When Rockies outfielder Larry Walker finally got the call from the Hall of Fame, he fought back tears, while wearing a SpongeBob SquarePants shirt.
How perfect. Because the truth is: Walker is not only the best hitter ever to wear a Rockies uniform, he might also be a bigger goofball than SpongeBob.
“When the call actually came … I think I uttered the words, ‘Oh, my God!’ before I actually answered the phone,” Walker said Tuesday.
But he also admitted the thought that went through his head at that big moment was not OMG, but “Oh, bleep.