Wood vs. Wood #203

Last time 1987 cruised to a 7-3 victory. Who will win this time?

Jack Fisher strikes a classic pitching pose. I'm not sure if this is spring training, it might be Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. "Fat Jack" Fisher was a workhorse innings-eater for five teams, mostly the Orioles and Mets. In four seasons with some awful Mets teams (1964-1967) he led the NL in earned runs allowed three times and losses twice. In 400 major league games he went 86-139 with a 4.06 ERA. After his career he was a personnel manager for a printing company and owned a bar called Fat Jack's. In April of 1964 Fisher threw the first pitch at Shea Stadium; last month he celebrated the 60th anniversary of that pitch by throwing out the first pitch before a game at Citi Field.

Royals rookie Mike Kingery strikes a classic batting pose at spring training. The journeyman outfielder played for six teams over ten seasons. After his rookie season he was traded to the Mariners for Danny Tartabull. Kingery struggled with the Mariners and bounced around with several teams, finding by far his most success with the Rockies, for whom he hit .349 in 301 at bats in 1994. Overall in 819 games he hit .268 with 30 HR and 219 RBI. After his retirement in 1997 he opened a baseball school in Minnesota, which he still runs today. In addition, Kingery, his wife and their eight children have been performing gospel bluegrass music in concerts throughout Minnesota for the past eighteen years.