Things are getting Creepy around here ...

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

I just read everything that you wrote, and I don't get it, exactly what did he do that was creepy?? And what's the connection with Halloween?

Creepy was his nickname...below is from his Wikipedia entry:

Frank Crespi's nickname, 'Creepy', is widely considered one of the more colorful and unusual names in baseball history. In a 1977 radio interview with future Hall of Fame broadcaster Jack Buck, Crespi told Buck people still called him by his nickname. Buck followed up with, "Why do they call you that?" Crespi replied, "Well, it's an involved thing...I used to hear a lot of different stories. But I think the best one is [from] some sportswriter. He said the way I creep up on a ball, because I run low to the ground after a ground ball."

And Halloween is associated with the word creepy, so there you have it.

Here is his 1941 Double Play card with Jim Brown...because of Crespi's nickname reputation, it appears that Brown broke ties with Crespi and is in the process of distancing himself from him as well. I might add if he had lived another 30 years or so, Krispy Kreme at this time of the year would likely have a limited edition orange and black baseball themed donut named in his honor, called the Krispy Kreme Creepy Crespi October Classic.


Brian