Who is former MLB Rick Dempsey?

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Who is former MLB Rick DEmpsey

Answer 1

He was a great O's catcher who was WS MVP in '83 vs Philly.  He also spent time as an O's base coach and was an announcer for the O's last year.    

Answer 2

He was a long-time backup catcher known more for his funny antics than his play. However, he was a clutch performer in the playoffs.

"One of baseball's great characters and the son of vaudevillians, Rick Dempsey was fond of putting a beach ball under his jersey and doing an impression of Babe Ruth during rain delays. Dempsey would point to the outfield seats, then hit an invisible pitch with an exaggerated swing. He would then circle the bases, sliding head first on the wet tarp into each base. It truly was a sight to behold.

Dempsey was the MVP of the 1983 World Series. In Game 2, Dempsey doubled to drive in the Baltimore Orioles' first run in a 3-run 5th inning, as the Orioles won 4-1 over the Philadelphia Phillies. In Game 3, Dempsey began a 2-out rally in the 7th inning with his second double of the day. Dempsey scored the tying run and the Orioles then took the 3-2 lead that would be the final score. In the decisive Game 5, Dempsey homered to lead off the 3rd inning, giving the Orioles a 2-0 lead and doubled and scored in the fifth to close the scoring at 5-0. He won a second World Series title with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1988, appearing in two games against the Oakland Athletics.

Dempsey was also a versatile athlete. He was a first-rate defensive catcher with a cannon for an arm. At the age of forty-two, he made his pitching debut, pitching twice for the Milwaukee Brewers in the later innings of lopsided games in 1991.

Along with Tim McCarver and Carlton Fisk, Dempsey is one of only three catchers to play in the majors in four decades. After his playing career ended, he managed in the minors. More recently, he has been a big league coach with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1999 and 2000 and the Baltimore Orioles from 2002 to 2006. He also spent the 2001 season as an Orioles television broadcaster. Dempsey currently is an analyst and occassional television broadcaster on MASN for the Orioles.

Dempsey is the uncle of fellow big league catcher Gregg Zaun. Additionally his brother Pat was a minor league catcher, as was his son John."

Answer 3

He was a former MLB catcher who played from 1969 to 1992. He played for the following teams:

    

* Minnesota Twins (1969-1972)

* New York Yankees (1973-1976)

* Baltimore Orioles (1976-1986, 1992)

* Cleveland Indians (1987)

* Los Angeles Dodgers (1988-1990)

* Milwaukee Brewers (1991)

Career Stats:

* Batting average     .233

* Home runs                96

* Runs batted in      471

Career highlights and awards:

* 2x World Series champion (1983, 1988)

* 1983 World Series MVP

* 1983 Babe Ruth Award

MLB Debut:

September 23, 1969

for the Minnesota Twins

Final MLB Game:

September 27, 1992

for the Baltimore Orioles

He was born September 13, 1949 in Fayetteville, Tennessee

Batted: Right Threw: Right

His sense of humor during his playing career was renowned, and he was famous for his "rain delay theatre" performances, in which he emerged from the dugout in stockinged feet onto the tarpaulin covering the infield during a rain delay and pantomimed hitting an inside the park home run, climaxed by his sliding into home plate on his belly on the wet tarp, all to the raucous delight of the soggy fans. He sometimes did this while wearing a pair of underpants over his uniform, making fun of teammate Jim Palmer's famous advertisements for Jockey brand briefs.

Answer 4

Good answers and I want to add a funny moment occured that happened  to him by accident.When running out for the starting lineup during the World Series he tripped.He made fun of Palmer.Showed a tribute of sorts to Robin Yount in one of his rain delay acts by haveing a Yount Jersey on taking a ab against the Orioles and hitting a homer.(as Yount did the previous year)