Who Am I? #3

[sthoemke]

Michael Jordan

Only NBA basketball player to play MLB baseball

Jerry Reinsdorf, team owner (White Sox/Bulls)

Players can't be owners

Won 1992 Olympics Basketball "Dream Team"

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by sthoemke

Michael Jordan

Only NBA basketball player to play MLB baseball

Jerry Reinsdorf, team owner (White Sox/Bulls)

Players can't be owners

Won 1992 Olympics Basketball "Dream Team"

The short answer is no, but a nice try.
Wrong Jerry
1992 Olympics won but was that the personal best for any of the players.
The Birmingham Barons are not a MLB team.

[sthoemke]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

The short answer is no, but a nice try.
Wrong Jerry
1992 Olympics won but was that the personal best for any of the players.
The Birmingham Barons are not a MLB team.

Jordan did play in an MLB exhibition game at Wrigley Field in April 1994.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by sthoemke

Michael Jordan

Only NBA basketball player to play MLB baseball

Jerry Reinsdorf, team owner (White Sox/Bulls)

Players can't be owners

Won 1992 Olympics Basketball "Dream Team"

Danny Ainge and Ron Reed both played in the NBA and MLB. I think there are others.

[egri]

Originally Posted by jayshum

Danny Ainge and Ron Reed both played in the NBA and MLB. I think there are others.

Gene Conley, who may be the only player to win championships in both leagues.

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by egri

Gene Conley, who may be the only player to win championships in both leagues.

David Albert DeBusschere (October 16, 1940 – May 14, 2003) was an American professional National Basketball Association (NBA) player and coach and Major League Baseball (MLB) player. He played for the Chicago White Sox of MLB in 1962 and 1963 and in the NBA for the Detroit Pistons from 1962 through 1968 and for the New York Knicks from 1968 to 1974. He was also the head coach for the Pistons from 1964 through 1967.

DeBusschere was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1983. In 1996, DeBusschere was named as one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history. In October 2021, DeBusschere was again honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.

[frankbmd]

Who am I?

Just a hint. I have not been mentioned yet.

No one will be able to deny that I am unique.

[Eric72]

Randy Johnson

- Unique for several reasons (tallest MLB player from the 20th Century, hitting a bird in mid-flight with a pitched ball, quite possibly the most intimidating pitcher in MLB history, etc.)
- Jerry Colangelo was never his business partner, although the two were linked due to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Colangelo led a group of investors that owned the team, Randy was (in essence) just an employee
- Threw a perfect game after his 40th birthday

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Eric72

Randy Johnson

- Unique for several reasons (tallest MLB player from the 20th Century, hitting a bird in mid-flight with a pitched ball, quite possibly the most intimidating pitcher in MLB history, etc.)
- Jerry Colangelo was never his business partner, although the two were linked due to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Colangelo led a group of investors that owned the team, Randy was (in essence) just an employee
- Threw a perfect game after his 40th birthday

Eric, I am not Randy Johnson, but your reasoning is commendable. As far as being unique, is there any evidence that I have the biggest "unit"? I think not. The idea of a perfect game over the age of 40 is similar to the one I have in mind and with no earlier perfect games in his career. As far as the "Jerry" is concerned, the one in the clue I have never met.

There may some hints in the paragraph above, and I will give more hints periodically. I would encourage everyone to think outside the box.