The 1998 Yankees, Jeter was making a name for himself as a rookie shortstop, Jorge and Joe Girardi were catching, Tino Martinez was playing first base, Paul O’Neil was hitting hom runs, Joe Torre was manager and a crazy pitcher named David Wells Chopper was making Torre’s life miserable (he did things such as blast metal music in the locker room to annoy Torre, wore Babe Ruth’s hat on the field, showed up to practice drunk, showed up late, the list goes on and on)! In 1998 David “Boomer” Wells was a starter pitcher for the New York Yankees and he had the best season of his life! Pitched 18-4 record, had an ERA of 3.49 and pitched a Perfect Game “half drunk”.
What does this have to do with Choppers? Well other than the fact that todays Chopper is owned by the above mentioned former pitcher. Nothing! Boomer actually brought this chopper in 2003 in San Diego when he went to pitch for the San Diego Padres! I am just mentioning it since today is the New York Yankees Home Opener and I am a Yankee Fan.
So here is Boomer’s Chopper:
It looks like David Wells got himself a nice gift for going to the Padres after the 2003 season. Boomer was known for his wild, rock n roll aggressive personality both on and off the mound and I think this chopper really represents that! Its big, full of dark detail and its probably loud but its still well done and has some class.
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