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_________ didn't pitch get to pitch that much in '91 because of shoulder problems, but he was a tremendously positive influence on the Yankees. When he came off the DL for the first time in mid-May, he seemed to energize the team. A showman and buoyant personality, _________ kept everyone loose with his antics on the mound. Best of all, he had a winning attitude.

Edgy MD wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 3:05 pm OREL HERSHISER IS CORRECT!!!

Born in Buffalo, his family moved to Detroit when he was six, and Toronto when he was 12, before settling in Cherry Hill, NJ when he was in high school.

HHe's typically misidentified as a Mormon (I certainly thought so on and off), but his background is pretty unique. Despite his slight build, choirboy hair, and dorky ears, he had some success on the ice, and wore a hockey player's number. He was also something of a flake, drifting away from school after barely playing his frosh year and being declared academically ineligible as a sophomore, but was pushed back by his parents and found his way forward.

Our next abstract comes off of the back of the subject's 1992 SCORE card.

_________ didn't pitch get to pitch that much in '91 because of shoulder problems, but he was a tremendously positive influence on the Yankees. When he came off the DL for the first time in mid-May, he seemed to energize the team. A showman and buoyant personality, _________ kept everyone loose with his antics on the mound. Best of all, he had a winning attitude.

______'s fabulous season was documented by Baseball Weekly, which declared him the NL MVP runner-up. How tough is he? As a child he was critically mauled by a dog and rescued by a neighbor's gardener. Dad XXXXXX says little _______ didn't even cry.