Today we bring you Volume 5 of Nocturnal Emissions, in which Richard Justice gushes over Lance Berkman:
Those of us who love the guy know how far off they are. Berkman is obsessive about his statistics, work habits, faith, family, politics, pretty much everything.
He's also very, very smart. He's a voracious reader, a debater, a thinker. And sometimes interviews bore him...
...Berkman, 34, thinks it's funny how Bagwell has become a better leader and player since he retired. He figures it'll be that way with himself.
Once he's gone, some finally will appreciate how special he was. That's a shame because the truth is we're seeing one of the best offensive players that has ever walked the earth....
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
