Beyond Cool

Regular viewers of Kansas City Royals television broadcasts will immediately recognize this character.

Metro Sports repeatedly aired a feature on his Rain Man-like retention of the complete historical statistics for the Royals during the 2005 season. This redhead doesn’t just know that Mark Quinn played left field for the 1999 Royals- he can tell you how many doubles Quinn hit that year.

I was delighted to see him working on the sidelines at Avila College's basketball games Saturday. It’s rare to discover a wholly unique person willing to embrace his individuality.

And yes, my hero’s shirt is on backwards.