OT - Tracy McGrady to try baseball
Tracy McGrady wants to follow Michael Jordan's path to the national pastime.
The retired seven-time NBA All-Star is aiming to become a baseball player, and plans to try pitching for the Sugar Land Skeeters of the independent Atlantic League. That's the same team that Roger Clemens pitched for a couple of years ago.
Jordan famously played in the Chicago White Sox organization in 1994 during his first retirement from basketball, reaching the Double-A level.
A statement from the Skeeters says that it is a "lifelong dream" of McGrady's to play baseball.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10404273/former-nba-star-tracy-mcgrad…
February 4th, 2014 at 7:20 PM ^
February 4th, 2014 at 7:25 PM ^
moar like Jordan's "settle your bets and find yourself a safe house for a while."
February 4th, 2014 at 7:26 PM ^
if TMac goes on to become the greatest baseball player of all time, I guess his career will be like an inverted version of MJ's.
February 4th, 2014 at 7:52 PM ^
February 4th, 2014 at 8:10 PM ^
February 4th, 2014 at 8:14 PM ^
Maybe I misinterpreted. Either way, McGrath was damn good at basketball. That's my only point.
February 4th, 2014 at 8:24 PM ^
You understood what I meant (although it was supposed to be a joke).
February 4th, 2014 at 7:32 PM ^
I'm always amazed at athletes than can reasonably succeed at two different professional sports. In fact, I find it straight up incredible that a person can be so talented. Best of luck to him on his baseball career!
February 4th, 2014 at 7:58 PM ^
Oh how hard can it really be?
February 4th, 2014 at 7:41 PM ^
So he's gonna be a pitcher?
I guess that gives him a bigger chance of sucess than if he were trying to hit the baseball.
February 4th, 2014 at 7:50 PM ^
February 4th, 2014 at 8:05 PM ^
NBC Sports has a few select Tweets about McGrady's progress here - LINK
According to this, he's been working out for about two months or so and already has been able to pitch at over 90 MPH, which on its face seems pretty good. I must admit, watching a Skeeters game would be an interesting affair with McGrady on the mound. Actually, it would be rather fun if it worked out somehow.
February 4th, 2014 at 8:11 PM ^
February 4th, 2014 at 8:20 PM ^
Tigers gotta replace Smyly in the pen.
February 4th, 2014 at 8:54 PM ^
February 4th, 2014 at 11:06 PM ^
February 4th, 2014 at 11:18 PM ^
Love me some T-Mac. One of my favorite ever players. Best of luck to him.
February 5th, 2014 at 12:26 AM ^
I remember wanting a pair of T-Mac 2 shoes so badly when I was younger.
February 5th, 2014 at 1:12 AM ^
kids could have seen Bo Jackson in his prime.
February 5th, 2014 at 8:01 AM ^
February 5th, 2014 at 11:07 AM ^
Jordan famously played in the Chicago White Sox organization in 1994 during his first retirement from basketball, reaching the Double-A level.He didn't so much "reach" the AA level as they just put him there. He probably shouldn't have even been that high. He was around the Mendoza line that season.