I surprised to see that my favorite wrestler of all-time, George "The Animal" Steele, threw out the first ball at Fenway Park last before the Sox' game with the Baltimore Orioles.I also never knew that he once wrestled at Fenway, back in 1969. I also never knew that Fenway once host a wrestling card.
Naturally, the Animal took a bite out of the baseball before he threw it.
I guess he was the most interesting thing at Fenway last night, as the Orioles won, 4-2. (Have you noticed that the Sox and O's have exactly switched places since last September? Only the results haven't changed.)
Speaking of the Animal, I met him back in late October of 2004 at a swap meet in New Jersey. He was a nice guy, could speak English perfectly, and he saw my Red Sox hat (the Sox won the World Series three days earlier) and we chatted briefly about their historic win.
Then I got an autographed picture with him, and he asked me if I'd like to choke him out or he would choke me out in the pic. I said, "I would be honored if you choke me out, Mr. Steele."
So here it is. One of my prouder moments. Long live The Animal.
