Comments on: Of course you want to know Denny McLain’s thoughts on Stephen Strasburg

By: mazblast

mazblast — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 07:18:15 +0000

I didn’t say that any of the 12 surviving Senators fans had happy memories of Denny’s time there. I merely noted that he is one of the few Senators pitchers since “The Big Train” that anyone could name.

By: raysfan1

raysfan1 — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 02:12:56 +0000

Craig loves Ron Howard because they have the same “hair style.”

By: mickeylolich1968

mickeylolich1968 — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 01:26:03 +0000

McClain won 31 games in 1968. However, it was Mickey Lolich who won three games in the world series (all complete games) and hit a home run. In game seven, on two days rest, he beat Bob Gibson 4-1!

By: weaselpuppy

weaselpuppy — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 23:28:32 +0000

In a related story, Strasburg pounds a 12 pack, does 8 shots of Jack, then steals everything out of the clubhouse staff’s lockers so he can get in character to give an opinion about how big of a jackhole Denny McClain is.

By: paperlions

paperlions — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:57:10 +0000

Why did you post a picture of Ron Howard in glasses and a Tigers hat?

By: Detroit Michael

Detroit Michael — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:31:53 +0000

And yet you invested the time to read the post and comment on it even though the headline made clear that it was about Denny McLain’s opinion. Seems pretty inconsistent to me.

If you don’t like a post’s topic, just skip it. There are plenty more in any given day.

By: 18thstreet

18thstreet — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:29:23 +0000

Yes, posting opinions from a late-60s star will really bring in the pageviews. Next up: sideboob.nbcsports.com

By: Detroit Michael

Detroit Michael — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:28:34 +0000

I don’t think any old-time Washington Senators fans have happy memories of Denny McLain. Older Tiger fans still recall that Tigers-Senators trade as being one of the most one-sided in team history. It’s perhaps not a coincidence that the Senators related to Dallas-Fort Worth not long after they acquired McLain.

By: 18thstreet

18thstreet — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:24:53 +0000

We forgive you.

By: matlp57

matlp57 — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:21:34 +0000

I agree that McClain’s post baseball activities don’t paint a very flattering picture of him, to say the least, but he
has a point. He was the last guy to win 30 games, and the Tigers did work him into the ground, similar to the way that the Cubs did 10 years ago with Mark Prior and Kerry Wood. Prior never was the same, and Wood had to come back as a fairly mediocre middle innings reliever. So there is some history to suggest that the Nationals have valid concerns, why not have him miss a few starts for the rest of September and then use him in the playoffs, it makes as much sense as what they’re going to do.

By: spudatx

spudatx — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:21:20 +0000

I can’t wait for both candidates to accuse the other’s team of having gone oh-fer on the season and that their own team has only taken maybe a loss or two.

By: mazblast

mazblast — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:50:37 +0000

McLain was and is a world class jerk and thief, but he does know something about pitching, and he’s one of the few Washington Senators pitchers post-Walter Johnson that anyone can name.

By: makeham98

makeham98 — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:30:14 +0000

So why take up space with this dirtball’s opinions? Oh yeah, web hits must be down.

By: darthicarus

darthicarus — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:29:27 +0000

I really want to make fun of Denny but his rise & epic fall kind of speaks for itself.

By: Craig Calcaterra

Craig Calcaterra — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:20:29 +0000

Yeah, if only I had the moxie and greatness to bankrupt people and steal their pensions like McClain did.

By: dangle13x

dangle13x — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:14:19 +0000

but he has 13000 twitter followers he must be well liked! Cough cough fag got

By: dangle13x

dangle13x — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:09:19 +0000

Craig gets my vote for most asinine writer on the staff. At least Denny McLain was on top, albeit for a short while, before his painful fall from grace. Craig Calcaterra is a blog writer bahahaha.

By: stlouis1baseball

stlouis1baseball — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:54:25 +0000

Undoubtedly Kevin. But don’t forget Dizzy Dean.
Make that…Dizzy (back-to-back double header) Dean.

By: natinals10

natinals10 — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:26:54 +0000

Shocked Craig found someone who agrees with him and then posted it here.

By: Gobias Industries

Gobias Industries — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:24:34 +0000

If I don’t find out Denny McLain’s thoughts on whether or not Melky Cabrera should be awarded the Batting Title, I don’t know if I’m going to be able to sleep tonight.

By: oldpaddy

oldpaddy — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:24:15 +0000

Wait a minute, this has nothing to do with the red sox???

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:22:04 +0000

“Folks, you never see it coming, it takes one pitch, one bad wind-up, one bad anything….”

One screwing?

By: sdelmonte

sdelmonte — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:14:48 +0000

The White Sox Fan in Chief and the former governor of Red Sox Nation will probably agree that it’s best for Strasburg to not pitch when their teams are playing.

By: amaninwhite

amaninwhite — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:03:05 +0000

Paul Ryan. Dammit!!

By: amaninwhite

amaninwhite — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:02:27 +0000

Romney will claim that benching Strasburg is another example of individual rights being trampled on by those in power who are hell-bent on interfering with the natural progression of a player’s career. Natural competition should dictate how his career will play out.

Obama will claim that sitting him is in the overall best interest of the franchise as well as the fans, in that protecting Strasburg’s health will help ensure the long-term competitiveness of the club, and will lead to sustained fan interest and ultimately more revenue for the team.

Romney will counter that there’s no guarantee that Strasburg will stay healthy in spite of shutting him down, and that it’s in the team’s best interest to succeed while the opportunity presents itself.

Obama will counter that the potential to overwork a young pitcher, especially one coming back from injury, is very real, citing the examples of Kerry Wood, Mark Prior and Doc Gooden.

Pat Ryan will counter that none of those pitchers were ever injured.

Joe Biden will counter that none of those men were ever pitchers.

By: raysfan1

raysfan1 — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:01:41 +0000

It was bad enough when Curt Schilling said Strasburg should have been handled differently. Now I find myself in a complete state of cognitive dissonance.

By: kevinleaptrot

kevinleaptrot — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:54:01 +0000

Something tells me that Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson are preparing a joint statement on Strasburg’s shutdown. They should be the only two left at this point.

By: shaggylocks

shaggylocks — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:49:17 +0000

If this doesn’t come up in the Presidental debates then I don’t even want a President.

By: unlost1

unlost1 — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:38:11 +0000

CarpeDiem to that guy because he exposed the irrationality of the matter