
PRODcast 106’s “Old School Player of the Week”: Ross Grimsley
80-grade hair (and merm period with the Orioles), 60 DADHAT, 60 mustache, dead grey eyes, and he looks like he should be in Jethro Tull.
Nicknamed “Scuz” or “Crazy Eyes”, Grimsley played 11 seasons with the Reds, Orioles, Expos and Indians as a LHP (mostly a starter). He was an All-Star in ‘78. Won 124 games, had a 3.81 career ERA, and a 1.306 WHIP. His most notable comps are Tom Browning, Bill “Spaceman” Lee, Bud Black and Frank Viola.
He’s been a minor league pitching coach for the Giants for several years and is currently the pitching coach for the Richmond Flying Squirrels.