Today, during the White Sox-Brewers game in Tucson AZ, Eduardo Perez hit a towering 3-run shot off of Chris Capuano in the 2nd inning. Upon rounding 1st, the 36-year old Perez high-fived his 1st base couch, and immediately cringed over in pain, and laid between first and second base for several minutes. Perez ended up leaving with a strained calf and required the assistance of a pinch runner to finish the homerun trot.
Not only were myself and the announcers in shock over something neither of us at ever seen, the true parody and happenstance of baseball shone through on this play. Had Craig Counsell not botched a throw on the previous play, Perez would not have had the at-bat, and thus probably would not have gotten hurt. However, this worked out well for Perez anyways. He was already hitting a ton this spring, and since this injury will sideline him for the rest of the Cactus League season, he will most definitely make the team based on his performance up until now.
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touch with baseball when his childhood heroes Robin Yount, Paul Molitor, and Jim Gantner retired but the Great Home Run Chase of 1998 reignited his passion. As a student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Erik became involved with the campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity. With this group Erik traveled to Portland, OR and Baltimore, MD to work on construction projects and help the group raise $25,000 to partially sponsor a house in Milwaukee. Also at UWM, Erik met Peter Nagel. The two attended their first Brewers game together during Opening Weekend 2003. Despite their failure to ignite the coals at their first tailgate, the two had a blast and were soon making weekly trips to the ballpark. Erik has gone on to several colleges and changed careers several times, and has moved all the way out to New Hampshire, but has always stayed true to his baseball roots by holding part-time stadium usher jobs. To this day he looks back fondly on his incredible cross-country journey.
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