"I'm here to hustle my dick off and get chicks, and I've already gotten with all the chicks"
I'm gonna try and do a weekly post where I put the magnifying glass on a figure in baseball who exemplifies what it is to be a National Pastime National Treasure ™ and who better to start with than the Man, the Myth, the Legend himself- Eric Byrnes.
Now I know what you're thinking- "Cam, you don't blog for 3 years and when you finally decide to return and grace us with your presence you write about Eric Byrnes? WTF?" You know what I say to that? I SHOULD HAVE DONE IT SOONER! The guy always seemed to have a bit of a screw loose during his playing days but ever since he retired a handful of years ago he has really seemed to turn it up a notch. He is a true wild card who wouldn't let a little thing like getting released by a major league team deter him from going to tater town- on the contrary, he'll just join a local beer league softball team the next day.
But it stretches even beyond that to his job as an analyst for MLB Network today. If you think the guy was a loose cannon in his playing days you should take a look at him now. The guy delivers his insight and opinions in a frenetic way in which only he can do:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDKC_fOSbUo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDWYYDqkXR8
He couldn't go less than 110% if his life depended on it. He's basically Crank in real life, the sports version of Jim Cramer (sweet references 7 people are gonna get, Cam). A ferret on cocaine. He simply can't stop, won't stop. It's only a matter of time before the guy gets an even bigger platform because his enthusiasm is absolutely contagious and I for one cannot wait.
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