This man credits a failed swim across the Mississippi while he was playing for the Nashville Sounds in 2007 for turning around his career.
This man credits a failed swim across the Mississippi while he was playing for the Nashville Sounds in 2007 for turning around his career. Phil Niekro helped this man improve his pitch by jerking his hips towards home plate; he went on to be the first person on his team to win a certain award since Dwight Gooden did it in 1985. This player got screwed out of a contract when a scout noticed a deformity when he appeared on the cover of Baseball America with other members of the 1996 Olympics team. Before the 2013 season, this man was traded along with Mike Nickeas and Josh Thole to his current team. This man once made an emergency stop at Pink Nails in Queens for a manicure before a Mets home game. For 10 points, name this Toronto knuckleballer who won the 2012 NL Cy Young.
This man credits a failed swim across the Mississippi while he was playing for the Nashville Sounds in 2007 for turning around his career.
R. A. Dickey [or Robert Allen Dickey]