This marine lost part of his finger in Iraq, from an IED, and is now in Spring training with the Padres/minor leaguers. He throws over 90 mph. Here;'s the link for the full story:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070305/news_1s5padres.html
That is a pretty bad ass story. The camo Padres jersey at his introduction that I saw on ESPN was a bit over the top, but it is a really cool story.
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