Now that baseball season is upon us, how about a trip down memory lane... Let's pay tribute to baseball's most interesting personalities...
I'll start with a few, past & present...
1. Mark "The Bird" Fidrych, for his wild antics on the mound, talking to himself and the ball, insisting that certain balls be removed from the game, shaking everyone's hands in sight after the game, and endearing himself to America to the point he became a celebrity beyond baseball.
2. Al "The Mad Hungarian" Hrabosky, for his wild antics on the mound as well. He would take a deep breath, furiously rub the ball, pound the ball into his glove, storm the mound and stare down the batter. Fans loved it (but I am sure batters didn't)!
3. Turk Wendell, for his antics on the mound as well (see a theme brewing here?). He wore a hand-made necklace made of boar's teeth from various hunting expeditions. When he took the field, he slammed the rosin bag down on the mound, making the crowd roar (and of course a cloud of dust), and he superstitiously hopped over the foul line coming on and off the field. And, he never hesitated to speak his mind!!!
Let's keep the ball rolling, per se...
I'll start with a few, past & present...
1. Mark "The Bird" Fidrych, for his wild antics on the mound, talking to himself and the ball, insisting that certain balls be removed from the game, shaking everyone's hands in sight after the game, and endearing himself to America to the point he became a celebrity beyond baseball.
2. Al "The Mad Hungarian" Hrabosky, for his wild antics on the mound as well. He would take a deep breath, furiously rub the ball, pound the ball into his glove, storm the mound and stare down the batter. Fans loved it (but I am sure batters didn't)!
3. Turk Wendell, for his antics on the mound as well (see a theme brewing here?). He wore a hand-made necklace made of boar's teeth from various hunting expeditions. When he took the field, he slammed the rosin bag down on the mound, making the crowd roar (and of course a cloud of dust), and he superstitiously hopped over the foul line coming on and off the field. And, he never hesitated to speak his mind!!!
Let's keep the ball rolling, per se...
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