Posts belonging to Category Prospects/Rookies

The Golden Sombrero presents Rookie Card Corner: Colby Lewis 2000 Bowman Draft Picks

Fun Fact: Colby lead Japan’s Central League in strikeouts in both 2008(189) and 2009(186) as a member of the Hiroshima Carp.

The Golden Sombrero presents Rookie Card Corner: Pat Burrell 1999 Bowman Chrome

Fun Fact: One of the greatest hitters in NCAA history, Burrell ended his three-year career at Miami with a .442 batting average (7th in NCAA history), an .888 slugging percentage (2nd in NCAA history) and a school-record 61 home runs.

Bonus Fact: In an interview with Penthouse in 2001, Burrell revealed that he doesn’t wear underwear.

The Golden Sombrero presents Rookie Card Corner: Michael Young 2000 Topps Traded

Fun Fact: Young played part of the 2008 season with two fractures in two different fingers.

Tonight on The Baseball Show, co-host Clint Evans[Diamond Hoggers] and I interviewed Batting Stance Guy. Just as we anticipated, he offered tons of great stories and was absolutely hilarious. Clint and I thought that we loved the game of baseball more than anyone in this world until we had the chance to talk to BSG.

Topics included:
-His favorite player Kent Hrbek

-How his ‘talent’ came about

-The story behind his faithful “wiffle” bat

-A great story about Joe Mauer

-Derek Jeter & Josh Beckett giving him a hard time

-We talk about those State Farm Insurance commercials with Carlos Quentin

-Joey Votto’s dismount and other players with great dismounts

-His stances to look out for in this World Series

-His thoughts on Brandon Phillips’ ‘pinata swing’

-MANY MORE LAUGHS!

You can follow Batting Stance Guy on Twitter and be sure to get his book Batting Stance Guy: A Love Letter to Baseball.  After reading it, I can honestly say that it is a must read for any passionate baseball fan.

Tuesday night on The Baseball Show, co-host Clint Evans[Diamond Hoggers] and I are excited to welcome Batting Stance Guy, Gar Ryness.  We will be discussing his passion for the game’s finest details, his book, and the joys of interacting with professional players. We will also hear his thoughts on the 2010 postseason and like any episode of The Baseball Show, there will be plenty of laughs along the way.

Gar claims that it is the ‘least marketable skill in America’; we claim that it is genius.

Follow Batting Stance Guy on Twitter, and buy his book Batting Stance Guy: A Love Letter to Baseball(on Amazon) which is exactly as it sounds.  He does a tremendous job capturing all of his craziest thoughts on the game and his presentation of them, just like in real life, is outstanding.  For those who grew up on ’80s and ’90s baseball, reading it is a trip down memory lane.

The show begins at 6:30pm EST and will be broadcast live on TheSportsRadio.com, as well as on our sites.  When you go to TheSportsRadio.com, click “Listen Now,” and then pick your desired software.