Johnny
'Mudcat' Williams
'The
Dean of the Diamond'
Also
goes by 'Old Time Ball Game', or sometimes just The Old Man of
Mudville. But, known now as the' Dean of the Diamond.'
A
former professional journeyman baseball catcher that spent 14
years with 6 teams. A career .240 lifetime batting average with
only 20 home runs, which did not strike much fear into the
opposition pitchers. But, a great defensive player who had a
solid reputation of being able to call a good game behind the
plate.
He
managed 12 seasons all with one team, the Montreal Habitants,
where he never had a losing season. However, he was dumped by
the new ownership, all technology geeks that made it big in the
1990s before the Internet bubble crashed. It made it to the
media they wanted a more 'hip' coach when they moved the team
down south to Memphis, Tennessee.
He
was out of baseball for a few years when the PLB (Professional
Baseball League) called to see if he wanted an analyst role at
the league's new television network.
Johnny
was apprehensive at first to take the role, but, his wife told
him that she saw it every day how much he missed the
game,...”just give it a chance, you might like it.” She
told him after dinner one night.
The
league's marketing department pitches an idea for a show title.
The head of that organization saying out load for what seemed
to be for every on Madison Avenue to hear, “The Mudcat's
Corner, with your host Johnny 'Mudcat' Williams, the Dean of
the Diamond.” There was silence afterwards until the place erupts in applause from the staffers.
A
star is born it seems almost overnight, where America, from
seven to eight o'clock on week nights, can tune in to see the
'Mudcat' talk about his passion for the game of baseball.
He
also writes a pre-season team preview starting in March, and
also a fantasy player position by position evaluation during
that time as well. The publications are now seen as the gold
standard in the industry, a must read for the serious fan...'A
Mudcat' fans.' Soon to be on thousands of shirts and other
marketed items across the baseball world.
Mudcat
Sports (his wife Susan's idega) now has over fifty people that
work at the publication with a subscriber base of over one
million paying customers. They, also buy many items on the site
with the Mudcat image: a catfish with the same 1970s curvy
mustache he sported while on the field during that era.
The
Mudcat's motto, usually starts, 'They say that good things
happen for those who wait.” Then he goes on to say, “The
Catfish Sports team wants you the fantasy baseball player to
win your day league and also your bro league too, become a
Mudcat fan today.”
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