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</TD><TD>Baseball and Mullets: An American Tradition
Posted by John Renneke in The Clubhouse
June 8th, 2007
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<LINK title="Bugs & Cranks Category: The Clubhouse" href="http://bugsandcranks.com/category/the-clubhouse/feed/" type=application/atom+xml rel=alternate>About 20 months ago, the White Sox and Astros met on baseball grandest stage with the World Series championship at stake.
Friday night, the two teams meet again at U.S. Cellular Field but with a drastically
From the time he was a rookie, Flanagan was destined for All-Mullet greatness
different backdrop. Houston, welcome to “Mullet Night” on the south side of Chicago.
The way both teams have played so far this year, it’s actually a good thing to have some focus taken away from the game on the field and into the stands. And while it’s easy to dismiss the night as just another way the Sox organization is selling out to make a buck like their start time brought to you by 7-11 or their Giordano’s delivery of the game, baseball and mullets have a rich history together which is worthy of a night of recognition.
In that spirit, I’ve put together an “All Mullet Team” to celebrate/ridicule baseball’s finest players that proudly sported the trailer park look for the majority of their playing careers.
Before I start, I’d like to apologize in advance to Gary Sheffield and Ozzie Guillen for the lack of African-American or Latino players on this list. Just so you know, I did consider the likes of Bake McBride, Juan Gonzalez and Vinny Castilla for this list.
Starting pitcher #1 - Randy Johnson
Signing with the Yankees was the biggest mistake the Big Unit made during his career. Not only because he never fit in with the club and pitched progressively worse every year in the Big Apple, but because he was forced to chop the mullet in order to don the
Johnson and his mullet didn't really fit well with the Montreal lifestyle
pinstripes. Losing the mullet seemed to correspond directly with losing games in New York.
Now that he’s back in Arizona, he’s pitching better and should consider reinventing the mullet. At 42 though, it could take a while.
Starting pitcher #2 - Moose Haas
The first of several former Milwaukee Brewers to make the team, Haas looked pretty
On the other hand, Moose was a perfect fit for Milwaukee
much exactly like what you’d expect a guy named Moose Haas to look like. Haas also was one heckuva pitcher. He went 91-79 over his career with the Brew Crew and won his first six starts with Oakland before running into elbow problems which would end his career prematurely.
Starting pitcher #3 - Pete Vuckovich
Those Brewers teams from the ’80’s were full of mullets as you will find as you read. However, Vuckovich makes this list more for his appearance as an actor than for the mullet he sported on the field. Under the stage name “Peter Vuckovich,” the burly right-hander played power-hitting first baseman Clue Haywood in Major League.
“You really hit the sh*! outta that one” was one of several great quotes from Vuckovich in the most quotable movie in the history of all movies.
Starting pitcher #4 - Mike Flanagan
The ace of the 1979 American Leaguechampion Baltimore Orioles came into the league with a full-fledged mullet in the mid-70’s. While it got more respectable later in his career, he still makes a great pick for this team. He also was one of the most underrated pitchers of his time.
Starting pitcher #5 - Zane Smith
Zane Smith’s mullet was more of a pretty boy mullet than the other starters but it was a mullet no less. Unlike many mullets that are born out of laziness or being too cheap to spend money on a haircut, Smith’s mullet was a shiney, well-kept mane throughout his career. Unfortunately, no amount of shampoo in the world could get the Pirates and Smith past the Braves in the NLCS.
Posted by John Renneke in The Clubhouse
June 8th, 2007
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<LINK title="Bugs & Cranks Category: The Clubhouse" href="http://bugsandcranks.com/category/the-clubhouse/feed/" type=application/atom+xml rel=alternate>About 20 months ago, the White Sox and Astros met on baseball grandest stage with the World Series championship at stake.
Friday night, the two teams meet again at U.S. Cellular Field but with a drastically
different backdrop. Houston, welcome to “Mullet Night” on the south side of Chicago.
The way both teams have played so far this year, it’s actually a good thing to have some focus taken away from the game on the field and into the stands. And while it’s easy to dismiss the night as just another way the Sox organization is selling out to make a buck like their start time brought to you by 7-11 or their Giordano’s delivery of the game, baseball and mullets have a rich history together which is worthy of a night of recognition.
In that spirit, I’ve put together an “All Mullet Team” to celebrate/ridicule baseball’s finest players that proudly sported the trailer park look for the majority of their playing careers.
Before I start, I’d like to apologize in advance to Gary Sheffield and Ozzie Guillen for the lack of African-American or Latino players on this list. Just so you know, I did consider the likes of Bake McBride, Juan Gonzalez and Vinny Castilla for this list.
Starting pitcher #1 - Randy Johnson
Signing with the Yankees was the biggest mistake the Big Unit made during his career. Not only because he never fit in with the club and pitched progressively worse every year in the Big Apple, but because he was forced to chop the mullet in order to don the
pinstripes. Losing the mullet seemed to correspond directly with losing games in New York.
Now that he’s back in Arizona, he’s pitching better and should consider reinventing the mullet. At 42 though, it could take a while.
Starting pitcher #2 - Moose Haas
The first of several former Milwaukee Brewers to make the team, Haas looked pretty
much exactly like what you’d expect a guy named Moose Haas to look like. Haas also was one heckuva pitcher. He went 91-79 over his career with the Brew Crew and won his first six starts with Oakland before running into elbow problems which would end his career prematurely.
Starting pitcher #3 - Pete Vuckovich
Those Brewers teams from the ’80’s were full of mullets as you will find as you read. However, Vuckovich makes this list more for his appearance as an actor than for the mullet he sported on the field. Under the stage name “Peter Vuckovich,” the burly right-hander played power-hitting first baseman Clue Haywood in Major League.
“You really hit the sh*! outta that one” was one of several great quotes from Vuckovich in the most quotable movie in the history of all movies.
Starting pitcher #4 - Mike Flanagan
The ace of the 1979 American Leaguechampion Baltimore Orioles came into the league with a full-fledged mullet in the mid-70’s. While it got more respectable later in his career, he still makes a great pick for this team. He also was one of the most underrated pitchers of his time.
Starting pitcher #5 - Zane Smith
Zane Smith’s mullet was more of a pretty boy mullet than the other starters but it was a mullet no less. Unlike many mullets that are born out of laziness or being too cheap to spend money on a haircut, Smith’s mullet was a shiney, well-kept mane throughout his career. Unfortunately, no amount of shampoo in the world could get the Pirates and Smith past the Braves in the NLCS.