The 2005 Hall of Shame dee-nee-a-thon

[Gantry]

The last dee-nee-a-thon was a success...  But a new year is upon us, we need to add new members to the RBI Baseball Hall of Shame.  I think we can do it.   I want to brush off 20 RBI'ers by the end of next week...

So go through your favorite RBI'ers trash and dig up some dirt...


76 Members Remaining


Tony Armas
Alan Ashby
Harold Baines
Kevin Bass
Dave Bergman
Bob Boone
Tom Brunansky
Rick Burleson
Randy Bush
Ellis "Tim" Burks

Will Clark
Doug Corbett
Danny Cox
Jose Cruz
Mark Davidson
Ken Dayley
Bill Doran
Doug DeCinces
Curt Ford
Julio Franco

Greg Gagne
Phil Garner
Scott Garrelts
Rich Gedman
Dan Gladden
Mike Heath
George Hendrick
Tom Henke
Willie Hernandez
Tommy Herr

Bruce Hurst
Howard Johnson
Ruppert Jones
Wally Joyner
Jimmy Key
Gene Larkin
Steve Lake
Tim Laudner
Jim Lindeman
Steve Lombardozzi

Eric King
Mike Krukow
Candy Maldanado
Don Mattingly
Lee Mazilli
Roger McDowell
Willie McGee
Jack Morris
John Morris
Matt Nokes

Jose Oquendo
Jesse Orosco
Spike Owen
Al Pedrique
Terry Pendleton
Terry Puhl
Willie Randolph
Jeff Reardon
Craig Reynolds
Dave Righetti

Don Robinson
Dick Schofield
Bill Schroder
Pat Sheridan
Roy Smalley
Dave Smith
Chris Speier
Marc Sullivan
Rick Sutcliffe
Robbie Thompson

John Tudor
Jose Uribe
Fernando Valenzuela
Frank Viola
Denny Walling
Rob Wilfong

[fightonusc]

Here's the list of people that we have and that we need from last year's HoS Dee-Nee-A-Thon

[Gantry]

Good job USC, let me repost the list in the first...

[Gantry]

Of coure I screwed up, there are 160 players in RBI, not 120.  That means we have 90 guys left....

Counting the HOS itself we have 90 left, yet there are 91 on the list.  I'm off one somewhere, and we have a long way to go...

[BeeJay]

John Morris wrote a book called Bullet Bob Comes to Louisville about his playing career.  I haven't read it in a few years, but it was pretty funny and I'm sure there's some HOS stuff in it.  I think I accidentally left it at my parents house though, so I'll have them send it next time they mail me something.

[Gantry]

Wow, Blank Morris wrote a book? 

Seems to be quite a few for sale on ABE Books if anyone is interested...

[ericdavisfan]

Don Mattingly got kicked off of Mr. Burns' company for having sideburns. 

Get off my field, hippie!

[ericdavisfan]

In searching for hall of shame material, I stumbled across a Padres entry that just missed making display in the Nationall Baseball Hall of Fame Museum.

It was a bumper sticker that says:

Steve Garvey is not my Padre

[ericdavisfan]

I randomly chose Candy Maldonado and found this website:

http://www.progressiveboink.com/archive/costumes/


It is a list of the 50 worst halloween costumes ever.  Check out #27, although they are all pretty funny

Edit -  I'm copying and pasting the part about Candy Maldonado, for those who might not want to click the link.  It's worth a look, if you've got 3 minutes to waste

27.  CANDY MALDONADO



It would be the best costume ever, were you not playing to an audience of fools.  Nobody remembers Candy Maldonado, so they would not understand your joke when you said, "I would like some ME" instead of "I would like some candy."  And in the rare instance that you go to the house of someone who does remember Candy Maldonado (like maybe Candy Maldonado), he'll ask you why you would say "I would like some candy" rather than "trick or treat", much less "I would like some ME".

