
Personal:
Graduated in 1986 from Urbana (Iowa) Community School...named All-State in baseball and basketball in his junior and senior year...was a Third-Team High School All-America selection...selected by the New York Mets in1986 but did not sign...attended the University of Iowa where he earned preseason All-America honors in 1989...finished fourth on Iowa's all-time strikeout list (177) and fifth in innings pitched (218)...enjoys hunting...lists Willie Nelson as his favorite musician...he and his wife, Christi, have four children, C.J., Luke, Emily Ann and Abigail.
Graduated in 1986 from Urbana (Iowa) Community School...named All-State in baseball and basketball in his junior and senior year...was a Third-Team High School All-America selection...selected by the New York Mets in1986 but did not sign...attended the University of Iowa where he earned preseason All-America honors in 1989...finished fourth on Iowa's all-time strikeout list (177) and fifth in innings pitched (218)...enjoys hunting...lists Willie Nelson as his favorite musician...he and his wife, Christi, have four children, C.J., Luke, Emily Ann and Abigail.
I think Cal is really really cool. I was sad last year when he came in and almost let the ... was it Brewers? ... win the first game of the season. Rough first outing of the year, no doubt.
When I was at ST last year at the practice grounds, I got some autographs. After talking to one particular player, I got pissed and wasn't going to get any more autographs. Just didn't feel like talking to any of them anymore. I noticed Cal was signing some, and sometimes you can't resist just one more 'graph. BUT I wasn't going to talk to this mfer. Wasn't gonna do it.
He looked at me, noticed my sour face and laughed a little and said "HI!!!! HOW ARE YOU??" And I laughed. And we chatted a little. Super nice guy. I am allowed to be biased towards people who are nice.

I never told him that when he was a White Sox (is that the team he was on before?), he was on my fantasy team and helped me secure 2nd place in that division.
That guy is TALLLLLL.
His wife has a very excellent name.
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