For decades people have looked at athletes and speculated that many don’t put the work into their careers that blue-collar workers invest outside of sports; I am here to tell you that Brad Miller does not fit that mold. Miller would play baseball in Sri-Lanka for $100 dollars if you put a baseball bat, a plane ticket, and a Sinhala dictionary in his hands.
I have greatly enjoyed learning about him from some of his friends and my friend; google.
Windermere, FL is home to 2,462 residents (2010) and you can count the number of paved roads using just your hands. Windermere has one ZIP code, one Area code, and takes up just over 1.1 square miles of land. But there is something in the water in Windermere; this I am sure about.
Paula Creamer (LPGA golfer for all our non-civilized readers), Shaquille O’Neal, Dee Gordon, and Johnny Damon all hail from this small town.
The next athlete put on this list very well might be Brad Miller of the Seattle Mariners.
Miller creates a big splash wi...
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PLAYERS:
Brad Miller,
Paula Creamer,
Johnny Damon,
Jeff Baker,
Drew Pomeranz,
Danny Hultzen,
John Olerud
TEAMS: Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies, Arizona State Sun Devils
TEAMS: Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies, Arizona State Sun Devils
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