His name appeared in the eighth paragraph of a story a few weeks ago. It was a sentence related to the no-hitter thrown by James Paxton of the Seattle Mariners. But, boy, was there more to it than that.
For many of us, considering the hustle and bustle of life here in the 21st century, it probably went in one gigabyte and out the other. Paxton, on May 8, became the second Canadian-born pitcher to throw a no-hitter. The first, the Associated Press pointed out in that eighth paragraph, was thrown by Dick Fowler.
Who?
Woulda given a bag of hockey pucks to any fan at Citizens Bank Park this week who heard of Fowler.