Jonathan Lucroy

[BirdofParadise]

And, while we're at it.....

Happy Birthday to our favorite major leaguer.

[CajunDreDog]

MLB Fan Cave (@MLBFanCave) tweeted at 9:16 AM on Fri, Jun 13, 2014:
Happy birthday to @Brewers catcher @JLucroy20. http://t.co/6i9L6Uz77c

[Dad04]

Funny thing about Lucroy, though: His entire career is sort of a rags-to-riches story. He was undrafted out of high school in tiny Umatilla, Fla. He might have been drafted after attending a pre-draft workout for the Pirates in Pittsburgh. But Lucroy said that when a Pirates official called and asked how much money he would require to sign, he blurted out, "$100,000," not knowing what else to say.

The way Lucroy remembers it, bigger catchers such as Joe Mauer were more in vogue then. Lucroy, even today, is a mere 6 feet, 189 pounds. Louisiana-Lafayette was the biggest school to offer him a scholarship. So, off he went.

"I never understood how I got out of the state," Lucroy says. "I went to all these baseball camps and no one ever gave me any kind of attention.

"Florida, Florida State, Miami, none of those people even talked to me. It was kind of strange. I really thought I wasn't any good. Then I went to Louisiana-Lafayette and was All-American my freshman year. I put on some weight and hit, like, .380."

Two years later, the Brewers selected him in the third round of the 2007 draft. Lucroy signed for $340,000, well above what he had previously "demanded" from the Pirates. And by May 2010, he was in the majors — "boom-boom-bam!" — thanks to a season-ending shoulder injury to Gregg Zaun and a leave of absence by the prospect ahead of him, Angel Salome.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/j...pitches-061214

Before anybody jumps him, I doubt he actually L-L'ed us.

[CajunDreDog]

http://deadspin.com/brewers-catcher-...sta-1592323001

Awesome!!!

[Boomer]

I tried and couldn't get ad to work and tried to vote but finally gave up!!!

[CajunDreDog]

Try watching video here. It's a very funny ad.
http://atmlb.com/1qY0ToW

[CajunDreDog]

Vote here:
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/all_star/y2014/ballot.jsp

#GeauxCajuns

[CajunDreDog]

CajunDreDog (@CajunDreDog) tweeted at 11:19 PM on Tue, Jun 17, 2014:
RT! #CajunNation let's vote former catcher @JLucroy20 to MLB All-Star Game!
http://t.co/O5UiJLdxaD

#WeAreLouisiana #GeauxCajuns #LockInLuc

[CajunDreDog]

CajunDreDog (@CajunDreDog) tweeted at 11:19 PM on Tue, Jun 17, 2014:
RT! #CajunNation let's vote former catcher @JLucroy20 to MLB All-Star Game!
http://t.co/O5UiJLdxaD

#WeAreLouisiana #GeauxCajuns #LockInLuc

[CajunDreDog]

Oh yeah, guess who hit a grand slam tonight?

[CajunAmos]

Oh yeah, guess who hit a grand slam tonight?

He actually had a couple.

[wcd35]

First HR: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index..._copy_33812881

Grand Slam: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index..._copy_33814769