The Most Underrated "Super Utility" Guy of All-Time

Good morning! We’ve got a special edition of the newsletter today, featuring the story of a guy you probably don’t know about (but definitely should).

Here's what's coming:

• The most criminally underrated ballplayer in MLB history

• $260 million dollar QB puts money to good use

• Cornhole player goes viral on TikTok

• And much more…

Let’s dive in, shall we?

Who is the lowest draft pick in history to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame?

• A) Ryne Sandberg

• B) John Smoltz

• C) Mike Piazza

• D) Ozzie Smith

The answer is at the end of this email! Look for the ⭐ emoji.

The Most Underrated "Super Utility" Guy of All-Time

By the numbers, he should be an easy Hall of Famer. But most baseball fans wouldn’t even know his name.

We’re talking about Tony Phillips. Ring a bell?

Throughout the 80s and 90s, guys like Wade Boggs, Don Mattingly, Rickey Henderson, and Dwight Evans took the spotlight away from Tony.

Even when he played for the Oakland Athletics, he was outshined by the Bash Bros – Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco.

Don’t get me wrong, those guys are legends, but we gotta give Tony his flowers.

Phillips was a gamer from the jump.

In high school, he was 5’ 8” and 145 lbs.

“I’ve always had Little Man’s disease,” Phillips told Sports Illustrated in 1997. “Your whole life people tell you that you can’t do this, you can’t do that. I always thought, Oh, yeah? Well, I’ll show you, you so-and-so. I didn’t have a chip on my shoulder – it was a chunk.”

While he didn’t have the ideal build for an MLB prospect, Tony was a hard worker. The type of ballplayer you always want on your team because you know he’ll scrap it out until the last pitch.

He was known across baseball for his volatile temperament.

Here’s a quote from Tony that gives you a little window into his mindset: