I'm sure the photographer was going for a typical "catcher pounding the glove" pose here, but instead it looks like Paul Bako is preparing to unleash a five-knuckle shuffle on anyone who gets too close to him. Of course, we all know how much punch "Base Knock Bako" packs, if his .623 career OPS (62 OPS+) is to be believed. Am I right? Wait...oh no. Paul, I was just kidding! It was all in good fun! I love you like a brother - every one of your 32 hits for the O's were pure magic! Don't raise a hand to me...no...NOOOOO!Sheesh. With a quick-trigger temper like that, no wonder he's played for 11 teams in 12 years. For more Bakolicious humor, check out this tongue-in-cheek blog post at Royals Review.
Bako played for 11 different teams, and sucked for all of them! That's not easy to do.
ReplyDeleteHe is now a member of an NLCS championship team though.
ReplyDeleteYeah Deal. I guess there is something to be said for that. And he's got a nice pension coming.
ReplyDeleteBob - He must be one heck of a defender, huh?
ReplyDeletedeal - Yeah, I was hoping to post this card when the Phils won the World Series a few weeks ago...but we know how that turned out. At least you've got 2008.
I hear Paul is a free agent again...here comes team #12
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