Ask Ed Herrmann

Max Power · 08-27-2002, 10:49 AM

Ed Herrmann, the former White Sox catcher, has agreed to a NetShrine interview.

Is there a question you would like to ask? Post it here. I'll try and include the best Q's in the interview. Thanks.

poorme · 08-27-2002, 10:59 AM

I don't know the exact questions, but he caught some fabulous pitchers - tommy john, goose gossage, wilber wood, jim kaat. How would you like to catch goose and wood in the same game?

was dick allen the jerk everyone says? what was chuck tanner like as a manager?

08-27-2002, 11:01 AM

Steve - I'd like you to ask him something like this "If a pitcher complained of arm stiffness, like Aaron Alvey did in the LLWS, and he played for your SD Cobras team, how would you handle it/what would you do?"

and-

"What precautions do you take to prevent pitcher/player injuries at such a young age?"

and-

"What does a young pitcher need to do to pitch effectively?"

and-

"in an ultra competitive environment like travelling baseball, how do you keep the expectation of the kids futures in check (or the parents expectations of their kid's futures)?"

Okay.. that may be a little overbearing.. pick and choose as you will. Good choice for an interview! Congrats on snagging him!

hmrsf · 08-27-2002, 11:02 AM

If there was one pitcher in all of baseball you could have caught, who would it have been?

Who slid hardest into home? Did you ever get the chance to pay back?

sweaver · 08-27-2002, 12:04 PM

What was the best team you ever played for, and what made them the best?

KCBOOMER · 08-27-2002, 12:07 PM

How do you end up hitting left handed but throwing righthanded??? Did you ever try switch hitting?

SmedIndy · 08-27-2002, 12:59 PM

What did it take to stay in the big leagues for as long as you did? How hard was it to keep battling to get the roster spot?

cubfan33 · 08-27-2002, 06:37 PM

What do these guys do as far as protecting their players from injury? Do they have a qualified sports medicine on hand at all games and practices? Do they work on mechanics? Do they keep pitch counts (bad measure, but it gives us hope if they do)? How do they expect 13 yr olds to stand up to a schedule that most college pitchers would break down on?

VNV Nation · 08-27-2002, 06:39 PM

Can you tell him that I keep trying him as a lefty platoon catcher in Sim baseball but he never hits, ever?

34 107 7 19 4 0 3 12 5 15 .178 .219 .299

the last time I tried him, this in a great hitters' park (Baker Bowl).

Max Power · 08-27-2002, 07:08 PM

Thanks guys.

08-27-2002, 07:46 PM

Which pitcher did you enjoy catching the most during your career?

pwdennis · 08-27-2002, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Doobster779
Which pitcher did you enjoy catching the most during your career?

and which did you enjoy catching least ?

Max Power · 09-15-2002, 08:36 PM

- - thanks to all for your input.

FYI, the interview is done and can be found at:
http://www.netshrine.com/edherrmann.html

08-27-2002, 10:49 AM	#1
Max Power NetShrine Creator & Curator Join Date: May 2002 Location: NetShrine WHQ Posts: 5,548	Ask Ed Herrmann Ed Herrmann, the former White Sox catcher, has agreed to a NetShrine interview. Is there a question you would like to ask? Post it here. I'll try and include the best Q's in the interview. Thanks. __________________ Steve, Forum Administrator "They come and they go, Hobbs. They come and they go." That's why there's NetShrine.com

08-27-2002, 11:01 AM	#3
CpUltravox Posts: n/a	Re: Ask Ed Herrmann Steve - I'd like you to ask him something like this "If a pitcher complained of arm stiffness, like Aaron Alvey did in the LLWS, and he played for your SD Cobras team, how would you handle it/what would you do?" and- "What precautions do you take to prevent pitcher/player injuries at such a young age?" and- "What does a young pitcher need to do to pitch effectively?" and- "in an ultra competitive environment like travelling baseball, how do you keep the expectation of the kids futures in check (or the parents expectations of their kid's futures)?" Okay.. that may be a little overbearing.. pick and choose as you will. Good choice for an interview! Congrats on snagging him!

08-27-2002, 11:02 AM	#4
hmrsf forum mom Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: relocation Posts: 4,298	If there was one pitcher in all of baseball you could have caught, who would it have been? Who slid hardest into home? Did you ever get the chance to pay back? __________________ NDF who shares good karma! Get a coaster! My cup is not only 1/2 full it is brimming! We don't need no stinking Arods!

08-27-2002, 12:07 PM	#6
KCBOOMER NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Home of the T-Bones Posts: 11,116	How do you end up hitting left handed but throwing righthanded??? Did you ever try switch hitting? __________________ KCBOOMER *Buck O'Neil: The Monarch of Baseball*

08-27-2002, 06:37 PM	#8
cubfan33 NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 1,359	Questions What do these guys do as far as protecting their players from injury? Do they have a qualified sports medicine on hand at all games and practices? Do they work on mechanics? Do they keep pitch counts (bad measure, but it gives us hope if they do)? How do they expect 13 yr olds to stand up to a schedule that most college pitchers would break down on? __________________ UTK available only at www.baseballprospectus.com "I was pulling for Pete and agreeing with (commissioner) Bud Selig that Pete should be eligible for the Hall of Fame," said Giles, now chairman of the Phillies. "Bud was close to making him eligible right after his meeting with Pete (November 2002). Right after that, Pete got into tax trouble (in California), and that delayed the process." - Phillies Chairman Bill Giles in the Dayton Daily News, January 25th, 2004.

08-27-2002, 10:59 AM	#2
poorme Guest Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: washington dc Posts: 2,625	I don't know the exact questions, but he caught some fabulous pitchers - tommy john, goose gossage, wilber wood, jim kaat. How would you like to catch goose and wood in the same game? was dick allen the jerk everyone says? what was chuck tanner like as a manager?

08-27-2002, 12:04 PM	#5
sweaver Netshrine Cleanup Hitter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Mountain State Posts: 8,883	What was the best team you ever played for, and what made them the best?

08-27-2002, 12:59 PM	#7
SmedIndy NetShrine's Historian Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Zionsville, IN Posts: 10,569	What did it take to stay in the big leagues for as long as you did? How hard was it to keep battling to get the roster spot?

08-27-2002, 06:39 PM	#9
VNV Nation Membership Suspended 11/19/02 Join Date: May 2002 Location: VNV Nation Posts: 2,952	Can you tell him that I keep trying him as a lefty platoon catcher in Sim baseball but he never hits, ever? 34 107 7 19 4 0 3 12 5 15 .178 .219 .299 the last time I tried him, this in a great hitters' park (Baker Bowl).

08-27-2002, 07:08 PM	#10
Max Power NetShrine Creator & Curator Join Date: May 2002 Location: NetShrine WHQ Posts: 5,548	Thanks guys. __________________ Steve, Forum Administrator "They come and they go, Hobbs. They come and they go." That's why there's NetShrine.com

08-27-2002, 07:46 PM	#11
Doobster779 Posts: n/a	Question Which pitcher did you enjoy catching the most during your career?

09-15-2002, 08:36 PM	#13
Max Power NetShrine Creator & Curator Join Date: May 2002 Location: NetShrine WHQ Posts: 5,548	- - thanks to all for your input. FYI, the interview is done and can be found at: http://www.netshrine.com/edherrmann.html __________________ Steve, Forum Administrator "They come and they go, Hobbs. They come and they go." That's why there's NetShrine.com

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