This really has nothing to do with sports ministry but it’s too funny/weird not to write about it. You can read the whole story here at Yahoo. Here’s the gist:
But here’s the gist: When Williams played for the San Francisco Giants, the team mistakenly called him “Jeremy” for his first two seasons.
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The part about Williams coming clean to coach Dave Righetti after two years is unforgettably hysterical:
“I just told Righetti one day. I’m doing a bucket, and I’m like Rags, we need to talk about something. He’s like, ‘What?’ Ummmm. What’s my name? He’s like, ‘Jeremy.’ Ummmm. No. It’s not, actually. It’s actually Jerome. He’s like, ‘so for a couple years I’ve been calling you Jeremy and it’s not even your name? Why didn’t you correct me?’ I told him the same: I was scared. ‘What were you scared about?’ I don’t know. And he slapped me.”
