Player Profile: Randy Bass (You Want To Read This One)

Therion · May 19, 2009

Today's profile at http://therion.today.com features Randy Bass. How can one have a successful, even legendary, baseball career while completely failing in the Major Leagues? Read and find out.

Card Magnet · May 19, 2009

Isn't there a Tom Sellick movie very similar to this? I know I've seen a baseball movie with a large-mustached man almost identical to this story.

Good read again - great way to kick my day off.

Therion · May 19, 2009

Card Magnet said:
Isn't there a Tom Sellick movie very similar to this? I know I've seen a baseball movie with a large-mustached man almost identical to this story.

Good read again - great way to kick my day off.

You're thinking of Mr. Baseball. Great movie but that was about a pitcher. COMPLETELY DIFFERENT! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

ccolwell · May 19, 2009

Great read as usual! Keep up the good work!

Card Magnet · May 19, 2009

Therion said:
Card Magnet said:

Isn't there a Tom Sellick movie very similar to this? I know I've seen a baseball movie with a large-mustached man almost identical to this story.

Good read again - great way to kick my day off.

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You're thinking of Mr. Baseball. Great movie but that was about a pitcher. COMPLETELY DIFFERENT! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Mr. Baseball is the one I was thinking of. I thought it was about the guy going to the Japanese league and coming close to breaking the existing home run record his new coach held.

Therion · May 19, 2009

Maybe I'm remembering Mr. Baseball incorrectly LOL It has been almost a decade since I saw it.

17ROCKIES12 · May 19, 2009

Do you know how many times he was intentionally walked at the end of the season he almost broke the record?

Big Mac McGwire · May 19, 2009

nice read

Therion · May 19, 2009

17ROCKIES12 said:
Do you know how many times he was intentionally walked at the end of the season he almost broke the record?

Unless I'm misunderstanding what I read, he was walked twelve times. The last team they faced that year was the same team the record holder had played for. They didn't want to lose the title. Kinda crappy but not unheard of.

Craig - 21hawk · May 19, 2009

Therion said:
Maybe I'm remembering Mr. Baseball incorrectly LOL It has been almost a decade since I saw it.

I believe you are indeed misrembering. Almost positive he was a slugger. I seem to remember a scene when he learns that if a pitcher tips his hat to you after he hits you it means it was an accident. Then when he is approaching the record he gets beaned and starts yelling at the pitcher to tip his hat. He won't, so it's on.

Craig

Therion · May 19, 2009

Afternoon bump.

17ROCKIES12 · May 19, 2009

Therion said:
17ROCKIES12 said:

Do you know how many times he was intentionally walked at the end of the season he almost broke the record?

Click to expand...

Unless I'm misunderstanding what I read, he was walked twelve times. The last team they faced that year was the same team the record holder had played for. They didn't want to lose the title. Kinda crappy but not unheard of.

Wow. I can't imagine that happening in the US.

tonsofcommons · May 19, 2009

BunchOBull · May 19, 2009

Therion said:
17ROCKIES12 said:

Do you know how many times he was intentionally walked at the end of the season he almost broke the record?

Click to expand...

Unless I'm misunderstanding what I read, he was walked twelve times. The last team they faced that year was the same team the record holder had played for. They didn't want to lose the title. Kinda crappy but not unheard of.

He might have been walked so a gaijin didn't own the record in Japanese Baseball???

Therion · May 19, 2009

BunchOBull said:
Therion said:

17ROCKIES12 said:

Do you know how many times he was intentionally walked at the end of the season he almost broke the record?

Click to expand...

Unless I'm misunderstanding what I read, he was walked twelve times. The last team they faced that year was the same team the record holder had played for. They didn't want to lose the title. Kinda crappy but not unheard of.

Click to expand...

He might have been walked so a gaijin didn't own the record in Japanese Baseball???

The record holder isn't Japanese.

EDIT: I'm purposely not saying who holds the record because he will be tomorrow's Player Profile.

BunchOBull · May 19, 2009

Therion said:
The record holder isn't Japanese.

EDIT: I'm purposely not saying who holds the record because he will be tomorrow's Player Profile.

Very interesting...I won't peek.

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