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My Favorite Non-Red-Sox Player In The Major Leagues: Toronto OF Vernon Wells

By Administrator | May 9, 2007

I have played fantasy baseball for 19 years… with great success. In April of 2002, I traded for “Boomer” Wells of the Toronto Blue Jays… he has long-since abandoned the nickname “Boomer” and gone with his christian name, Vernon. Wells has helped my team finish in the money for five straight seasons, including winning championships in three out of the last four years. So I have plenty of reason to like the guy… but I have never liked him more than I do this evening.

You see, today I heard the following story from a friend. It was so absurd that I thought he was joking with me, but this evening I researched the story on-line and discovered it to be true… so I want to share it with you (or with those of you who haven’t heard it yet):

Last week, the Blue Jays played the Indians at Jacobs Field (in Cleveland)… and, as is often the case, some leather-lunged home town fans were razzing several of the visiting players. Center fielder Vernon Wells was one of the players that the fans focused their attentions on… and as the game went on the abuse became more intense. After tolerating the taunting for six innings, Wells responded in a unique manner.

He gave one of the fans — a guy named Jeffrey Raycher — an inscribed baseball.

It wasn’t an autographed baseball, per se… rather, it was a baseball with a message written on it — an inscription that had been personalized for the heckling fans. It read:

Dear Mr. Dork: Here’s your ball. Can you please tell me what gas station you work at so when you are pumping my gas I can come yell at you!!! Sit down, shut up and enjoy the game. Your favorite center fielder.

A picture of the baseball inscribed by Vernon Wells

The presentation of the baseball was a humorous, yet respectful, way of making a point… it wasn’t a Bobby Knight rant or a Frank Francisco leap into the stands… it was a player’s statement — a witty reminder that fans do not have carte blanche to be abusive just because they pay for a ticket.

It was priceless!

A message to Wells: Dear Mr Wells, you have got S-T-Y-L-E, man! Signed, your new Boston-based fan!

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One Response to “My Favorite Non-Red-Sox Player In The Major Leagues: Toronto OF Vernon Wells”

Dee Says:
May 10th, 2007 at 9:11 pm
Vernon Wells’ approach is to be commended, however, I prefer Mike Milbury’s and Terry O’Reilly’s approach much better - Hop into the stand and hold the offensive fan down as you beat him with his own shoe.