OF Lew Ford joins the organization
Mar. 13, 2009 | 11:47 pm
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By Jack Etkin
Lew Ford, a right-handed hitting outfielder, signed a minor league contract with the Rockies. The 32-year-old Ford played all or parts of five seasons with the Twins before going to Japan in 2008 where he batted 129 times in 47 games for the Hanshin Tigers and hit .225 with three homers and 11 RBI.
Ford’s best season with the Twins was 2004 when he hit .299 with 15 homers, 72 RBI, a .381 on-base percentage and 20 stolen bases in 154 games. He played 147 games for them in 2005 and hit .264 with seven homers and 53 RBI.
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Isn’t he the dude who tried to iron a shirt while wearing it and burned himself?
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Jeff – It was John Smoltz that used himself as an ironing board.
Actually Ford burned himself while ironing a shirt, but he was not wearing the shirt, although that is the way the story was told. Jim Caple of espn.com has the details.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=caple/040512
Tracy, thanks for the link.
Lew’s the man. So what if he burns himself and loves Star Wars. The Rockies are lucky to have him.
Being a twins fan in MN, there are alot of Lew Ford stories that would make you shake you head…..He had a perchant for staying up all night playing dungons and dragons online–especially on the road when his wife wasn’t there to babysit him…..and when right before a long roadtrip his laptop died, so he brought his pc on the road….yes, the keyboard, tower, and screen…..
He also shaved his “goatee” in the middle of a game once.
Bottom line is Lew Ford seems to enjoy the game or he wouldn’t still be play and he enjoys life. He has fun with his free time in a way that does not harm anyone.
his new game is “World of Warcraft”
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