Tony Muser

On this date in 1997, Tony Muser takes over as the Royals manager from fired Bob Boone.

"Chewing on cookies and milk and praying isn't going to get it done. I'd like to see them go out and pound tequila rather than cookies and milk." - on teetotaler Mike Sweeney

Mike Sweeney retires

"We will support and fight and take a bullet for Ken Griffey Jr. if we have to."

Dude, it's not like you can ride his coattails into the Hall of Fame!

Settle down before you hurt somebody!

Bill Conlin no doubt thinks Mike Sweeney would have won it

For sure, he would have "bad-backed" that weak Brian Wilson stuff right out of the park.

Mike Sweeney

Born on today's date, Mike Sweeney.

Upper Deck didn't have a better photo laying around than this one?

Maybe it is even him!

So Mike Sweeney of the Mariners says......

.....that the reporter completely "made up" the Ken Griffey Jr. "nap story" because nobody from the Mariners told him that.

Completely "made up". There just aren't enough real stories in Seattle so this reporter was in a desperate state and he started "making things up".

Sweeney's proof?

None of his teammates would fight him for Griffey's honor in the clubhouse.

Give me a break!

Who is gonna risk injury stepping on a pillow fighting Mike Sweeney* in that clubhouse?

He should really go soak his head and come back when he is more lucid.

*.176 batting average this year. He should have been in the batting cage while he was doing his WWE shtick. I bet that he thinks they see him as a "leader" now.