Ok, I have too much time on my hands this week, but I'd thought I'd share this on Baseball hall of famer Rube Waddell. This from the web site Bleacher Report:
Waddell, a Hall of Fame pitcher who won 193 games as one of the top pitchers at the turn of the century, would not have been allowed anywhere near a baseball field in today's world.
He would often leave the dugout and chase firetrucks on their way to fires, and he was easily distracted by fans who would wave shiny objects in the stands. But it goes on from there, as he wrestled alligators in the offseason and reportedly forgot how many times he was married.
He was an admitted alcoholic, and still, and many now speculate that he had either ADD, autism or some form of mental retardation. While he was one of the best pitchers to ever toe the rubber, he was a loose cannon to say the least and far from an ideal teammate.
Waddell, a Hall of Fame pitcher who won 193 games as one of the top pitchers at the turn of the century, would not have been allowed anywhere near a baseball field in today's world.
He would often leave the dugout and chase firetrucks on their way to fires, and he was easily distracted by fans who would wave shiny objects in the stands. But it goes on from there, as he wrestled alligators in the offseason and reportedly forgot how many times he was married.
He was an admitted alcoholic, and still, and many now speculate that he had either ADD, autism or some form of mental retardation. While he was one of the best pitchers to ever toe the rubber, he was a loose cannon to say the least and far from an ideal teammate.
