Who remembers this guy?

[Pointer 78]

Any long time Lookouts fan should remember him.One of the most popular players of the late 70's to early 80s. He's now a coach with the Memphis Redbirds.

 

[Strato-G]

Budiska ?????????????? emoGeezer emoUSA

 

[salecreekaviator]

Yep, Mark Budaska, nicknamed Budda. Wasn't he on the first Lookouts team (A's) when they came back in '76. I believe the first game back was an 8-3 win and Budaska hit a grand slam late. I can't remember Budaska's position seems like outfield, right field maybe. Matt Keough was 3B, bazooka arm and no bat. Wound up becoming a pitcher, part of the A's turnaround and I believe a World Series appearance under Charlie Finley.

 

[salecreekaviator]

Baseball character trivia: Who was the former Lookout that was a whacky Cleveland Indian and opened beer bottles with his eye socket?

 

[Pointer 78]

BUDA! BUDA! BUDA! DING! DING! DING! You got it Kevin. Used to clean the stadium after the night games back then when I was a kid. He and Rene Lachman used to bum cigarettes off me.

 

[salecreekaviator]

I had some high school friends that worked inside the old scoreboard. They had some stories