Stu’s work last week with Scott Erickson led to national implications that might still be giving (more on that later, we hope). We can only hope for similar results from his deep look into Steve Lombardozzi. Stu?

Name: Steve Lombardozzi

Nickname: Lombo. No relation to former Twin great Jesus “Bombo” Rivera.

Claim to Fame, Minnesota: was the second baseman for the 1987 World Champion Minnesota Twins and posted a World Series-best .412 batting average. Much more importantly, got into a scuffle with Dan Gladden on Gladden’s Eden Prairie front lawn in 1988. The backstory is here, and a dramatic re-enactment is here. This led to Eden Prairie’s city council doing away with small-claims court within the city limits and having the plaintiff and defendant settle it in Dazzle’s yard the first Tuesday of every month.*

Claim to Fame, Everywhere Else: had the longest last name of any Major Leaguer to hit a postseason home run until Dougie Baseball went yard in the 2002 playoffs.

Where He Is Now: per the Newspaper of the Twin Cities, Lombardozzi owns an advertising business in Fulton, Maryland. Wiki says his son is going to be a ballplayer, too.

Glorious Randomness: his hometown of Malden, Mass., is also the birthplace of the regrettable Gary Cherone [Proprietor note: our Extreme tape collection begs to differ] and the regrettable-but-not-in-a-funny-way Mr. Death.

*Not true. I’m pretty sure this happens in Anoka, though.

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