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MLB Pitcher Is Ninja In Dreams, Enjoys Crosswords (Video)

Anyone familiar with radio/ESPN host Jim Rome knows outdueling him in a conversation is no easy task, but as San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson showed in his appearance on Jim Rome is Burning last week, he’s a different breed.

We have to admit that Wilson, who currently leads the National League in saves with 40, wasn’t so much on our radar before this, but it’s safe to say he finds himself squarely on it now after the piece on Rome’s show we can only describe as performance art.

He wears weird socks, talks about starting his day off with a crossword and am omelet, how he converted himself to a relief pitcher, how he became a “certified ninja” in a dream, and riffs on his disappointment at being fined for wearing orange shoes on the mound (in his words, “having too much awesome on my feet”).

Oh, and not only does he stay almost entirely deadpan the whole time (we noticed a slight smile when he said he didn’t do the New York Times crossword because it was “too easy,” but not much else), but perhaps even better, he does it all in a trucker hat.

Video below. Stick around for the conclusion of the interview, which is one of the best parts – we won’t spoil too much and will instead only say that a comically oversized phone will be involved. Get this guy back on TV, and quickly!

H/T Reddit