Bagwell to officially retire

[mardigan]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2694888
Bout time

[johngateswhiteley]

my favorite Astro. he'll definitely be in the hall of fame....joined by his good buddy Biggio!

[Big Pimp_21]

Maybe the 'Stros can hire him as the hitting coach.

[leemajors]

Maybe the 'Stros can hire him as the hitting coach.

it would be nice to have him around the clubhouse in any capacity, the guys love him.

[cornbread]

Wow. The end of an era.

[mardigan]

I know, Bagwell introduced me to the goatee, and you know Cornbread how much of a role goatees play in my life

[cornbread]

^^^Without Jeff Bagwell, none of us would appreciate the importance of good goatee.

[mardigan]

So true.......

[johngateswhiteley]

Bags looked like a pimp today in his news conference. i was glad they made light of the fact that he is the only 1st baseman to have 400 HRs and 200 SBs. among others cool stats...

p.s. there is a poll on ESPN right now asking if Bagwell is a HOF. right now, every state says he is.

[mardigan]

Fuck yea hes a hof, he holds so many Stros records its ridicoulous

[slayermin]

I forgot that Bags actually stole bags. He went 40-30 twice in his career.

He made every at bat a spectacle with that squat to the ground stance.

He is a Hall of Famer for sure.

[johngateswhiteley]

I forgot that Bags actually stole bags. He went 40-30 twice in his career.

He made every at bat a spectacle with that squat to the ground stance.

He is a Hall of Famer for sure.

...i also think he was the only ever player to have 6 straight seasons of:

100+ Runs, 30+ HRs, 100+ RBIs, & 100+ BBs

think about that, totally amazing.

[MajorMike]

I would say he was like Fran Tarkenton or Dan Marino or Thurman Thomas because he never won a title, but those players were a reason their teams got to the championship. Bagwell did nothing the one year his team was in and got swept.