Welcome to an Untypical Baseball Fan Site!

Over time, I will be writing about 500 baseball players who might have been limited in Major League Baseball ability, but contributed to the game through hustle and a general love of the game. Please note that even mediocre Major League baseball players are amongst the best baseball players in the world -- very few high school and college players even make it to the minors! Please feel free to comment on the players mentioned, or send in some of your favorite players who fit into this category! It's a different way to recognize the greatness of our National Pastime! The thoughts expressed on this blog are purely opinion and are meant as a loving, good-natured tribute to our favorite game. Thank-you to the players mentioned on this site who gave us some good baseball memories.

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Now Pitching: Robert Priddy of the Pittsburgh Pirates and a Zillion Other Teams!

Mediocre Major League Baseball Players -- Robert Priddy
A precursor of the modern day baseball player, Robert Priddy's hobby was coin collecting. All sarcasm aside, Priddy was one of those journeyman ball players who looked old even when he was young. This gave him a grizzled veteran presence that, unfortunately didn't translate into much success during the 1960s. He did go 6-3 in 1966 with the San Francisco Giants, but I remember him going 3-11 with the Chicago White Sox in 1968. I think if Priddy was pitching today, however, he would earn a lot of money as a situational pitcher. He had good stuff as a starter and reliever, but just didn't live up to the promise, going 24-38 in his career for the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox, California Angels and Atlanta Braves.
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