There was a time when it was really great to see
Rod Beck come in to close a game for the Giants, because he looked like a total badass and got saves seemingly with his balls alone (he threw about 85 mph). And also because that was around the time the other Beck's
Odelay was released, and the TV crew would inevitably show another fat drug addict in the stands wearing a Beck jersey, all of which gave the impression that a lot of great cultural forces were at play in the ninth inning. (Rod Beck tragically died of a cocaine overdose last year at the age of 38.)
In that spirit, the Mets have a minor league pitcher named
Tobi Stoner, who they should bring up just to spur jersey sales, and the Cubs have an outfielder named
Felix Pie.
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