The following year, Zeile batted .520 for Hart and was a first team all-CIF selection. 2 Exclusive Interview: Todd Zeile, Bleeding Yankee Blue, September 19, 2011. https://bleedingyankeeblue.blogspot.com/2011/09/exclusive-interview-todd-zeile.html. Todd's paralysis may also affect speech or vision. Weve had some great catchers through the years but I think Zeile is going to make you forget all of them, Cardinals director of player development Lee Thomas said that summer.8. In the 8th inning, in his final play as a major leaguer, Ryan Church popped up to him, as a catcher, in foul territory. Todd Zeile had a .265 average over his career. Zeile, whose marriage to Julianne McNamara ended in divorce in 2015, retained an entertainment connection as a recurring analyst on SNY, the Mets television network, as well as the MLB Network. (Zeiles one-time trade counterpart, Mike Morgan, now playing with his seventh club, was a Rangers teammate that year. "O's Trade for Zeile, Incaviglia,", Maske, Mark. Moreover, Zeile was still adjusting to big-league pitching and the prospect of being a power hitter in spacious Busch Stadium. The same goes for Zeiles lack of accolades; the 6-foot-1, 190-pound third baseman never earned an All-Star nod, nor did he ever win a Gold Glove or Silver Slugger. That of course turned out to be wishful thinking. "Our son Todd was a force of joy, life, creativity and giving from the moment he was born," Milsap said. Todd Zeile was born on September 9, 1965. All I see is a twitch reflex from a panic attack.. Cardinals manager Joe Torre wanted to make room for catcher Tom Pagnozzi and believed Zeile would be a more productive hitter and would have a longer career if he moved from behind the plate, so Zeile moved, with some reluctance, initially to first base and then to third base in 1990. 15 Dan ONeill, Shaken Lives: Zeiles Regroup, St. Louis Post Dispatch, January 28, 1994: D-1. @Todd_Zeile is breaking down some little leaguers' swings on the debut of our "Coach Todd" segment! Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. For his father, Frank Todd Zeile, who also went by the name Todd, it must have a doubly joyous occasion. If you saw Todd Zeile play, you could see hes not a real aggressive person in his approach to the game. He was kind of at one gait. Not since the 1916 Chicago Cubs, with Heinie Zimmerman, Dutch Zwilling, and Rollie Zeider, had this occurred. 3. They had 4 children, Garrett (28), Hannah (24), Ian (20) and Aaron (18).. About. Todd Zeile rides off into the sunset with a three-run home run in the final at-bat of his Major League careerAbout Major League Baseball: Major League Baseba. Next, he was cast as Stymie in a television movie pilot rebooting The Little Rascals.Coleman's talent was noticed and he was offered the role in Diff'rent Strokes.At the height of the show, he earned $100,000 per episode, which definitely paid better . It was a great education but a costly one, he said. vs. MON 3 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB, Rookie Status: He filled in nicely with a productive year at the plate. 4 Bob Nightengale, Zeile Slides Home, Los Angeles Times, April 8, 1997: B-12. Going back across the diamond to third base, Zeile had a bit of a rebound year in Colorado, producing 18 home runs and 87 RBIs. He was a high-school dropout who nevertheless rose to head an aeronautics company that developed flight systems, and was an inspiration to his son.6. I wanted to see baseball too, Zeile said in a message of sympathy to young fans when the strike hit. Its become sort of an obsession to gripe and complain about the way the Cardinals FO has run the team for the past couple of years, but when I think back to the first half of the 90s I realize that things arent really that bad. 23 Joe LaPointe, For Zeile, a Dream Takes on Reality, New York Times, October 17, 2000. https://nytimes.com/2000/10/17/sports/baseball-2000-playoffs-for-zeile-a-dream-takes-on-reality.html. Todd's daughter Hannah Zeile appears on the TV series This is Us as teenager Kate Pearson. After a productive 1997 cracking a career-best 31 home runs, and knocking in 90 runs for a Dodger teams that would fall short by two games to the worst-to-first Giants in the NL West Zeile in 1998 found himself repeating his 1995 scenario all over again: traded in midseason amid an unresolved contract dispute. Donruss did pretty well with their picks, too. In a strenuous offseason remake, New York shipped Zeile and $3 million of his $6.4 million salary to the Colorado Rockies as part of a three-team, 11-player deal that also involved the Milwaukee Brewers. 28 Internet Movie Database, https://imdb.com/name/nm1156788/. $9.99. It was Zeile's first appearance there in 14 years. Born on this day in 1965, Todd Zeile had quite the interesting baseball career. