Baseball '06

[Lady's Human]

When people go from six figure salaries to being without income it's not uncommon for them to fall on hard times, as their life as a pro athlete is all about now, not later.

JR Richards, who threw over 100 MPH on a routine basis for the Houston Astros was found living under a bridge in Houston a few years ago.

Most sports don't have much of a pension plan for their players, and the average Pro career is very short. Until recently, the leagues did not offer much in the way of financial advice for new players, so they were kids with bunches of money, and spent accordingly. This left them with little to nothing fo rtheir future.

[RICHARD]

JR Richards, who threw over 100 MPH on a routine basis for the Houston Astros was found living under a bridge in Houston a few years ago.

Richards, A 6 foot 6 pitcher had a stroke, early in his career.

He was a monster and was pretty intimidating on the mound. He never pitched in the majors again-it's really sad to hear about him ending up living like that.

(I got into a fight with an Astros fan at a game about Richards and his stroke.
This loudmouthed punk was ragging me about the fact that the Dodgers would win the West because he was on the Disabled List.....I told him that if we won the division because of an injury/illness it wasn't worth it.....)


Karen,
That reminds me of a great story.

There was a bar that would give out free drinks after every homerun by the home team.....During one very important game the bar was packed.

One of the hometeam players jerks a tater into the stands.

THE CROWD WENT WILD!!!!!

The bartender, pouring for the house, gets halfway through before ANOTHER ball goes to the stands......


He finishes his job and starts to pour the second round...

He finished pouring THAT ROUND and when he gets back to the game he notices that the score is one run short.....


He finally realizes that he poured the second round of drinks on a REPLAY OF THE HOMERUN!!!