School lesson: wins

Fleer cameraman: Okay Mikey baby, take a deep breath, and just relax.

Mike Schooler: OKAY HOW’S THIS
 

Fleer cameraman: Kinda looks like you’re holding in a fart. Exhale, okay?

Mike Schooler: HOW ‘BOUT THIS ONE

Fleer cameraman: I just … why are you wearing a batting glove?

Mike Schooler: WAS TAKING BP WITH THE FELLAS WHEN YOU SAID IT WAS MY TURN, HIT TWO OUT OF THE INFIELD TODAY, NEW RECORD

Fleer cameraman: (gives up, takes picture)

Mike Schooler: I NEED 10 WALLET-SIZE FOR NANA

Mike Schooler looks like a gym teacher. He should change his name to Jim Schooler LOL.

Mike Schooler, 1990 Fleer

DID YOU KNOW? Tied for 3^rd in AL in saves (33) and seventh in appearances …

To answer your question, no – I did not know that Mike Schooler ranked seventh among AL relief pitchers in appearances during {year not mentioned}. I hope this newfound information has pushed something less important out of my brain.

Tied for Mariners’ lead in ERA despite 1-7 record …

That’s weird. Wins are typically the best indicator of pitcher performance. Wikipedia, what say you?

On March 22, 1993 he was signed as a free agent by the Texas Rangers but was released on September 11 after going 3-0 with a 5.55 ERA in 17 games.

HE WAS UNDEFEATED! Surely another team picked up Mike Schooler immediately and he helped that team win the World Series, and when he was presented with the World Series MVP trophy by Bob Costas, he raised it high into the air and said into the microphone, “This is for the Texas Rangers, who thought it was cool to release an undefeated pitcher. Guess what? You just got SCHOOLER-ED!”

That’s what happened, right?

He has been a gym teacher at Richardson Middle School, and Calle Mayor Middle School in Torrance California. He is now the gym teacher at Ladera Ranch Middle School in Ladera Ranch, California.

We kid ‘round here, but for reals? Being a big leaguer with a season of 33 saves and a 3.61 SO/BB ratio under the ol’ belt, and then getting a gig teaching Phys Ed to kids all day was pretty much what I wanted to be when I grew up. Instead I am an unpaid blogger. All hail, #JimSchooler.