Toronto Blue Jays coach Don Mattingly has the opportunity of a lifetime
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It will a whole new for the Toronto Blue Jays bench coach Don Mattingly, who for the first time in 39 years in professional baseball, will be experiencing a World Series, as the Blue Jays are set to face off against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
It's quite the heartwarming moment for someone has dedicated 4 decades towards a goal and now he can finally live it out.
Bench coach Don Mattingly making World Series debut after 39 years.
The Sportsnet Staff wrote about Mattingly's journey and how after so long he will get to live out his dream in the World Series. Not only was he a coach, but a great player, who never got his World Series chance.
"Mattingly debuted with the Yankees in 1982, a year after they lost to the Dodgers in the World Series. A six-time All-Star, nine-time Gold Glove first baseman, MVP and AL batting champion, Mattingly captained the Yankees in his final five seasons. He never reached the playoffs until 1995, when he hit .417 with a homer and six RBIs in the five-game Division Series loss to Seattle."-Sportsnet
It's unfortunate when good players never get to win a championship, it happens all the time in team sports, and it always leaves an asterisk on the players career report.
It diminishes their greatness, but in a team game, one player cannot dictate the outcome. Mattingly not only experienced that as a player, but as a coach as well.
"He returned to the Yankees as a coach from 2004-07 under manager Joe Torre and interviewed to succeed Torre but lost out to Joe Girardi. Mattingly followed Torre to the Dodgers as a coach for three seasons, then succeeded his old boss as manager and held the job for five years."-Sportsnet
Mattingly now has the opportunity of a lifetime with the Blue Jays. He can finally accomplish what he has always longed for, and while he isn't playing in the World Series, he can make a direct impact, and that should help remove some asterisks.
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OCTOBRE 26|750 ANSWERS Toronto Blue Jays coach Don Mattingly has the opportunity of a lifetime Will Don Mattingly finally live out his dream and win a World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays? | ||
| Yes | 644 | 85.9 % |
| No | 106 | 14.1 % |
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