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. The stroke treatments that work best are available only if the stroke is recognized and diagnosed within 3 hours of the first symptoms.Stroke patients may not be eligible for these if they don't arrive at the hospital in time. The country has been waiting weeks to learn the official manner of death. Zeile wasnt any more at fault than any of the other veterans on the team. Zeile's primary spot was behind the plate as he came up with the St. Louis Cardinals. Zeile hit .400 in five World Series games, though the Mets lost to the crosstown Yankees. RARE Misprinted 1990 Donruss Todd Zeile Rookie Card missing (.) I mean look at the RRs from that first group who would eventually go on to be All-Stars: Ron Darling (#30) . Todd Zeile Dating, Wife and Children Todd was married to Olympic champion Julianne McNamara, the first American gymnast to earn a perfect 10.0 at the Olympics. He started the second game behind the plate for the Cardinals, collecting his first and second major-league hits. Mostly in a reserve role for a team that finished a disappointing 20 games under .500, Zeile managed to reach, then surpass, milestones of 250 home runs and 2,000 hits that year. September 9, 1965 Actor Gary Coleman / ImageCollect. Todd Zeile Stats. on.sny.tv/eUtp3WN We want to see your submissions as well. Thanks for reading and for commenting. On Baseball Night in NY, Todd Zeile recalls young Patrick Mahomes running around the Mets clubhouse "playing tape ball" when he and Patrick Sr. were playing for New York. The pairing of Torre and Zeile was a fateful one. Todd Zeile has not been elected into the Hall of Fame. As the Cardinals player representative, Zeile helped to make that tough call. A quick glance at Todd Zeiles career 19.3 Wins Above Replacement might indicate he wasnt that great or memorable a player. For Zeile, it was hard not to be sore: feeling as though he reluctantly made the move to third base for the good of the team, only to be punished for it personally. 26 Justin Terranova, Todd Zeile Went From Charlie Sheen Wingman to SNY Analyst, New York Post, April 20, 2017. https://nypost.com/2017/04/20/todd-zeile-went-from-charlie-sheen-wingman-to-sny-analyst/. I was a little leaguer. I told him he needs to get away from the fishbowl.11 In the meantime, hitting coach Don Baylor criticized Zeile for a seeming indifference to the situation: Despite his struggles, Baylor said, Zeile never asked for help.12. Liked by Todd Zeile. But to base how memorable Zeiles career off that is, frankly, unfair. Todd Edward Zeile http://dev.sabr.org/?p=61695, , http://dev.sabr.org/?p=61695 at http://dev.sabr.org/?p=61695, http://dev.sabr.org/?p=61695 (http://dev.sabr.org/?p=61695). It can last from 30 minutes to 36 hours, with an average of 15 hours, before it resolves completely. . But Ill tell you what, he wouldnt change. Todd Zeile never appeared in an All-Star Game, never earned an MVP vote, and never won a World Series. His clean-shaven fastidiousness made him something of an oddball amid the prevailing dirtbag culture of his era. It didnt surprise me, Torre told Rick Hummel of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He pinch-hit for Dan Quisenberry in the eighth inning of the first game and grounded out against the Reds Tom Browning. Two decades after Todd Zeiles monstorous 2000 season with the Mets, lets look back at the former third basemans terrific career. Hed met the noted US Olympic gymnast Julianne McNamara when they were classmates at UCLA. Success on a one-year deal in 1996 did what it was supposed to and gave Zeile new possibilities as 1997 approached. 7 Author interview with Mike Halcovich, September 19, 2017. He is also a self-made millionaire businessman. Todd Zeile only played three seasons for the New York Mets, the last of which was his final year in the big leagues. Todd Zeile is a 57 year old American Baseballer born on 9th September, 1965 in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, United States. October 3, 2004 (LogOut/ Zeile played for 11 different franchises and appeared in the 2000 World Series with the New York Mets. I lost more than I would have paid in tuition if Id gone to film school for 10 years.25. Todd Edward Zeile was born in Van Nuys, California, on September 9, 1965. Hopefully now we have the guy to stop that traffic.20. The team's pre- and postgame shows on SNY will have a new lead analyst, as Todd Zeile is replacing Nelson Figueroa, according to sources. On June 27, 2020, Zeile married Kristin Gamboa, daughter of ex-major league coach and minor league manager Tom Gamboa. The trading of Zeile largely was viewed as spiteful. background-image:unset; He had overcome what his son later called a difficult childhood5 which had included a stint living in his car. They have four children, including son Garrett (b. November 27, 1993), and daughter Hannah (b. November 7, 1997),[14] who has Type 1 diabetes. Zeile hit more than 30 home runs only once, and never broke 100 RBIs in a single season. The deal then the most expensive in terms of swapped contracts in baseball history sent Piazza and Zeile to Florida in exchange for Gary Sheffield, Bobby Bonilla, Charles Johnson, Jim Eisenreich, and Manuel Barrios. }, Cronkite School at ASU Platooning at first base, third base, and designated hitter with his 2000 Mets teammate, Robin Ventura, Zeile was hitting only .210 when he asked for his release in August. [16], Zeile's nephew, Shane