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Bret Boone Used to Enjoy the Booze
By Chris Mottram | February 27, 2008
Bret Boone might be my new hero. In 2001, he was able to hit .331 with 37 homers, 141 RBI … and a nasty hangover. The Nats newest back-up second baseman revealed this week that he used to have a touch of the alcoholism:
Boone, 38, revealed that an alcohol problem was the reason he retired. … “I was probably one of those players that every single day of every season, I would at least have a few beers,” Boone said. … Boone’s problems started in a more subtle matter, but it got to a point where he would drink 12 to 15 beers after a game. At age 32, for example, Boone recalls drinking heavily after a game and then going 3-for-4 the next day.
Boone says he was “one of those players” who drank beers every single day. So, that means there are other pro ballplayers getting drunk after each game? Awesome. I thought that fad ended when Will Clark retired.
Bret did get help for his “problem” a few years ago by spending 26 days locked up in a fun-free rehab center. While seeking help for yourself is impressive and all, I’m still more amazed by his ability to drink a 12-pack and then rack up three base knocks the next day. I mean, I’ve been known to make it into work after a Guiness and car bomb filled Wednesday night, but all I have to do is sit there with my headphones on and focus on not puking all over my keyboard.
Topics: Drunks, Nationals | 3 Comments »
February 27th, 2008 at 12:11 PM
Can I put you down as a reference for some resume’s I’m sending out for web-related jobs?
February 27th, 2008 at 6:55 PM
I’m sure the beer was responsible for the extra 20-30 lbs of muscle he added as well.
June 3rd, 2010 at 9:18 PM
Used to drink?.. I was at Brown’s 2 weeks ago in Victoria and Boone was across the bar.
He looked at me with his sunglasses on (it was night time) flexed at me then told me I was gay!
wtf?