speaking of Rod Beck

Many relief pitchers have been great characters, so ROD BECK wasn’t the only one.

But my favorite part of his career was when he was attempting a comeback and was playing minor league ball (AAA) for the Iowa Cubs in Des Moines. He lived in a motor home behind the stadium. Better yet, he let fans walk in and hang out with him. I never did it (I was in Egypt at the time) but people would knock on the door and say “hey Rod, can I use your bathroom?” and he would let them do it. Fans were also free to take cans of Coors Light from his refrigerator.

Here’s an article on BECK’S LIFE IN A MOTOR HOME IN DES MOINES.

Cocaine seems to have been a factor in his STUNNING EARLY DEATH in 2007.