Another CWS flashback: Jeffrey Rea

[Rick Cleveland]

http://msfame.com/news-updates/jeffrey-rea-went-down-swinging-hustling/

 

[SnakePlissken]

Nicely done, Rick. Rea was one heck of a hitter!

 

[Rick Cleveland]

He was one heckuva a hitter and one heckuva a competitor. One thing you could always count on, besides about two hits a game: a really dirty uniform.

 

[CadaverDawg]

Top shelf. Love Jeff Rea.

Did he ever do anything in the Minors?

 

[Rick Cleveland]

He hit over .300 two years at high-A.... here is a piece Rod Walker did on him in 2011:
http://blogs.clarionledger.com/rwalker/2011/06/22/rewind-wednesday-jeffrey-rea-nettleton/

 

[Lawdawg.sixpack]

He had a nagging injury, maybe a hamstring, and the Cubs cut him loose. Dumb...