I have read many talk about the 'Oil Can' in the blogoshpere and saw some cards of him.
I've read a bit of articles about his sports life and difficulties to keep it up.
Still it seems there are some 'off' players that no matter what they do they are somehow a legend in the game.
It seems Boyd is one of them.
So now I'm a proud owner of a 'Oil Can' Boyd card.
It came in one of those Donruss rack packs I got and that had some tags with some players names. Boyd's name was not on the tags so it was an incredible surprise when I got his card.
Always loved that nickname. I remember hearing about his issues... but back then it seemed like everyone (Strawberry, Gooden, etc.) was dealing with drugs and alcohol issues.
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