Posted on 02/20/2005 1:43:52 PM PST by llevrok
The days of the hot foot and the fake vomit are essentially over in baseball. Sadly, they perished with the advent of the $15-million salary, the breakup of the '93 Phillies and the unfortunate retirement of the funniest man in baseball history, Larry Andersen. The closest thing we have to a prankster or a flake is someone who refuses to tell us that they're taking it one day at a time, one who isn't afraid to be different and can smile even in hard times.
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Rare.
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