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Originally Posted by mirrf
I think it was this game, but my father and I were at Candlestick park, Giants vs Marlins. We got there a little early, and we were sitting near the Marlin's bull pen. 46 year old Charlie Hough was standing on one of the bull-pen mounds, smoking a cigarette. He puts his arms over his head and stretches left and right.
My dad turns to me and says, "I'm glad to see Charlie Hough still around baseball. He must be a great coach, because he was a heck of a ballplayer."
Me: "He's the Marlin's starting pitcher tonight." |
Love this story.
I have a soft spot for all the guys who should never, ever have been professional athletes. Whether it's the old guys like Hough, Niekro, Jamie Moyer and Julio Franco, or the fat guys like John Kruk, or the little guys like David Eckstein and Jose Altuve, they always end up being my favorites. Of all non-Angel players, Altuve is probably my current favorite. That guy is ridiculous.