Damian Miller probably retiring

[inari]

http://blogs.jsonline.com/brewers/archive/2008/01/25/miller-probably-will-retire.aspx

 

I don't think this has been posted here. I liked Miller in his brief time with the Cubs. He does, however, show how little the All Star Game means. It's unbelievable he actually made it.

[SouthSideRyan]

Damian Miller would have been a better starting catcher than Jason Kendall this year.

[Outshined_One]

He was a good defensive catcher, but that was about it.

 

Sad to see the guy go, but he had a good career and a WS ring. That's pretty good, imo.

[Post Count Padder]

Decent defensive catcher. Enjoy retirement Damian.

[CubColtPacer]

He was a good defensive catcher, but that was about it.

 

Sad to see the guy go, but he had a good career and a WS ring. That's pretty good, imo.

 

I would disagree that he was just a defensive catcher. He was better than the average catcher offensively 7 out of the 11 years he was in the league, and several of those 7 he was significantly better. He was certainly never anything special, but in his prime he was both an above average offensive and defensive catcher.

[cubbyvirus00]

cub killer

[RedFlash]

http://blogs.jsonline.com/brewers/archive/2008/01/25/miller-probably-will-retire.aspx

 

I don't think this has been posted here. I liked Miller in his brief time with the Cubs. He does, however, show how little the All Star Game means. It's unbelievable he actually made it.

 

I thought he warranted a spot in the All-Star moreso the Joe Girardi of a few yrs ago...

[FergieJ31]

My favorite memory of Damian was an interview he did in early 2004, shortly after he was traded. I remember someone asked him about his previous two years catching elite power arms Johnson-Schilling and then Wood-Prior. It was a brainless sort of "Which of the four had the best stuff" question, which called out for an equally brainless, "laugh and say something non-committal" response you see 1000's of times on ESPN.

 

But Damian didn't back down, he didn't hesitate, he said "Kerry Wood without a doubt is the nastiest pitcher I've ever caught."