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Of him, the great manager Leo Durocher said ''"a buffoon is a drunk on a hitting spree."'' In the 1954 season, he was often used as a pinch-hitter for the future Hall Of Famer Monte Irvin , and came through with an incredible number of clutch hits. In the first game of the to help ensure the victory. {Link without Title} mocked this assumption in his autobiograpahy, and it seems that Rhodes was the prototypical 'Durocher Player'––a man who on the surface seemed to be unable to run, hit, throw, or field, but beat you anyway. Durocher applied this theory to other players as well, most notably Eddie Stanky . Dusty Rhodes remains a legend in New York City , where he exemplified the underdog in peak glory, even though the "Miracle" Giants have long since moved to San Francisco . During the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens , Greece , Rhodes, of Greek heritage, was given the chance to coach for the host nation, Greece. Most of the players on the Greek Baseball team was made up of Americans with Greek heritage, including Clay Bellinger of the Baltimore Orioles . SEE ALSO |
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