Veteran Right-Hander Jack Morris was supposed to be one of the key off-season acquisitions for the Cleveland Indians in 1994. A 5-time All-Star and 4-time World Series Champion, he was brought in to provide veteran leadership along with Dennis Martinez and Eddie Murray. Morris posted a solid mustache and a solid 10-6 record, but yielded a hefty 5.40 era. A fiery competitor, he once told a female reporter in the locker room, "I don't talk to women when I'm naked, unless they're on top of me or I'm on top of them." Jack must not have liked his teammates too much either, as he often left the team during his one season with the Indians. Between starts he would fly back to his farm in Montana to tend to his wheat crops. His seed growin' led to his subsequent release on August 9th, a week before a baseball players' strike would end the season and cancel the 1994 World Series. Morris retired in 1995, but will always be remembered by Tribe fans as "Jack Morris pitched for the Indians? Really?"
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