Yeah he used to tell me that If I came to plate and he was pitching, he would splat me head open with a duster. I lied right back and told him that I would knock the cowhide offen that ball and send it way downtown.
TB, NIGEL or somebody told him (and others such as ART) when to buy and most importantly, sell. They were valuable shills for the company. Some others, out of luck, sold and made some money back in early 2000.. Stormy, for instance wanted a BOAT worse than he wanted to hold onto the shares.
Don't know fer sure, but I bleeve that RIO may still have all the shares he ever got!! As have many others.