There was a stretch back in the 90's where
Juan Gonzalez seemed like a perennial threat to Hack Wilson's record of 190 RBIs in a single season (random trivia alert: Wilson picked up his 191st RBI in 1999 when an official scorer found an extra RBI on the books that belonged to Hack). He was a one-man wrecking crew in Texas from '96-'99 and had a big 2001 season in Cleveland.
After that, Juan Gone fell off the face of the planet, playing bits and pieces of the next three seasons back in Texas and Kansas City. He tried a comeback with Cleveland in 2005 and tore his hamstring in his only at-bat that year, ending his career for good. At least that's what we all assumed. His named popped up in some independent leagues, but never with a Major League club. Never until now, that is. Apparently,
the Cardinals are thinking about giving Gonzo a shot at spring training this year.
I don't know exactly what it was that sparked the Cards' interest. His mention in the
Mitchell Report, maybe? I mean I know
Jim Edmonds is gone now, but I don't think that a guy that's had as many torn hammies as at-bats in the past three seasons is really going to solve anything.
Is Juan Gonzalez Coming Back? - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog
01-18-2008, 02:27 PM
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