Bader has not been exactly tearing it up at the plate after coming back from injury but I think that is not his main function on that team. Has he been stellar in the field?
The last guy that I remember that was a great centerfielder based soley on fielding was Ken Berry. Yes, I am old. And he was awesome in the field.
The ball player Ken Berry actually appeared in the movie Eight Men Out as a heckler. I think that is his only movie credit. Tip of the cap to John Sayles for a really deep cut on casting him.
Getting off topic a bit. Apparently the actress who played Wrangler Jane lied about her age and was only 15 when the show started. Because of California’s strict child actor labor laws the producers were not amused when they found out
Personal grooming ? Tom Petty is a hero in Gainesville and he got referrals and smoked in the bathroom!! I heard he also smoked marajuana in high school.
When I was a sophmore in high school a girl in my chemistry class (she was a Senior) was offerred a part in the Chicago production of Hair. They recinded it when they found out she was only 17.