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| Willie McGee |
Many years ago, Sports Talk Guru
Eddie Andelman mocked Red Sox GM
Lou Gorman when he dismissed any interest in acquiring St. Louis Cardinals outfielder
Willie McGee—a two-time National League batting champion. Pointing to the existing Red Sox outfield of
Tom Brunansky,
Ellis Burks and
Mike Greenwell, Gorman said,
"the way (those guys) are playing, where would we play McGee?" After that, every time
any Red Sox official pooh-poohed getting a star player, Andelman would resurrect the
"What Would We Do With Willie McGee?" shtick. Well, believe it or not,
when asked if the current Red Sox are in the market for a number two starter,
Dave Dombrowski actually said this,
"I don't even know where we would put him." Yikes! The more things change, the more they stay the same.
