Wednesday, December 15, 2010

From The Awful Jersey Hall of Fame

This gem from our friends at straightcashhomey.net

For many non-New Englanders this one may be lost on you.  But let me direct your attention to this link so you can fully appreciate the power and grace that is Rich Garces. 

Rich "El Guapo" Garces was for what amounts to the length of a blink of an eye one of the premier set up men in baseball, and attained near cult status in Boston for the combination of his effectiveness and girth. 

The Red Sox, in a good natured attempt to improve Garces' quality of life, asked the guy to lose a couple pounds in the offseason.  The problem was that once El Guapo slimmed down, he couldn't throw as hard, which effectively ended his career. 

One rumored story about Garces says that after signing with the Red Sox in 1996, he showed up to Fenway on gameday and security wouldn't let him in the building.  According to the rent-a-cop working security, there was no way that a guy who looked like Rich Garces could seriously be a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, and so he told Garces to piss off.  It took Garces a little bit to sort it out but his agent and then Boston GM (and professional fucking moron) Dan Duquette were finally able to get El Guapo into the stadium.

Rich Garces is also considered to have the best set of tits in Major League Baseball history.

1 comment:

  1. Let's be honest here. That isn't even a real jersey. Those are the real but are not even authentic jersey you can get at Olympia for $30 bucks. If you are going to wear a shitty jersey like that please buy the real one!

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