Stu’s Hunt Down: Scott Erickson
Posted on February 21st, 2008 – 11:23 AMBy Michael Rand
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The Hunt Down
Name: Scott Erickson
Claim to Fame, Minnesota: a handsome, brooding pitcher, Erickson played a key role on the 1991 World Champion Minnesota Twins, most notably in the first half of the season. He snapped off 12 consecutive wins from April to June, during which he was essentially unhittable (a 30.1 scoreless inning streak, an ERA of 1.38 when the streak ended). Elbow trouble led to a much less dominant second half. Despite his struggles, he reached 20 handsome, brooding wins, and provided a quality start in Game 6 of the 1991 World Series.
My exhaustive research (an e-mail to Sooze) found that Erickson also pitched a no-hitter in 1994 and was the starting pitcher when the Twins turned two triple plays in the same game and still lost. Erickson ended up being part of Terry Ryan’s first trade as GM in 1995. See if you can remember who the Twins got in return before clicking the link. If you had the right answer, it’s time to move out of your mother’s basement. She’s not going to live forever. Give her some space and some grandchildren. She’ll never say it to your face, but trust me, it’s all she really wants.
Claim to Fame, Everywhere Else: ended up having a better-than-average run with the Baltimore Orioles from 1995 through 1999, posting a 69-48 record before dropping off considerably in 2000. Attempted career resurrections with the Mets, Rangers, Dodgers and Yankees didn’t take, and he retired before the 2007 season.
Where He Is Now: is now better known as the handsome, brooding Mr. Lisa Guerrero.
Glorious Randomness: now that he’s retired and she’s no longer providing unintentional hilarity on Monday Night Football, Scott and Lisa have found time to co-produce A Plumm Summer, a film about a kidnapped puppet named Froggy Doo. Process that for awhile, then note that the film also stars Jeff Daniels, William Baldwin, the Fonz, the dead lady from Desperate Housewives, and … Lisa Guerrero. Process that for awhile, then note that it’s also based on a true story.
And that’s why it’s called Glorious Randomness.
10 Responses to "Stu’s Hunt Down: Scott Erickson"
Wha’? No In-ga Hammond references?
Can you be handsome if you have a mullet? Hulk Hogan says NO WAY BROTHER!!!
AZGG: RandBall doesn’t traffic in rumor or innuendo, and I refuse to violate the sacred trust that the Proprietor has placed in me.
Also, I don’t have access to CJ’s archives.
Inga Hammond, Elanor Mondale, and Lisa Guerrero. That is his most impressive triple play and should be factored into his PECTOA and all other stats I don’t understand.
+1, Clarence
I was totally going to marry him when I was 10.
“Buchanan wasn’t much of a major leaguer, while Bartlett is now their EVERY-DAY shortstop.”
…Wha Happened?
Inga Hammond, Elanor Mondale, and Lisa Guerrero. That is his most impressive triple play and should be factored into his PECTOA and all other stats I don’t understand.
It bears repeating.
Stu’s prose are brooding.
No Inga reference, unforgivable.
Game 6 91 world series. All guts nothing left in his arm that was real. Kept us close for “we will see ya tommorrow nite”
