Comments on: Steve Yeager

By: caseybatts

caseybatts — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:00:18 +0000

1985, San Diego Padres hosting the Dodgers. My senior year, my best friend and I were huge Dodger fans and had great seats, right above the Dodger dugout. As they warmed up along the side there, about an hour or so before the game, I shouted out, “Hey Boomer, when ya gonna hit one out?” and after waiting a beat, Yeager replied, ” Whenever I play.” It was so funny because we saw Lasorda turn and look at us like we were obnoxious Padres fans!!! By then, Mike Scioscia was the regular catcher so I imagine Yeager still wanted more playing time. He would catch for Seattle a year later.(played in the Roger Clemons 20 k game).

By: Josh Wilker

Josh Wilker — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:15:20 +0000

36. 35 : That's awesome. Thanks for passing that along. I take it Yeager didn't end up getting into a game?

By: Coach Grumpy

Coach Grumpy — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:35:57 +0000

35. I’m an Armada season ticket holder, and I have to say that it’s been great to see Steve on the field. We recently took our 13 yr old allstar team to the field for an outing and our manager got to throw the 1st pitch to Steve.
In June, The Armada made a road trip to Canada and became short-handed. Here is a blurb from the Armada website (www.longbeacharmada.com) about Yeager joining the active roster..

6/26/2008

The Armada are a bit short handed on this trip so the team is not using a DH–this is National League ball which means that the pitcher is hitting. With only have eight position players active, manager Steve Yeager is on the active roster. If there is another injury, he will play first base. Yeager has not been an active player since retiring in 1986 (that’s 22 seasons ago) when he played for the Seattle Mariners. To listen to the games this weekend go to http://www.calgaryvipers.com

By: Josh Wilker

Josh Wilker — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:28:07 +0000

34. 33 : That was a fun article. Thanks for passing it along.

By: Ian Capilouto

Ian Capilouto — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:22:06 +0000

33. I came across this article while reading the sports section last week and thought you may be interested to read about Yeager’s true love of baseball. You would figure that the guy is qualified to manage more than just an un-affiliated minor league team. Anyhow, I will be looking into Armada tickets soon enough. http://www.dailynews.com/dodgers/ci_9679152

By: sly jones

sly jones — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:20:13 +0000

32. Anyone else remember Steve Yeager as a Seattle Mariner? I wouldn't if I didn't have the baseball card.

By: Sushirabbit

Sushirabbit — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:14:57 +0000

31. 27, that makes tearing your hamstring sound like a good time!

By: Mister Ed

Mister Ed — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:12:59 +0000

30. And Steve Yeager was a nice guy too. When I was a kid, my little brother and I approached him for his autograph before a game at Dodger Stadium. He was sitting on top of the dugout engaged in a conversation with two fans whom he obviously knew well. My mom had taught me to not interrupt adults when they are talking, so I was hesitant about asking for his autograph. But my desire for his autograph prevailed and so my little brother and I politely interrupted his conversation. He turned to us with a big genuine smile, said something along the lines of "sure, I'll sign that for you", and signed for both my little brother and I.

By: Joe Romano

Joe Romano — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:44:50 +0000

29. My recollection of Yeager is a weak hitting catcher during the regular season, who came up big in the post season. I looked up his career post season numbers, and it was the World Series in particular where he excelled. In 4 WS he hit .298 with 4 HRs and 10 RBIs, plus 4 doubles. He only hit .198 in LCS, and .228 regular season in his career.

By: Josh Wilker

Josh Wilker — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:52:06 +0000

28. 27 : Thanks for sharing those memories, Joe. They made for a very enjoyable read.