Okay, and why does Da Box even care about the eccentric -- some would say "wacky" -- old righthander? The four-time All-Star won 127 big-league games (and three more in the post-season) but was best-known for his, ah, irascible behavior and wacky (there's that word again) quotes. We even had a Batter's Box award named for him back in 2003 and 2004. (Um -- then we didn't any more.)
But the Andujar mojo lives on here at Da Box as well as in the spirit and gumption of all baseball fans. Celebrate the man's birthday today because ... well, hey, youneverknow.
- Here are some of the great quotes by and about Andujar, thanks to our friends at Baseball Almanac.
And because Andujar would no doubt want it that way, feel free to use this thread for topics wholly and completely unrelated to this Batter's Box holiday!