Zeile, was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the fifth-round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. In 2000, he then signed a contract with the New York Mets, where he rejoined Piazza, and moved to first base for the Mets in 2000, who wanted him to replace John Olerud. In 2011, Sheen was fired from the CBS sitcom TwoandaHalfMen for his erratic behavior. The two struck up a friendship that lasted during and after the rest of Zeiles career. As it turns out, Zeile is as much a journeyman of the field. [7] Following that game, which was the last of the season, the Expos moved to Washington, D.C. and became the Washington Nationals. Phoenix, AZ 85004 Irish actor Pierce Brosnan, known for his four roles in James Bond films, suffered from Bell's palsy in his youth and has since fully recovered. They dont have a marquee power hitter. The father of four can also watch his daughter Hannah perform as Kate Pearson on the NBC series This Is Us (in its second season in 2017), his son Garrett on stage as a musician, and his nephew Shane Zeile, his brother Mikes son, play outfield in the Detroit Tigers organization, which drafted Shane out of UCLA in 2014. Positions: Third Baseman, First Baseman and Catcher Bats: Right Throws: Right 6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg) . Feb. 22 2011, Published 9:14 a.m. Born: September 9, 1965 in Van Nuys, CA us Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 30th round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft from William S. Hart HS (Santa Clarita, CA) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from . Zeile maintained a close friendship with Sheen even as the actor endured a turbulent personal life that spilled into the public arena, resulting in Sheens high-profile termination from the hit television program Two and a Half Men. Colorado Rockies' Todd Zeile (L) is congratulated by third base coach Toby Harrah (R) after Zeile's first inning, two-run homer against the Atlanta Braves 17 August 2002 at Turner Field in Atlanta . Hes a good kid, he really is, Herzog told the Los Angeles Times in 1997. That game was also the last in history for the Montreal Expos, who would relocate to Washington in 2005, and the final game in the Mets managerial career of Art Howe, who already had been informed his contract wouldnt be renewed. On Saturday, Aug. 18, Todd took to the stage twice during the " Celebrate New York Music Festival " at Sharkey's in Liverpool. TODD ZEILE IS telling a story about going to Scotland a few years ago with Charlie Sheen in search of the Loch Ness monster. Zeile hit .265 and recorded 2,004 hits, 253 home runs, and 1,110 RBIs in 16 MLB seasons. Hed struck up a friendship with actor Charlie Sheen theyd met in Dodger Stadium in 1997 and Zeile had considerably better success producing Sheens comedy television series Anger Management. Zeile had done some spring training work in the booth for SNY the past two seasons, but had . Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1986). Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. 2. It was the Cardinals first 100-RBI season by a third baseman since Torre drove in 137 in 1971. Gary [Apple] go to . By then, the Anheuser-Busch ownership of the Cardinals seemed more interested in minimizing expense to enhance profitability than it did in investing in the team. Todd Zeile played for 11 teams; the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Florida Marlins, Texas Rangers, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, Montreal Expos and New York Yankees. It was an outlet for him. Basically, the epicenter was right in our backyard, he said.15 Young Garrett was then hospitalized for a week with a serious respiratory illness.16, In February, Zeile lost a salary arbitration hearing with the Cardinals in which he said the club made its case behind his defensive struggles at third base. The Mets winning offer of three years and $18 million came with the understanding that Zeile would have to move across the diamond to first base, where the Mets were seeking a successor to departed free agent John Olerud. Scores from any date in Major League history, Minor, Foreign, College, & Black Baseball, Frequently Asked Questions about MLB and Baseball, Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREE. After recording one hit in 14 NLDS at-bats, Zeile hit .368 with a home run and eight RBIs against the Cardinals in the National League Championship Series. Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 30th round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft from William S. Hart HS (Santa Clarita, CA) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA). Zeile lacked the sex appeal New Yorkers like in their free agents and was replacing a wildly popular and productive figure in Olerud, but he ultimately proved up to the task. 25 Chen, How Baseball Vet Todd Zeile Went From Run Producer to Movie Producer.. Frank Kaminsky. Baseball Trades & Transactions Involving Todd Zeile. Zeile through that point in his career had appeared at first base 76 times. I was kind of in the eye of the storm and try sic to be a stable force in Charlies life that was going like a tornado around us, Zeile told the New York Post. Yet its that Mets stint, and not his time with any other team, that many remember about Todd Zeiles career. 