After he got done extolling Julio Cruz as the consummate teammate, and a huge contributor to his own success at the plate, Ruppert Jones declared: "Julio Cruz was fearless!"
And then: "I'm going to tell you a story I don't tell many people. Nolan Ryan may get mad if he hears it."
I heard lots of Julio Cruz stories on Wednesday, in the wake of his passing at the far too young age of 67. They all painted the picture of a man beloved within the sport who lived a noble life outside of it.
