Given the genealogical manure that this blog sprouted from, I would be remiss to not give a mention to our fallen How Do I Baseball? warrior, Orioles first basemen Nick Johnson, and his most recent setback – another 15-day DL stint for a wrist sprain, which has now been extended to a 60 day rehab vacation.
I will defer the hyperbole, and the flotsam and jetsam of How Do I Baseball?’s Chairman of the Board’s career to the fine people of Deadspin for the moment, as they did a wonderful job of capturing the essence of Nick Johnson’s siren-like baseball qualities. However, I will leave you with this, their visual homage to #36:
Never forget.
Tagged: Baltimore Orioles, DL, New York Yankees, Nick Johnson, Washington Nationals
