John Kruk on baseball tonight

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Anybody hear his comment? He was commenting on the Devil Rays first baseman not getting down enough to block a throw from the shortstop. He said he used to block them like a catcher, and that's how he was diagnosed with cancer. I know cancer's horrible and no laughing matter, but the way he said this was just so funny. I had also never heard this, so I looked it up and found that "Wild Thing" broke his cup on a pickoff play, and he was diagnosed with testicular cancer shortly thereafter. I always liked him as a player, and I bet he's a good speaker.
 

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I had a chance to meet John Kruk back in 1984/85 when he played for Larry Bowa in the minor leagues for the Las Vegas Stars.

This guy is really a nice guy and so funny. I followed his career and would ask about how he was in the Bigs with some of my buddies umpiring up there and they all said to a person he never changed, never was a bad guy to any of them.

Very refreshing to know especially in this day and age and it looks like he is the same way as an analyst.
 

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I really like and respect Kruk.


Penguin - what did you do in the stands to get the finger from Kruk ?
 

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penguinfan said:
So automatically you think it was my fault?
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Yeh somehow I would figure that much.

I hope you didnt call him a c...t ! :com:
 

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Scott-Atlanta said:
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Yeh somehow I would figure that much.

I hope you didnt call him a c...t ! :com:

Nah, butterfingers dropped a ball that he had to move exactly zero steps to catch so I got all over him about it. He turned and said something I couldn't make out so I explained a few things about his mother he was apparently unaware of.
 
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