Theo Fleury is remembered by hockey fans for a lot of things: being short, substance abuse problems, ridiculous goal celebrations (see above), and being one of the greatest players in Calgary Flames history. Not quite content with that, he's apparently planning on playing some innings with the independent Calgary Vipers, the very same minor league baseball team that just traded a player for ten baseball bats. Said the Vipers' president:
Fleury's been taking BP and apparently isn't an awful hitter. He also currently owns a concrete sealing business, which seems a little sad for such a great player, but somehow totally appropriate for Theo. Truth is he seems to be in good health and his drug and alcohol problems seem to be behind him, and that's very good news."The fans love it. He's going to be out here Thursday night throwing the first pitch," said an unashamed Peter Young, president of the Calgary Vipers. "The league has said any time we want to use him we can and not go against our roster.
"He's a pro athlete and he's not likely to make a fool of himself. It's not like Billy Crystal standing out there who has played in a couple of celebrity games in his life. This guy played professional sports."
Hat-tip to my man, the aptly named Mullet, for passing this along.
