PRODcast 186′s Old School Player of the Week: Ernie Camacho
Ernie kinda pitched for 10 years in the bigs, with the A’s, Pirates, Indians, Astros, Giants and Cardinals from 1980 to 1990. He only threw 262 innings in his career, 100 of them in 1984 when he was the “closer” on a shitty Indians team that finished in last place in the AL East.
He finished his career 10-20 with a 4.21 ERA, 1.508 WHIP, 45 saves, and 2.5 WAR.
re: that Brewers pic -- He was in camp with the Brewers in 1983, started the season at AAA Vancouver, got released, pick up by the Tribe, and spent his next four years in Cleveland. That sansabelt abuse is TROUBLING.
Since his retirement he’s given back and worked at schools in Salinas, and done work in the fight against Alzheimer’s, and set up foundations for youth education and baseball leagues.
We tip our cap to Fred Armisen’s alter ego.
