Wednesday, January 28, 2004
Baseball Players in Movie Roles: OK, there was Pete Vuckovich as Klu Hayward in Major League (actually, a pretty good role). We had a slew of All-Stars in bombs like Little Big League and Rookie of the Year.
Reggie Jackson, Mike Witt and Jay Johnstone all appeared in The Naked Gun.
Basketball players and football players have also dabbled in Hollywood: Bob Knight, Anfernee Hardaway, Matt Nover and Shaquille O'Neal in Blue Chips, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Airplane!, Jim Brown in too many movies to mention, O.J. Simpson in the Naked Gun movies, Brett Favre in There's Something About Mary, Dan Marino in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
The point is, there are plenty of movie roles athletes can take without having to hold press conferences explaining themselves.
Hmm, I wonder what his bio will look like in the Indians' media guide:
... Single...Resides in Mentor, OH, just outside Cleveland...Attended college in Japan where he compiled a mark of 6-0 with a 0.77 ERA (46.2IP, 14H, 4ER, 14BB, 82SO) during his senior season...Averaged 15.8 SO/9.0IP this season and yielded only 2.7 walks/9.0 innings... Was also a film star while in Japan, becoming a favorite among fans of gay porn movies.
Sox fans, when do the Indians come into Chicago?
Reggie Jackson, Mike Witt and Jay Johnstone all appeared in The Naked Gun.
Basketball players and football players have also dabbled in Hollywood: Bob Knight, Anfernee Hardaway, Matt Nover and Shaquille O'Neal in Blue Chips, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Airplane!, Jim Brown in too many movies to mention, O.J. Simpson in the Naked Gun movies, Brett Favre in There's Something About Mary, Dan Marino in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
The point is, there are plenty of movie roles athletes can take without having to hold press conferences explaining themselves.
Hmm, I wonder what his bio will look like in the Indians' media guide:
... Single...Resides in Mentor, OH, just outside Cleveland...Attended college in Japan where he compiled a mark of 6-0 with a 0.77 ERA (46.2IP, 14H, 4ER, 14BB, 82SO) during his senior season...Averaged 15.8 SO/9.0IP this season and yielded only 2.7 walks/9.0 innings... Was also a film star while in Japan, becoming a favorite among fans of gay porn movies.
Sox fans, when do the Indians come into Chicago?
