After his retirement from professional baseball in 2003, Ronald "Coom Dog" Coomer returned to his hometown of Crest Hill, Illinois. He married his high school sweetheart and the two of them had 4 boys, Ron Jr, Leroy, Scout, and Dale.
Today, Ron owns a roadside diner called Coomer's that is known throughout Crest Hill for their incredible fried bologne sandwiches and "coom dogs" (hot dog covered in mayonaise and mint flavored skoal). He also serves as the Western Illinois liaison for the Skoal Smokeless Tobacco brand.
While his time with the Blue Crew was short- he appeared in only 60 games- his legacy is undeniable. I will always remember watching Coom Dog jog around the bases after one of his moon shots-- back straight, belly out, and an ungodly amount of dip packed in his lower lip. He reminds us, even today, that it is neither the size of the dog in the fight NOR the amount of fight in the dog that matters. The true measurement of a dog is the amount of Coom it has.
so i just looked up the 1994 LA Dodgers team...i'm loving this lineup: Piazza, Karros, Deshields, Offerman, Wallach, Rodriguez, Brett Butler, Raul Mondesi. Key Reserve: 23 year old Billy Ashley. Top pitchers include Ramon (the other) Martinez, Tom Candiotti, Orel Herscheiser and my personal favorite: Pedro "Pistachio" Astacio
ReplyDeleteof course the Coom Dog had 4 boys. there's just so much testosterone pumping through his hammy loins.
ReplyDeleteSeriously??? I grew up with Ron and Ron did not marry his high school sweetheart and he doesn't have any children. Where do they this get this inforation??
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