John B Wockenfuss
Posted: Fri May 06, 2022 8:07 pm
I finally decided to pick up John Wockenfuss as a platoon catcher and it reminded me of something from my childhood.
In the late '70's, my uncle took me to a Tigers game and we went early to get autographs. This was the dialog:
Me: Who is that guy?
Uncle: John Wockenfuss.
Me: I don't want his autograph. He stinks.
Uncle: He's a major league baseball player. Give him your scorecard. (gentle shove)
Me: Why?
Uncle: Maybe years from now, you will appreciate his ability to hit home runs against left hand pitching.
So he signed my scorecard even after I said he stinks. It seemed like it took 20 seconds to spell out John B Wockenfuss.
And now I'm appreciating Johnny B's power against lefties. He has 4 home runs in his first 24 at bats.
In the late '70's, my uncle took me to a Tigers game and we went early to get autographs. This was the dialog:
Me: Who is that guy?
Uncle: John Wockenfuss.
Me: I don't want his autograph. He stinks.
Uncle: He's a major league baseball player. Give him your scorecard. (gentle shove)
Me: Why?
Uncle: Maybe years from now, you will appreciate his ability to hit home runs against left hand pitching.
So he signed my scorecard even after I said he stinks. It seemed like it took 20 seconds to spell out John B Wockenfuss.
And now I'm appreciating Johnny B's power against lefties. He has 4 home runs in his first 24 at bats.