Throwback baseball call of the week...

The thowback baseball call of the week is Mike Gallego. Gallego made his major league debut on April 11, 1985 for the Oakland Athletics where he was the starting second baseman throughout their three year run of AL Championships. He did win a world series in 1989 with the A's when there was that huge earthquake. He also played for the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals where he ended his playing career. He was more known for his stellar defensive play (sticky) than swinging the stick. What most people don't know is that he played and graduated from UCLA. That's right folks he was a Bruin. You know he's got atleast 5 g's on on UCLA in the tournament. In December of 2004 Gallego was named the 3rd base coach for the Colorado Rockies where he now resides with his wife and three children.

WASTED!

Jerramy Stevens is a joke. How many mistakes is this guy going to make before he learns that he isn't above the law. He got arrested in Arizona for DUI charges. He told police he had only four 0r five margaritas. Try four or five Long Island Ice Tea's. You judge with the jail photo.

BEST TIME OF YEAR!

Bryce Drew-Valparaiso

Kevin Pittsnoggle-West Virginia


Wally Szczerbiak-Miami of Ohio

Just a Classic Name For Degens

With the help of my roommate Dick, who were discussing classic names in the 1980's and 1990's for baseball. He won the game when the best I could come up with was Terry Steinbach on the Twins not with his better days of the Athletics and he threw the name Candy Maldonado at me. I screamed with a call like that.
Maldonado from Puerto Rico was best know for hitting homers with a low batting average. Just think of a Puerto Rican Dave Kingman. The Candy Man played 15 seasons for the Dodgers, Giants, Indians, Brewers, Blue Jays (twice), Cubs, and finished with the Rangers. He made it to the postseason eight times and even won a World Series with the Jays in 1992. San Francisco fans aren't to happy with him (no it isn't because he didn't lick lolly pops) but rather because he dropped a can of corn in the 1987 National League Championship Series versus the Cardinals. The ex-Kansas City Royals Manager Tony Pena 2nd inning pop should have been a easy catch for Maldonado but instead he dropped it and it turned into a triple. Pena later scored on a sacrifice fly, which turned out to be the only run of the game. He is now a broadcaster for ESPN Deport es baseball games.

Steinbach



The Candy Man

YOUR NASTY!

Gary Gaitti who isn't nasty for his game but more for wearing a batting helmet without any ear flaps. The Rat or G-Man which ever nickname you want to use played 20 seasons for the Twins, Angels, Royals, Cardinals, Cubs, and ended his career in 2000 for the Red Sox. Trivia you should drop on your date, Gaitti went to North West Missouri State and was drafted in the first round in the 1979 draft.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Back In Day

Nick Anderson-The 13th year NBA veteran who played for the Orlando Magic, Sacramento Kings, and the Memphis Grizzlies. He is most known for playing on the Magic and missing four consecutive free throws versus the Houston Rockets in the 1995 NBA Finals.

Now

Anderson is now retired from basketball, but recently accepted a job with the Magic in the community relations department.

Back In The Day

Todd Frazier-He was the star player for the Toms River East All-Star team that won the 1998 Little League World Series over Japan. He batted lead off because his coach wanted him to get the most possible at bats in a game. He batted .600 in the tournament and added four homers. He was 5'2 and 110 pounds at the time.

Now

He is now a junior at Rutgers University and is the starting shortstop. He is 6'4 and 220 pounds. He is having a great career for the Scarlet Knights and is considered a very big time prospect.

NBA ALL-TIME ROSTER

PG-Magic Johnson. Not only will he control this team by getting the other studs the ball but he will also keep the team relaxed with his fun attitude. The team just needs to make sure he straps on a rubber each time. Another plus his he could give the team free passes to 24 hour fitness.

SG- Michael Jordan. Th greastes will play the two and give thsi team so much competitiviness. He won't let this team lose and will take every big shot.

SF-Larry Bird. He can flat out shoot and he provides some diversity to the team. That 80's porn stache doesn't help with all the groupies this team will have around them but that's okay he is from French Lick.

PF-Bill Russel. He doesn't have 11 rings and two college rings because he got lucky. The guy was nasty on the boards and nobody has won more.

C-Shaquille O'Neil. I don't care what anybody say's Shaq is the most dominate player to ever play the game of basketball. Not one player could can match his size and strength with the explosivess. Shaq has forced the NBA to change so many rules because of his dominantion. Even though there are four other studs on the team, every team they play will have to still double Shaq. He will also be able to come out of a bom box and become a geniue.

Coach-Phil Jackson. Some of you degens are going to say he had all talent when he won championships but he did win and you can't argue that. He is the very best at handling star players on and off the court with their egos. Something this team has plenty of.