The Garfoose is Loose in Italy

Besides a great name for a movie about a frat guy (Garfoose) drinking and boozing his way through Italy while learning a little about himself, it’s also a great opportunity for everyone’s favorite baseballer-turned writer, Dirk Hayhurst. Rather than heading to AAA and hoping for an injury to the big league squad, Hayhurst will be wining and dining across the countryside during the week and playing baseball on the weekends. It’s like baseball’s version of a study abroad program.

As Hayhurst wrote on Twitter:

“I was like: another year filling in a rotation in triple A, or a star, all expenses paid position in Italy wt only 48 games… easy choice. So yeah, in summation, I’m trading a long shot odds in for an adventure of a lifetime, wine, beach, great food, and historical art…”

While I’ll miss following Hayhurst’s career and hoping for his turn on a Major League roster, we’ll be able to follow along as he receives the star treatment in the Italian League. Even better, should baseball ever return to the Olympics, thiscouldbe enough to get him on the Italian roster. Team up Hayhurst with Alex Liddi and we got a stew going.

And if Hayhurst needs someone to follow him around, maybe keeping his schedule and taste-testing his food, I’d be honored to volunteer.

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The Garfoose is Loose in Italy