Name: Geoff Zahn

Claim to Fame, Minnesota: pitched for the Twins from 1977-1980, compiling a 53-53 record.  That was no mean feat for those Twins teams.  Also, his birthday is December 19th, widely regarded as the best date of birth during the calendar year.

Claim to Fame, Everywhere Else: his remarkably adequate run with the Twins led to him leaving the Twins as a free agent (just like Carlos Silva!) in 1981 for the then-just-California Angels. Went 18-8 in 1982 and was named to the Sporting News AL All-Star Team.  In addition, he coached the 1997 Michigan Wolverines to the Big Ten Baseball title.

Where He Is Now: this feature is a lot easier when the target has his own website.  You’ll find out at the link that he’s a pitching clinician and a motivational and Christian speaker.  He even has an mp3 for you to sample, where he rips former teammates Roy Smalley and Hosken Powell to shreds*.  Also, he really likes Mike Hart.

Glorious Randomness: Zahn also put some time in as pitching coach for The Master’s College in southern California.  I bring this up only because the campus was built on the site of the Happy Jack Dude Ranch, four words that are hilarious in whatever order you put them in (Ranch Happy Jack Dude, Happy Dude Jack Ranch, etc.).

*He does no such thing.

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