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He must be a humble guy who didn't want to overshadow Winn.
On some Sunday mornings Albert Pujols used to hit at the same Ballwin indoor cage that I took my son to.
Clearly it is the new uniforms.wkycards wrote: ↑17 Mar 2025 21:53 pm I noticed Nootbaar was listed at 6'1 on the mlb official webpage, and was for sure he was listed at 6'3 before.
Did some digging and found out they all got laser measured for the ABS system.
I used the Wayback Machine to look at the roster before Spring Training and found several players shrunk.
Fermin is actually an inch taller.
Not listed means they stayed the same.
Pages 6'1" to 5'11
Fermin 5'9" to 5'10"
Gorman 6'1" to 6'
Winn 5'11" to 5'9"
Burleson 6'2" to 6'
Donovan 6'1" to 5'11"
Nootbaar 6'3" to 6'1"
Siani 6'1" to 5'11"
Walker is a legit 6'6"
Even pro baseball players fudge their heights.
Always wondered why Donovan looked short for 6’1Alex Reyes Cy Young wrote: ↑18 Mar 2025 22:39 pm This is huge IMO. It explains why Walker is so valuable he is a legit giant. Explains Burley lack of power. He’ll never be a home run basher at 6 ft. 6 ft 2 is a major difference. Height wise is a tix above an average Joe. Same with Gorman.
Donovan too. 6 ft 1 he should be able to send it all over the park and out of it. 5 ft 11 makes more sense.
Similar story. I ran into Barrett Jackman at a bar. He's listed at 6' but was barely taller than me and I am 5'9"Bomber1 wrote: ↑18 Mar 2025 15:36 pmOn some Sunday mornings Albert Pujols used to hit at the same Ballwin indoor cage that I took my son to.
We probably saw him take 200 swings over several weeks time. Great stuff.
My point is that I’m 6’2”, Pujols was listed as 6’3”,
His actual height was probably between 6’ and 6’1.
I suppose I can understand sports where physical contact or intimidation comes in to play…..but a 2b in baseball?? Perhaps even exaggerating the size of a pitcher….but DonovanLloyd Braun wrote: ↑19 Mar 2025 08:11 amSimilar story. I ran into Barrett Jackman at a bar. He's listed at 6' but was barely taller than me and I am 5'9"Bomber1 wrote: ↑18 Mar 2025 15:36 pmOn some Sunday mornings Albert Pujols used to hit at the same Ballwin indoor cage that I took my son to.
We probably saw him take 200 swings over several weeks time. Great stuff.
My point is that I’m 6’2”, Pujols was listed as 6’3”,
His actual height was probably between 6’ and 6’1.
On the other side... I walked out of a Mobile gas station as Kurt Warner was walking in. He was every bit the 6'2" he's listed if not more. He was huge. There's no way Brendan Donovan is only an inch shorter.
I saw Matheny and McGwire walking together at Frontenac mall and in passing Matheny wasn't much shorter, maybe 1 inch.Lloyd Braun wrote: ↑19 Mar 2025 08:11 amSimilar story. I ran into Barrett Jackman at a bar. He's listed at 6' but was barely taller than me and I am 5'9"Bomber1 wrote: ↑18 Mar 2025 15:36 pmOn some Sunday mornings Albert Pujols used to hit at the same Ballwin indoor cage that I took my son to.
We probably saw him take 200 swings over several weeks time. Great stuff.
My point is that I’m 6’2”, Pujols was listed as 6’3”,
His actual height was probably between 6’ and 6’1.
On the other side... I walked out of a Mobile gas station as Kurt Warner was walking in. He was every bit the 6'2" he's listed if not more. He was huge. There's no way Brendan Donovan is only an inch shorter.
Was in line at Quiznos with Big Mac during his playing days…..he appeared 6’5 at that timeAlex Reyes Cy Young wrote: ↑19 Mar 2025 11:59 amI saw Matheny and McGwire walking together at Frontenac mall and in passing Matheny wasn't much shorter, maybe 1 inch.Lloyd Braun wrote: ↑19 Mar 2025 08:11 amSimilar story. I ran into Barrett Jackman at a bar. He's listed at 6' but was barely taller than me and I am 5'9"Bomber1 wrote: ↑18 Mar 2025 15:36 pmOn some Sunday mornings Albert Pujols used to hit at the same Ballwin indoor cage that I took my son to.
We probably saw him take 200 swings over several weeks time. Great stuff.
My point is that I’m 6’2”, Pujols was listed as 6’3”,
His actual height was probably between 6’ and 6’1.
On the other side... I walked out of a Mobile gas station as Kurt Warner was walking in. He was every bit the 6'2" he's listed if not more. He was huge. There's no way Brendan Donovan is only an inch shorter.