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Baseball is a thinking mans game. There are so many possible outcomes for every play. The game is played until a final outcome is decided. The game is like a ballot.
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A Cardinal Winner!
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63 year old male living in the Chicago land area (currently living in Aurora, Illinois), but still a life long St. Louis Cardinal fan. Go Redbirds!
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| Height: | 6' |
| Weight: | 290 |
| Bats: | R |
| Throws: | R |
| Schools: | Crete- Monee HS, Crete, Illinois, graduated 1966 University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana, Illinois, graduated 1970 |
| Relationship Status: | Free Agent (Single) |
| Kids: | 40 year old son; 32 year old son |
| Occupation: | Retired |
| Companies: | AT&T for 23 years; Burnett Consulting 4 years; Discount Records 12 years |
| Places I lived: | Park Forest, Illinois (suburb of Chicago), Champaign, Illinois, born in St. Louis, Mo |
| Greatest Moment in Sports: | Mark MacGuire's 70 Home Run |
| Greatest Event in Sports: | Bob Gibson's ERA in 1968 |
| Greatest Athlete of All Time: | Stan "The Man" Musial |
| Greatest Coach of All Time: | Tony Larussa |
| Most Fanatical Moment: | Waited all night in line to get tickets for a Rolling Stones concert. |
| My Sports Superstitions: | Don't step on the foul lines; Kick 3rd base when leaving & coming on the field; Point bat toward pitcher before each pitch |
| Most Disappointing Sports Moments: | The Cardinals World Series loses in 1977, 1975 & 1968 |
| Fantasy Skill Level: | I no longer play Fantasy Sports. I played Fantasy MLB for 6 years & won 2 Championships out right & tied for 1. |
| Sports I Play: | Bowling, Swimming |
| Nickname: | Drifty |
| Current Skill Level: | Grinder with some power; smart heads up player |
| Highest Organized Level: | Semi-pro Baseball |
| Athletes I've Played With/Against: | Several Minor League players, & 2 guys who went on to play Division 1 basketball as starters. 1 at The University of Illinois & 1 at Southern Illinois University. I coached baseball for 30 years & had 4 players who had a cup of coffee in the Majors & several players who were career Minor League & College players; plus 2 guys who had a career in the NBA. |
| Sports Trophies/Awards: | 4 League Championship trophies as a player; 16 League Championship trophies as a coach; 2 MVP trophies as a player in a Tournament; 2 MVP Team Trophies |
| Career Highlights: | Hitting a Grand Slam HR to win the district Championship game my Senior year in High School. |
| Career Lowlights: | Striking out 4 times in Conference Championship game Junior year. |
| Sports Injuries: | 4 dislocated shoulders; bone chips in right elbow; later in life arthritis in both knees, right elbow & right shoulder |
| Games I Usually Attend: | Baseball |
| Greatest Sporting Event I've Attended: | The game in which Stan Musial got his 3000 hit. |
| Sports People I've Met: | Stan "The Man" Musial; Ozzie Smith; Yogi Berra; Early Wynn; Jersey Joe Cunningham; Jim Landis; Kendall Gill; Craig Hodges; Ron Kittle; Carlton Fisk; Tom Brennan; Ernie Banks; Ron Santo; Muhammad Ali; Dick Butkis; Kenny Holtzmen; Steve Trout; Kenny Boyer; Bob Gibson |
| Sports Figures from my Hometown: | Kendall Gill; Craig Hodges; Steve, Pete & Jason Stanicek; Tom Weighus; Larry McCarron |
| Most Prized Sports Possessions: | My Stan "the Man" Musial autograph |
| Sports Trading Cards: | I no longer collect sports trading cards. |
| Athlete Autographs: | Stan "The Man" Musial; Ozzie Smith; Adam Wainwright; Colby Rasmus; Chris Perez; Early Wynn; Jim Landis; Jersey Joe Cunningham; Yogi Berra; Ron Santo; Billy Williams; Bob Gibson; Kenny Boyer; Tom Brennan; Ron Kittle; Carlton Fisk; Ernie Banks; Steve Trout; Bruce Sutter; Ken Holtzman; Tom Pacoric; Don Drysdale; Kendall Gill; Craig Hodges; Bobby Hull; Stan Mikita; Tony Esposito; Bobby Orr; Muhammed Ali |
| Favorite Sports Collectibles: | A Carlton Fisk autograph game used broken bat |
| Dream Sports Job: | Coaching in the Major Leagues after playing in the Majors. |
| Favorite Jerseys: | None |
| Favorite Ballgame Foods: | Hot Dogs; Peanuts |
| Beer of Choice: | I don't drink beer |
| Favorite Sports Announcers: | Jack Buck; Joe Buck; Mike Shannon; Bob Costas; Harry Carey; Jack Brickhouse; Al Hrbosky; Milo Hamilton; Skip Carey; Chip Carey; Tim McCarver; Joe Gareollga; Vin Sculley; Ron Santo; Chuck Gowdy; Jim Palmer; Thom Brennan; Tom Pichoric; Don Drysdale |
| Least Favorite Sports Announcers: | Ken "Hawk" Harrilson; Jimmy Piersal; Darrin Jones; Howard Cossel; Tony Kubek; Joe Morgan; Don Sutton |
| Favorite Sports "Experts": | Peter Gammons; Ken Rosenthall; Joe Magraine; Harold Reynolds; Mitch Williams |
| Favorite Sports Movies: | Bull Durham; Field of Dreams; Eight Men Out; The Monty Stratton Story; The Lou Gehrig Story; It Happened One Spring; The Final Season; A League Of Their Own; Hoosiers; The Rookie; The Natural; The Dizzy Dean Story; The Longest Yard (original) |
| Favorite Sports Books: | Eight Men Out; The Natural; Ball Four; The Bronx Zoo; The Boys of Summer; Million Dollar Muscle; The Sensation; North Dallas Forty; Semi Tough; The Iowa Baseball Conspiracy; Jim Brosnon's book |
| Favorite Sports Websites: | St. Louis Cardinals; St. Louis Cardinal Scout; MLB Baseball |
| Video Game Skill Level/ Playing Style: | I don't play video games. |
| Favorite Sports Video Games: | I don't play video games. |
| Non-Sports Hobbies and Interests: | Reading; Listening to music; Watching TV & movies; |
| Movies: | Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid; Mash; The Sting; Jesus Christ Superstar; Godsspel; My Fair Lady; South Pacific; It's A Wonderful Life; The Longest Day; Saving Private Ryan; The Windwalkers; The Right Stuff; Pearl Harbor; Avitar; The Star Wars Series; The Indiana Jones Series; The Lord of the Rings Trilogy; Head; Hard Day's Night; Yellow Submarine; Cars; Up; Wallie; Dancing With Wolves Apollo 13; The Day The Earth Stood Still(original); The Forbidden Planet; The War of the Worlds (original), Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, The Rookie, Eight Men Out, The Natural |
| TV: | Bones; All the Law & Order Shows; All the CSI Shows,; All the NCIS Shows; The Closer; Burn Notice; Royal Pains; Rizolli & Isles; Memphis Beat; Blue Bloods; Eureka; Warehouse 13; Mash; Quantum Leap; Kung Fu; Cold Case; The MLB Network; The Sci-FY * History Channels; Band of Brothers; Ken Burns Baseball & Civil War Documentaries; Tom Hanks NASA Story |
| Music: | 50's/60's/70's Rock; 60's Garage Rock; Psyhcodelic Rock; Folk Rock; Folk; Blues; Classic Jazz; Regaee; 60's/70' R&B; Classical; Dixie Land; Country |
| Video Games: | None |
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