
>> this and what was the situation? I imagine that he had to fall down,
>> or was hurt?

> 1992. Los Angeles at Montreal. Candiotti was the starting pitcher for LA.
>Candiotti hit a single to left (or so we thought). Moises Alou was playing
>left for Montreal; he fielded the ball and came up throwing. Candiotti was
>out by about a step and a half. We were sitting down the rightfield line,
>near the LA bullpen. You could see the Dodger players falling all over
>themselves with laughter. I remember Roger McDowell especially; He was
>laughing so hard he couldnt warm up properly; somebody else had to come in
>to get the Save, but I dont remember who.

Tom Candiotti never pitched (or batted) at Montreal in 1992. Must have
been another year.

Only day that works is July 4, 1993, except McDowell *did* get the save.

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"M. S. Burton" <suburton.RemoveThis@u.washington.edu> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 23 Jul 2003, M. Zaiem Beg wrote:
> > On 23 Jul 2003, Alan S. Wales wrote:
> > ->Among active players, I'd have to go with Edgar.
> >
> > Hey, he had a stolen base last year, thank you very much.
>
> 'cause after all, he'd had a ruptured hamstring tendon; so he was down
> from 4 the year before...

I saw Edgar stealing a base back in '01. My friend and I were both shocked
("Did you see that?!?!?!?")

The slowest Mariner, though, has to be James Baldwin. A pitcher, true, but
as soon as he started from the dugout, you could get up, hit the restroom,
get a beer and an Ivar Dog, and be back in your seat before he made it to
home plate.
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