Toronto Sun: Ron LeFlore: Went from convict to MLB player to losing his leg

Eek:

It had never occurred to LeFlore that his heavy smoking might cause him to lose his leg.

“I started having problems walking on my right leg and it started swelling up and my toes started turning dark,” LeFlore recalled.

“I had trouble getting my shoe on, so I started soaking my foot in warm water and wearing sandals all the time. Being an athlete, I had built up a high tolerance for pain ... I just let it go.

“When my toe turned black, I started picking at it — and a piece of my toe came off in my hand. When I saw that, I said, ‘Oh, my God!’ ”

That was when LeFlore decided he had better see a doctor.

Hat-tip to Tango’s blog.

Vladimir Guerrero’s informercial surfaces

Direct link to the video, the password is csm1 .

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Free agent Vladimir Guerrero is trying to duplicate the success of the Cespedes video:

Ken Rosenthal tweeted a link to a video of Guerrero taking some cuts, running, and demonstrating that he can still toss a baseball, and it’s well worth a viewing based on the early 90s infomercial vibe and for a glimpse of Vlad rocking an Expos cap.

Direct link to the video, the password is csm1 .