BEYOND THE BOXSCORE...Nicknames-Wally and The Clown
Prince of Softball...made successful transition from slow-pitch
legend to part-time Bear...credited with fueling Bears title
run in '97 by unveiling lucky orange pants...once-proud owner
of Bears highest lifetime batting average, now boasts highest
lifetime blood-alcohol level...owns a respectable .392 career
on-base percentage...gritty performer still provides late-inning
heroics with the glove...once stole teammate Steve Owyoung's
would-be girlfriend...hobbies-playing guitar and writing witty
headlines...led league in RCI's (runs coached in) in '97...set
record in 2001 for blowing through entire Contra Costa Times
buyout in a manner of months...was out of sorts for much of the
2001 season, but landed job at IKON Office Solutions where he
sold copy machines...hoping for a carbon copy campaign like the
one he had in '97...hoped to duplicate the '97 season magic by
donning the orange pants one more year in the twilight of his
career but failed to do so...his presence reduces the chances
of a dull night at the ol' ballpark...has made the successful
transition from print to printers...now back in the print business...once
a legendary single performer, now a proud family man...went through
a lot of personal turmoil during the 2003 off-season...hopes
it's all behind him now...famous quote: "Here's to one more
year in the sun."...now toiling on the sports copy desk
at the San Francisco Chronicle...made a slow-pitch comeback
in 2004...married long-time sweetheart Julieta in 2004...trying
to prove that the third time is the charm...resides in Alamo,
Calif.
LIFETIME STATISTICS (Thru 2004)
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BA |
SLG |
SO |
BB |
HBP |
OB% |
SAC |
SB |
50 |
7 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
.320 |
.340 |
9 |
3 |
1 |
.396 |
0 |
0 |