The guy has won two world series yet people don't know what to make of him and talk about him never wearing a jockstrap.

And Fergie Jenkins never put on a gorilla mask.

I wonder if the quote got mangled somehow because the rest of his statement seems like he's disparaging the "never wore a jockstrap" comments.

I'm pretty sure Theo wore a jockstrap in college, and unlike most MLB players, shows no sign of permanent retardation from it.

Still love Fergie Jenkins, whatever he meant.

Are there any Cubs left alive from their last WS team?

Jus wonderin Fergie.

It's fun that baseball fans under age 35, unless historians, might find "modern era" stats unthinkable.

Fergie Jenkins completed 30 of 39 games in 1971, and went 24-13 with 2 no decisions and a 143 ERA+.

He won 20 games 6 consecutive years and 7 out of 8, total of 166 in that span.

30 decisions 10 times and 29 in an 11th.

That must seem weird to some fans.

Pedro Martinez career high in decisions? 27
Career CG? 46 (NOT a knock on him)

cool to have witnessed the last SP workhorse era as well as the specialization...

I wonder if the quote got mangled somehow because the rest of his statement seems like he's disparaging the "never wore a jockstrap" comments.

Yeah, the rest of the paragraph reads as if there's a missing "People say," in front of 'he's never put on a jockstrap though.'"

I believe I have Fergie's last year of play baseball card somewhere in storage. I think it was the 1984 or 1983 Topps.

Fergie's probably just hoping to land a contract to be in the rotation -- should still be able to outpitch Volstad.

“I really don’t know what to take of him yet,” Jenkins said Thursday in Calgary. “I tried to get a meeting with him and he was really busy.

I wonder if GMs appreciate this sorta thing or just find it annoying. Is it "Oh, Fergie's on the phone? Cool! But I'm super busy right now." Or "Oh geez, I can't be bothered with that nut. Take a message."

Are there any Cubs left alive from their last WS team?

Jus wonderin Fergie.

Andy Pafko

I wonder if GMs appreciate this sorta thing or just find it annoying. Is it "Oh, Fergie's on the phone? Cool! But I'm super busy right now." Or "Oh geez, I can't be bothered with that nut. Take a message."

Probably depends on the sense of entitlement the ex-player projects. "This organization means a lot to me, I'd love to talk" probably goes much further than "I'm a famous ex-player, who do you think you are not consulting me?"

Lennie Merullo is alive, too.

Yeah, the rest of the paragraph reads as if there's a missing "People say," in front of 'he's never put on a jockstrap though.'"

Agreed. I started reading that and inwardly cringed at another athlete-says-you-didn't-play-the-game moment, but then he seems to point out that if he can evaluate talent, then that's what matters.

Regardless, Fergie is awesome.

Are there any Cubs left alive from their last WS team?

Jus wonderin Fergie.

Hell, Fergie himself was only 3 at the time.

1. Fergie still works with the Cubs organization.
2. Did you know that he was the commissioner of a league? The Canadian Baseball League - lasted less than a season.

I wonder if the quote got mangled somehow because the rest of his statement seems like he's disparaging the "never wore a jockstrap" comments.

Agreed, I came here to praise Fergie's comments on the jockstrap, the clarification portion of it after the initial comment seemed to be a positive comment, bagging on the people using the never worn a jockstrap comments.