Phil Mickelson played baseball?
Phil Mickelson is a big baseball fan. He actually takes his baseball mitt on the road with him when he goes to different tournaments. He likes to play catch. He can throw. He’s got good mechanics. He likes to pitch. How did Cody Ross do against him? I was actually swinging the bat really well at the time. I was on the verge of getting called up. I didn’t want to face him because I didn’t want to get in there. Live BP in the middle of the season is not something I like to do. A lot of guys were jumping in there. I said, ‘You know what? How many opportunities am I ever going to have to say I batted against Phil Mickelson?” How’d you do? I jumped in the cage. He threw me a first-pitch curveball for a ball. Then he threw me a fastball away for a ball. Then he threw me another fastball and I popped it up to left field. So he got me out. Did you yell fore!? No, I didn’t yell fore when I hit it. It was a publicity stunt in Toledo for the Mud Hens. He actually hung out a little less than a wee
