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Why I Love Pro-Wrestling: The Demon
Dale Torborg was born into a baseball family. His father, Jeff Torborg, was a professional baseball player and manager for Major League Baseball. Jeff played in the minors for the Los Angeles Dodgers and eventually made his way up into the majors where, among other accomplishments, he caught Sandy Koufax’ perfect game in 1965. Jeff went on to become a coach which led to him becoming a manager. He…
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Lest We Forget: Tommy Brown and Jeff Torborg
Two men who spent most of their playing days with the Dodgers — the former in Brooklyn, the latter in LA — passed away recently. Tommy Brown is in the record books as the youngest position player in Major League history. During World War II, when many established players were in the military, youngsters like Brown, then 17, had an opportunity they might not have otherwise. He made his debut on…
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Lest We Forget: Tommy Brown and Jeff Torborg
Two men who spent most of their playing days with the Dodgers — the former in Brooklyn, the latter in LA — passed away recently. Tommy Brown is in the record books as the youngest position player in Major League history. During World War II, when many established players were in the military, youngsters like Brown, then 17, had an opportunity they might not have otherwise. He made his debut on…
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The Bookshelf Conversation: Michael Leahy (Part One)
The Bookshelf Conversation: Michael Leahy (Part One)
If you’re lucky, once in a while on your literary travels, you will come across a book that will be unlike anything you’ve read before. This is especially true if you concentrate on a specific genre or theme like mystery novels, biographies about your favorite personality or, oh, I don’t know, let’s just say baseball books. You’ve read so many of these things, and hopefully many of them are…
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Random Baseball Card #2363: Jeff Torborg, manager, Chicago White Sox, 1989, Topps.
Hey Mother Nature, didn't you get the memo that I burn cards outside? Rain aside the torch-ure chamber claims another prisoner to close out the month (along with my Mega Millions ticket, didn't hit any of my ten numbers, in Keno I'd get $5 for that) and it is a good one. I don't mean it is a good card by any means. Farthest thing from it. Now think to yourself what could be worse than a kicker, punter, or middle reliever card? Coach card! Or in the case of today's Burnee Madoff a manager card. Shredding through 2002 Topps packs was fun until I hit my first Lloyd McClendon manager card. It got even less fun when I hit my first Jeff Torborg. Jeff Torborg was pictured as the manager (interim albeit) of the Montreal Expos. Decked out in his “What are you doing here?” glasses and probably smelling of Werther's Original, Torborg was in Florida by the set's release date. Funny I say release because 38 games into Torborg's second season with the Fish he got his walking papers. That team ended up winning the World Series with 498-year-old Jack McKeon as manager. Torborg's kid was the wrestler The Demon. I'd extrapolate more but I don't need this turning into a ten-page essay on late 2000's WCW. So 2002 Topps Jeff Torborg, you didn't have the best of luck and neither do I. Let us burn in unison. Nevermind I'm going to go get shithoused and go see Andrew W.K. instead. Toodles.
Hiring Jack McKeon is drawing a lot of attention for the Marlins, but it's a mistake. Read why.
Joe Girardi will be a daily guest on Mike Francesa's radio show.
Jeff Torborg did that once.
Remember him?
Also, my book's available.
