From the item description on a Nick Bierbrodt card:

Nicholas Raymond Bierbrodt (born May 16, 1978 in Tarzana, California) is a Major League pitcher who is currently a free agent. In 2007, he played for the Brother Elephants of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.

Bierbrodt was shot twice in the arm and chest in an altercation at a Charleston, South Carolina Hardee's in June 2002.

In 2008, he played for the independent Long Beach Armada of the Golden Baseball League.

Played in China, in independent ball, and shot in a Hardee's. I've always been fond of Nick, but now I think he's my hero.