I was so busy this weekend I didnt get to go to Lous induction to mariners hall of fame or share any stories. As the moose from 90-94 Lou and I had many fun interactions in and out of the suit. But my first real experience with Lou was this; I believe we were playing the As one night right after he got to town. we had won 2 and were about to sweep them. so at the top pf the 9th inning i grabbed a big broom from the janitors closet and went on top of the dugout and started sweeping the top of the dugout..... they showed a quick clip on the diamond vision and all the sudden i hear a voice from down below, it was Lous; Moose get your ass down here...god damn it Tiger, what the hell are you doing? What are you trying to do jinx us? get off the damn dug out! get rid of that stick! of course the other players jumped in. i was pretty good friends with junior, Tino and Jay and they started reaming me!! I jumped off the dugout and ran to the area behind the dugout. of course we won, and i went out to high five all the guys. as i finish, i hear tiger, my office 15 minutes. i was like oh my frick... so i waited about 15 minutes (it may have been 20) and i walked in to the dugout. after a win the clubhouse was usually very jovial, music playing, people eating, especially after a sweep it should have been rocking. there wasnt any of that. i walk in and everybody just looks at me like im a dead man walking. junior gets out of his lazyboy and pats me on the back, dave valle looks at me, shakes his head and turns around, jay looks at me and mouths the words dumb..shit to me. i walk into lous office and he tells me to shut the door. he tells me to sit down. and he starts. (imagine in his voice) (im paraphrasing) Tiger..., baseball isnt just a game its a business.... and we take it very seriously. baseball is a superstitious thing and when you mess with it like you did today....well, we just cant have that....bringing out a broom? I thought you were a baseball guy. I start to say i am, i played for.. he cuts me off, it doesnt matter now, its too late... we think youre great, that whole rollerblading thing you do and you make the fans happy, but I cant have you deciding the outcome of games with your antics so we cant allow you on the dugout or on the field anymore... my heart sank and i apologized profusely (almost to the point of crying) he said thats it, you can go. so i turn and say something kiss assy like its been very nice getting to know you sir. I open the door and all the guys are standing there and they start laughing their heads off, i turn to Lou and hes crapping himself hes laughing so hard, the music comes on and the whole clubhouse has a real jolly laugh at my expense, guys are slapping me on the back and Jay handed me a big huge piece of watermelon ( my customary after game food) and says youre a real dipshit you know that tiger? (he was always so kind). it turns out that the 15 minutes after the game was so he could set it all up with the guys. ahhhh sweet Lou, you are one funny emeffer!
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 22:13:54 +0000