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Let’s dive in.

Today’s story is about one of the biggest lunatics in MLB history.

Carl Everett is an example of someone who was a really talented ballplayer, but you’d never want to actually hang out with the guy.

Over his 14 seasons, he made the all-star team twice, hit 200 homers, and even won a World Series in ‘05 with the White Sox.

He also proved himself to be a complete kook on several occasions.

First off, the guy doesn’t believe in Dinosaurs.

Here’s a real quote from the man himself:

Everett also believes that Neil Armstrong never landed on the moon and said he would consider retiring if one of his teammates was gay.

Carl also had a gnarly temper.

For example, back in 2000, he head-butted an umpire.

Then in 2011, he wound up in jail for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and tampering with a witness.

According to the arrest affidavit, Everett and his wife of 18 years got into a heated argument, he pulled a gun on her, and put it to her head.

Apparently, she attempted to call 911 twice, using two different phones, but Everett managed to break them both.

Later that year, he was accused of assaulting and injuring another family member.

Since then, things have been pretty quiet for Carl, but he’ll forever be remembered as one of the nuttiest ballplayers of all time.

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He made the All-Star team twice, won a silver slugger, and a batting title.

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STRANGE NAMES

If you're just joining us, we play this game every day where we try to find the weirdest names throughout baseball history.

Why? Don't ask us, it's just something we like to do.

If you've been rocking with us for awhile now, you know what time it is.

Today's winner is:

After honing his skills in the minor leagues, Stirnweiss made his debut with the Yankees in ’43.

During WWII, Snuffy broke out while many star players were overseas serving in the military.

In ‘44 and ‘45, he finished in the top four of the MVP voting.

Unfortunately, Stirnweiss died just weeks before his 40th birthday from a heart attack - he had played in the Yankees’ annual old-timers game just a month before the incident.

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