Nothing Wrong with Rudy

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Who is Rudy Pebbles?

Rudy on the basepath.

LINCOLN, NE - Rudy Pebbles has always been a bit of an anomaly who was often overlooked. He is a perfect example of a star who flies under the radar. Even now, many of you are probably scratching your heads and asking yourselves "Who is this guy talking about?" The statistics do not lie, my friend, although it appears data for his rookie season is missing.

Pebbles entered season 15 with five seasons under his belt. He was the full-time center fielder for three of those seasons, during which time he only committed 11 errors. More importantly, he's amassed over 300 hits with a batting average over .400 every season he's started aside from season 13 when he recorded a mere 279 hits with only a .383 batting average. Is that all you got, Rudy?

He's never hit more than 20 home runs in a single season during his career, but power was never the focal point of his game. Getting on base is good, but Pebbles steals them, too. He had 144 stolen bases and was caught stealing 73 times, good for a 66% success rate. Not too shabby, Rudy.

Just another uncontested steal in front of no fans.

With so many accomplishments, he entered season 15 assured he would receive a wealthy contract and play for a perennial winner. The preseason came and went, but Pebbles never received any offers from anyone. Desperate and dejected, Rudy pleaded to his agent. He just wanted to play, so any contract would do at this point. Finally, he received a contract offer from the Lincoln Crimson Giants, a perennial loser with no fan base who underpaid all of their players and cut corners on their pitching staff.

The season began inauspiciously enough as the Crimson Giants lost their first two series. No one believed a team cobbled together at the last moment could ever succeed, but they didn't count on Rudy. He started hitting and the team started winning. Beyond all odds, the team continued to win as Rudy led them to victory, day after day and night after night. He eventually recorded career highs in batting average (.440), on-base percentage (.489), hits (336), and stolen bases (77). His batting average was great enough to lead the league and take the tier B batting title.

Now the regular season is over and the Crimson Giants ended with a record of 99-61, earning them a wildcard spot. This team of misfits is going to the playoffs to face the top-seed Vancouver Rockies. The Rockies may have a better record, but don't be fooled, they actually lost a series against the Crimson Giants during the regular season.

Radbytrade is accepting contract offers. *burp*

Whatever happens, Rudy can take pride in knowing he helped a team of unknowns reach the playoffs thanks in part to his amazing season in Lincoln, Nebraska. Next season Pebbles will be moving on to tier A and will probably face the same persecutions and hardships. Hopefully a team finds an opening in their lineup for this rising star.

Perhaps a prospective tier A team owner will read this article and realize they need an athletic left-handed center fielder on their team for next season like Rudy. If this is true, then just contact Rudy Pebbles' agent, radbytrade. He's always available, though you may have to let the phone ring a few times...

[MDYinzer]

Rudy Pebbles resemblance of Willie Mays Hays from the previous article is uncanny!!!

[sendekyo]

Sadly, Pebbles never received any offers for season 16 either.

This will be his first season in tier A, but we'll see if he has another 300+ hit season in him.