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Ruben Sierra vs. Juan Gonzalez

Here's a funny anecdote I got an email about from a good friend who works at ESPN:

"met Tim Kurkijan for the first time in person tonight and he is one of the most legit dudes out there we were just shooting some sheeze and I said I'm from TX and he told me something I'd never known, that he was Beat Writer for the Rangers from 83-85 and then he lived in Dallas during the early 90s while writing for SI so anyway I said something along the lines of "oh yeah, the Igor Era....fightin' for them RBIs..." and he just goes OFF into this long tale about his days interviewing Bobby V and how Bobby always had to deal with the jealousy between Ruben and Juan....so much so he actually had to stick Kevin Reimer after Ruben in the order cause if Ruben knew Juan was right behind him and there was a runner on third and less than two outs, he'd swing at (quoting Tim quoting Bobby V) "Any crap they throw up there" desperate for a Sac Fly instead of taking pitches and walking like he should....all because he just didn't want Juan to get the RBI!! Quoting Timmy K again (in an incredulous voice) "Sierra didn't care if Reimer got the Sac Fly behind him, he just didn't want it going to Gonzalez!!"'

Perhaps an additional reason why Sierra got shipped out?

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Ah
The Village Idiot...

by hightowersmith on Sep 20, 2007 8:51 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Really?
That's hilarious and probably completely true.

by rangeressary on Sep 20, 2007 8:51 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Doesn't surprise me
Ruben was the golden boy, then he started sucking it up right around the time that Juan came and was everything everyone had hoped Sierra would be.

I remember how fast I stopped caring about Sierra when that skinny Puerto Rican came up.  Juan was the scariest hitter in baseball for a few years there - he just dominated the batters box.  Sierra was supposed to be the next Clemente, and obviously that never happened.

By the way, this diary gets bonus points for having a Kevin Reimer mention...

by JBImaknee on Sep 20, 2007 9:10 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

i believe it
Remember Ruben and his entourage/posse? And his aspiring music career. But then, Juan has been married like 4/5/6 times now? Used to read Tim back in the old days as well.
With karate I'll kick your ass, from here, to way over there...

by hotshot215 on Sep 20, 2007 9:37 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Kurkjian
Did he write for the Morning News?

Or was he an ESPN writer based out of Dallas?

by hightowersmith on Sep 20, 2007 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kurkjian
was with the DMN in the early 80s

by Brandon Wilson on Sep 20, 2007 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

So its Juan's fault...
...that Ruben put on 35 lbs. in one off season and lost all of his mobility.  Interesting.
Put Mayberry Jr. back at First Base.

by Jukebox Joe on Sep 20, 2007 9:53 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

ahhh...
...now Mo Vaughn has a legit argument against Nomar joining the Red Sox.

by RangerMoto on Sep 20, 2007 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

thanks for the story
i'd never heard that either
Forget Johnny Bench, we got Gerry "the Jet" Laird

by ab03 on Sep 20, 2007 1:07 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Makes Sense...
I had always wondered why we couldn't have those two in the same outfield. Both were super-talented but head cases. At least in Ruben's case, he matured late in his career and seemed to turn into a good teammate. We're still waiting for Juando, though. What an incredible waste! That guy looked like a HoF lock but he didn't seem to care or really want it. I choose to remember him, though, during the '96 division championship season. Man, he was unstoppable that season at the plate, unstoppable against the Yanks in the playoffs, and great on defense too. I don't care what anyone says. Juando was the best player in franchise history when his head was right with ball.

by kentbenfer on Sep 20, 2007 3:19 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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