[TβG]

this was on my MLB page-a-day calendar for yesterday Jan. 13:  DUBIOUS ACHIEVEMENT

Lou Whitaker forgot his uniform and gear when he went to Minnesota for the 1985 All-Star Game Event.  Whitaker had to buy a facsimile Tigers jersey from a Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome concession stand, and draw his uniform number on with a felt-tip pen.

[Nails]

John Franco (along with Al Leiter) had the ear of Mets owner Fred Wilpon, and was a major catalyst in getting Bobby Valentine fired.  He's known for being somebody who will act like your best friend to your face, and then talk shit about you to the front office.

Bobby Valentine, on Franco trying (and succeeding) to get him fired:  "I think John Franco thought he could manage and was going to manage, and it clouded a lot of the decisions he made. He was never in my office to help me with any information. Many players thought Johnny was in it for something other than the well-being of me and the Mets."

[Nails]

This is classic:

"There, passed out, was shortstop Rafael Santana, penis in hand... spraying urine like a fire hydrant."   - quote from the book The Bad Guys Won

Unfortunately, i have no other details than this quote.  I'll have to buy this book.

[fightonusc]

Possibly HoS worthy, possibly not, but the Cal Ripken/Kevin Costner urban legend is one of the best in baseball.

From The Baseball Page:

"Cal Ripken Jr. is at the center of one of the wildest sports conspiracy theories out there, one that achieved urban legend status and caused actor Kevin Costner to go on a radio show and discuss the allegations.

As the story goes, Ripken allowed Costner to stay at his house following the wrap of The Postman. On Aug. 14, 1997, he came home to find Costner in bed with Ripken's wife, Kelly. Ripken and Costner fought, leaving Ripken too hurt to play, so he called Orioles management and reported that he wouldn't be at that evening's game against Seattle. According to the rumors, management, not wanting to see Ripken's consecutive-game streak broken, concocted an "electrical failure" at Camden Yards that enabled them to postpone the game.

Because a lighting problem did cause cancellation of the game that night, the rumor spread, despite denials by all parties involved. Costner even called Fox Sports Radio in June 2001 after hearing several talk show hosts discuss the conspiracy. He angrily denied it and told the hosts if they continued to talk about it as fact, 'I'll take your heads off'."

[fightonusc]

Bobby Grich, also from The Baseball Page:

"The first back injury of many for Grich, was caused when he carried an air conditioning unit up the stairs of his home, in 1977."

[fightonusc]

Darrell Evans:

"Despite his fine glove, Evans tied an NL record when he committed three errors in one inning, April 11, 1980, against the Padres"



"Evans was called "Howdy Doody" or just plain "Howdy" by his Braves' teammates because of his resemblance to Howdy Doody (see image above). In 1976, Braves owner Ted Turner experimented with putting player nicknames on the back of jerseys. Evans had "Howdy" on his. Pitcher Andy Messersmith was given number 17 and had the word "channel" above it, thus displaying "Channel 17" on his back, the flag ship for Turner's cable network. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn was unimpressed and ordered the nicknames removed."

Source: The Baseball Page

[Gantry]

Solid, all three are worthy...  Never heard the Ripken/Costner story before...

[fightonusc]

All sorts of Dale Murphy info:

"He began his career as a catcher, but had chronic throwing problems, occasionally hitting his own pitcher attempting to throw out runners at 2nd base."

"Murphy is of the Mormon faith, and set high standards of behavior for himself. He refused television interviews unless fully dressed, and also refused to allow female fans to put their arms around him for photos. He would only endorse wholesome products such a milk."

"Murphy's moral views sometimes got him some heat from feminist groups, such as when he refused to talk to women in the locker room. In fact he refused to talk to anyone in the locker room if a woman was present. In Murphy's defense however he went out of his way to talk to female reporters outside the locker room."

"Murphy often would pick up his teammates dinner checks, but would not buy their beer on moral grounds."

Source: The Baseball Page

[Nails]

That site is a goldmine!   Great stuff, FightOn.

[TβG]

where's the love for my whitaker/uniform story, gant?  i think i've mentioned it twice now on these forums.

[fightonusc]

That is a quality story, Teddy. I think that Gantry just hates you.