Don Mattingly
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I have a possible interview with him and need some "good" questions. I know there are some Yankee fans around here somewhere.
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ASK HIM IF HE WISHES HE COULD HAVE STAYED ONE MORE YEAR (1996 world champion yanks)
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There would not have been a 1996 World Champ Yanks had he stayed.
Ask him what he thinks about the future of the Yankees. If he thinks what George is doing is good or bad for the club's future. Letting guys who have the chemistry go (Tino, Pettitte, etc.) and signing guys who have the name and/or talent instead.
A friend at a card show gave me 2 Bowman rookie cards a few months ago, 1 of Mattinglys kid the other of Tony Gwynn' son.
I instantly felt real old. I'm sure he would gush talking about his sons career...jay
Website: http://www.qualitycards.com
Nah, ask him if he ever collected any of his own stuff. I know if I ever made it big, I probably won't but hey, I still have some time , I would buy up everything with my picture on it. Perhaps his thoughts on the Pete Rose epidemic?...
-Ian
yeah, ask him how he feels about his son playing the game now, that would be a great conversation starter
You can certainly do good by asking about his son and what he has taken from Donny Baseball.
Ask him his hitting philosophy and what he wants to give the Yankees this up coming season. Ask him what he looks for in a hitter and what advice he can give to someone like Jeter, Giambi, Williams, etc. How can he make better hitters out of them. Something open ended.
In addition to his hitting philosophy, you can go more into depth about how he approached the game when he was a player and what adjustments he made after Wade Boggs came on the team and why. (he did listen to Boggs about drawing more walks, I just want him to elaborate on that if you also think it might be interesting to ask).
You can certainly ask about Pete Rose and the HOF rules, what his take on it is.
Ask him about future aspirations like baseball commissioner and what he thinks of that position and overall contribution to baseball.
A few years ago, Mattingly was invited by the democrats to run for a regional office. Ask what he thinks about such gestures and if he could ever consider that say 10-20 down the line. You can add what his take on Arnold Schwarzenegger is. I mean, both men are type cast as being something else, one an action hero, and the other, a ball player. I think both men are so much more than that one-dimensional identity prescribed to them. They are both leadership material, in different respects of course.
One thing to remember about Mattingly, he is very humble and does not like to draw attention to himself or his accomplishments. So, asking about his son, the Pete Rose issue, his hitting approach, team goals, working with Torre, etc are all intelligent and does not put him in the spot light. Asking wether he should belong in the HOF or not is too childish and he already addressed that question. One has to be original.
Just my 3 cents worth.
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I think DG should conduct the interview, very well spoken!
I am such a big fan of his that I probably would be too nervous to conduct the interview myself. Perhaps and perhaps not. But being a fan of Schwarzenegger too and actually standing three feet away from him made me speechless and I froze up. He was on his way out with two body guards, but had I reacted quicker, I certainly could have had a few words in German with him. We live and learn I guess.
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I know, that is strange isn't it?
I know that athletes and celebrities are just normal people but whenever I talk to them I get so nervous all I can say is "hey can you sign this" even though I have rehearsed great questions that I am going to ask them...stupid!!!
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That was my ? too!
<< <i>thanks for the kind words MXracer!
I am such a big fan of his that I probably would be too nervous to conduct the interview myself. Perhaps and perhaps not. But being a fan of Schwarzenegger too and actually standing three feet away from him made me speechless and I froze up. He was on his way out with two body guards, but had I reacted quicker, I certainly could have had a few words in German with him. We live and learn I guess. >>
Check your PM.
By the way, what is the special occassion that you are interviewing him and how did you make contact?
<< <i>Ask him if he regrets not kicking the Red Sox A$$ES in the playoffs.
By the way, what is the special occassion that you are interviewing him and how did you make contact? >>
Well, I do interviews for one of my sites that I co-run. I also do celebrity (non-sports interviews). So, it's not a special occassion.