1. What is the proudest moment of your wiffleball career?
I would like to say breaking the color barrier, but I
took too long to do it. I did win Rookie of The Year,
but I sucked at hitting and I beat Bruce Longacre and
Mickey Kendall (Ugh!). Being on the cover of our
prestigious wiffleball calendar was unbelievable,
but...well it is still unbelievable as I show people
down in San Diego. Out of all of the wonderful
experiences that I have shared with this league, I'd
have to say that my proudest moment came when I hit
the walk-off home run to win the last Series At The
Sac championship in our league in 2003. This ranks as my
proudest moment, because it ended a long struggle in
this league, as well as a long struggle with my
pitching in that game.
2. What was the most embarassing moment of your career?
Wow let's see, have you seen my fielding? On most
occasions, that would be the answer hands down.
Having a video of me getting sidewalk slammed on my
own month (Black History Month). That was rough, but I'd have to say that
the most embarassing moment in my career though would
be my draft picks in 2002.
3. Okay, enough wiffleball...tell us more about this
"Chuck E. Cheese on 'roids" joint you work at.
Dave and Buster's is a giant arcade filled with
simulators and ticket games, which can be used to get
prizes (sound familiar?). It is also a restaurant,
which displays a menu similar to a TGIFridays, with
some more gourmet options. The thing that brings the
steroids aspect comes with the fact that the games are
modern (the most recent game is not NBA Jam) and there
are three bars that bring a nightclub aspect with
colorful and tasteful (from what I hear) drinks.
There are also billiards tables and a shuffleboard
table. Lastly, instead of having a rat run around
singing happy birthday to 4 year-olds, you have security with guns
(just in case) as well as guest ambassadors, dressed
in suits.
4. Can any women be found there, or is it a 24/7
sausage fest?
Please, would I work somewhere where you can't find
women? The women flow to Dave and Buster's like the
salmon of Capistrano. We have a night that has been
named, and I say this because this particular
ethnicity claims it, "The Asian Invasion," in which a
lot of college girls of all ethnicites come out to
cause havoc. I've even seen a couple of escorts and
I'm not talking about Ford.
5. What's in the CD player right now?
Kanye West "College Dropout."
6. DVD player?
Meet The Fockers in one, WWE Backlash in the other.
7. Gamecube?
MVP Baseball 2005.
8. Do you miss Ron Woodward and the rest of the
ThunderHeads?
Let me tell you something, if there is one thing that
I miss most about Chico it is the Thunder Rumble led
by Ron Woodward.
9. What time is it?
9:07 pm.
10. What life experiences are you missing right now by
choosing to instead answer these interview questions?
Playing MVP Baseball and going to Dave and Buster's.
I guess going out to the clubs with my roommate in
Pacific Beach as well.
11. Changing topics, just how damn hot was Ferris
Buehler's girlfriend?
Besides my girl (in case she reads this) I'd have to
say that she would have saved the Titanic, because she
could melt an iceberg or two (I just made that up,
unless someone has said it before).
12. Which leads me to my next question, can you list
your top 5 all-time original NES games?
5. Metroid
4. Baseball Stars
3. Super Mario Brothers
2. Bases Loaded
1. Tecmo Super Bowl
13. I can't believe you're ranking Bases Loaded ahead of Baseball Stars.
Let's just move on before I strangle you.
You mentioned you're getting married.
Congratulations. What role will the Road Warriors have
at the wedding? Will Pat Plummer be checking ID's?
Will Aaron Kemper be pouring wine? Will Anthony
Sanzone no-show? Will Dave
Cain be the MC?
The Road Warriors will
be right by my side. Dave
Cain will be my best man,
because he is "The Savior."
Curtis Henning and Pat
Plummer will be my groomsmen,
because without them my
girl would have left me
for having terrible drafting
skills. Jeff Register
will also be a groomsman,
because he likes my girl's
sister. Anthony Sanzone
and Chris Keefer will
man the smoking section,
but I will end up calling
them from now until 10
years from now only to
get no answer. Aaron Kemper
will be in charge of stirring
the punch with a resurrected
black bat, which is forced
to make contact with something
for a change. Luke Carriere
will show only because
he has the hots for my
cousin, something I should
have offered him when
he played. Last but not
least TC will be Master
of Ceremonies, because
without him there would
be no Road Warriors and
no "0-2, oooooohhh."
14. If you ever suspected your fiance was messing
around on you, how long would you wait before calling
"Cheaters"?
She won't cheat on me because as you know, "Once you
go black you'll never go back." I will however set up
something to where it will appear she is cheating on
me only to show the host that his lady is cheating on
him and jump him for being an idiot who thinks he is
tougher than he really is (Look up Simon Dean).
15. What's going on with The Black Hammer and John
Jaha?
Jaha and the Hammer are about to go on their own
victory cruise of being married for 25 years in June.
The Hammer still lays it down like she is from Black
and Decker and Jaha is about to be called up to the
A's due to their lack of offense.
16. Have your folks made a motion yet to adopt Dave
Cain, or at least find him a girlfriend?
Well my folks have wanted to adopt him since he joined
the team. As for a girlfriend, I think my dad has one
lined up as well as a bed to come with her at his job,
the Sleep Train, in Chico
17. Tell everyone how awesome our league was, in case
they haven't figured it out yet.
In the words of the great Bret The Hitman Hart, "It's
the best there is, the best there was, and the best
there ever will be!"
18. How in the world can you lead a happy life
without us?
Well the Kings didn't help, the A's don't help until
June or July. I guess I really can't. The beach is
alright, but they have beaches in Maine. If my girl
is reading this, then I would have to say that my girl
makes me happy. Her and Randy Moss with Jerry Porter.