David Wells

On this date in in 1998, David Wells of the Yankees pitches a perfect game beating the Twins 4-0.

"As of this writing, fifteen men in the history of organized baseball have ever thrown a perfect game. Only one of those men did it half-drunk, with bloodshot eyes, monster breath and a raging skull-rattling hangover. That would be me." 

David Wells

Born on this date, David Wells.

"The difference between Kevin Brown and David Wells is that both made your life miserable but David Wells meant to." - Joe Torre

David Wells

On this date in 1998, David Wells of the Yankees pitches a perfect game beating the Twins 4-0.

"As of this writing, fifteen men in the history of organized baseball have ever thrown a perfect game. Only one of those men did it half-drunk, with bloodshot eyes, monster breath and a raging skull-rattling hangover. That would be me."

David Wells

On this date in 1995, the Orioles acquire David Wells from the Reds for Curtis Goodwin.

"There are guys out there who've been on steroids who've taken me deep and I'm pissed off about it. I've never touched the stuff. I'm looking good with 200-something wins, done will all fat and muscle."

Boomer, Eck and other guys

 

A great example of uncles that you can have out there!

David Wells

Born on today's date, David Wells.

"The difference between Kevin Brown and David Wells is that both made your life miserable, but David Wells meant to." - Joe Torre

David Wells

On this date in 1998, David Wells pitched a perfect game beating the Twins 4-0.

"As of this writing, fifteen men in the history of organized baseball have ever thrown a perfect game. Only one of those men did it half-drunk, with bloodshot eyes, monster breath and a raging skull-rattling hangover. That would be me."

David Wells

On this date in 1996, David Wells signs a 3-year $13.5 million contract with the Yankees.

"I don't like him at all. As a manager, I think he's terrible." - on Joe Torre

On this TBS post-game show....

....David Wells' voice and speech patterns sound really close to John Kruk.

But he's making sense!

Mind-bender!

David Wells

Born on today's date, David Wells.

"I didn't like him (Joe Torre) at all. As a manager, I think he was terrible."

David Wells

On this day in 1998, David Wells of the Yankees pitches a perfect game beating the Twins 4-0.

"As of this writing, fifteen men in the history of organized baseball have ever thrown a perfect game. Only one of those men did it half-drunk, with bloodshot eyes, monster breath and a raging, skull-rattling hangover. That would be me."

David Wells

Born today, David Wells.

In 1998, Wells pitched a perfect game against the Twins. In his autobiography, Wells said he was "hung over" while pitching that game. Frankly, it is my understanding that Wells pitched many games "hung over" so I don't know that this is very noteworthy.

His autobiography also says that he strengthened his pitching arm as a kid by throwing rocks at homeless people.

(stunned silence)

What the?!

As much as it pains me to say so, maybe A-Rod is not so bad of a guy after all.

The City of Brotherly Love

David Wells has an article in the New York Post where he says this about Phillies fans:

"When I was in Philadelphia earlier this postseason with Cal Ripken Jr., Dennis Eckersley and Ernie Johnson for TBS, we got booed. We were just doing our show out in center field and people were walking by saying 'You fat piece of (bleep)....Tell Cal he's gay....Ernie Johnson sucks.' We're doing the game and TBS stuff and these Phillies fans are just f-bombing us to death. They are angry people."

He later goes on to describe an NFL game he went to in Philadelphia between the Eagles and the Bucs:

"Tampa won the game and advanced to the Super Bowl and we were walking to the car, and people were throwing bottles, breaking car windows, and kicking car doors."

This sounds like post-apocalyptic Thunderdome in those Mad Max movies if you ask me.

Is Queen Tina Turner with that mohawk around somewhere directing these people?

Do they have an arena out back where gladiators fight and the blood-thirsty crowd chants, "Two men enter, one man leaves?"

What's with this place?

You know, Philly might be a cool place to visit for a day or two if you want to get your freak on but I don't know if I would want to live there.

Just sayin.