6 watchers 6 watchers 6 watchers. 1990 Topps Todd Zeile St. Louis Cardinals Rookie Card #162 NMMT. Todd Zeile was a solid player, appearing with 11 different teams in his 16 year career, beginning with the St. Louis Cardinals. NEW YORK -- Recently, former Mets infielder Todd Zeile moved apartments from Midtown to Lower Manhattan, so that he could walk to his job as an SNY analyst at 4 World Trade Center. (Photo courtesy of the New York Mets) Baseball is more than just a stick-and-ball sport. The film, titled Dirty Deeds and released in 2005, was the debut production of Zeiles Green Diamond Entertainment, which counted among its investors Zeiles former teammates Jason Giambi, Mike Piazza, Tom Glavine, Al Leiter, and Cliff Floyd.24, The R-rated teen comedy was savaged by critics and Zeile reportedly lost millions in the endeavor. He founded Green Diamond Entertainment, a film production company in West Hollywood, California,[8][9] during his second stint with the Mets. 06-02-1986. Mets fans now see Zeile as an analyst on SportsNet New York, the Mets TV nework. I enjoy the cultural diversity. Evidently convinced the drive would clear the fence, Perez had slowed his pace between first and second base and briefly raised a fist in celebration before realizing the ball would stay in play. He was subsequently signed by the Montreal Expos, his 11th team, days later and logged his 2,000th major-league game for them while providing right-handed reserve strength. Zeile also blasted two home runs in the circuits all-star game, marking him for future stardom. In the 6th inning, in his final at-bat as a major leaguer, Zeile hit a three-run home run to left-field off Montreal Expos pitcher Claudio Vargas. A veteran utilityman with a power bat and a love of clutch hitting, Zeile played 16 seasons and once helped the New York Mets to a World Series appearences. Firing a class act like Joe Torre was a disgrace. "Today, I just watched my dad and he made me so proud to be his daughter," writes Savannah. Todd Zeile (No. and do the following test:. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, a Primeti. Todd was first married in 1989 to Julianne McNamara, an Olympic champion who was the first American gymnast to earn a perfect 10.0 at the Olympics. Todd Zeile was born on Thursday, September 9, 1965, in Van Nuys, California. [1][2][3] He was traded from the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Florida Marlins along with Mike Piazza in 1998 for five players, then was traded to the Rangers later that season. Todd has been married to Julie, 49, since 1996, and they share three children together: Chase . The team made no major personnel moves that offseason. 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Both of her parents are sports personalities. The depth of their dysfunction was revealed on one dismal day, June 16, when they fired their manager, Joe Torre, and traded their cleanup hitter, Todd Zeile. Free shipping Free shipping Free shipping. Body goals. 8 NL East Notes, The Sporting News, November 16, 1987: 54. Battling elbow woes, Zeile saw his power numbers take a dip in 2001, and the Mets (82-80) slipped along with him to a disappointing third-place finish. But hes so damn laid back. "We stayed in an old castle on the loch, and one night we went out on this . Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Cardinals manager Joe Torre wanted to make room for catcher Tom Pagnozzi and believed Zeile would be a more productive hitter and would have a longer career if he moved from behind the plate, so Zeile moved, with some reluctance, initially to first base and then to third base in 1990. I enjoy the city. 27 Patrick Goldstein, Exit Stadium, Enter Studio, Los Angeles Times, June 8, 2004: E-1. Zeiles acting credits include two appearances on the TV comedy The King of Queens, and he was one of several major leaguers to play themselves in a 1997 Saturday Night Live sketch.28. They married in 1989, months before Zeile would make his big-league debut. Copyright 2023 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. On October 3, 2004, he became one of 53 players (as of 2023) ever to hit a home run in his final at bat. The Cardinals dont often trade their favorite sons to the rival Cubs, but Zeiles contention that St. Louis had withdrawn a contract extension offer after hed injured a thumb in spring training a matter of dispute with the front office seemed to invite such a response. Sept. 11 tragedy never far from Zeile's mind. When the Cardinals fell to 53-61 in strike-shortened 1994, Torres friend, general manager Dal Maxvill, was fired and replaced by Walt Jocketty. Honored that for the third consecutive year, I have been named to the Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters Rising Star Southern California list of. This prevents the brain from getting oxygen and nutrients from the blood. Getting fired by the Cardinals turned out to be a blessing for Torre. SheenandZeile partnered for a new sitcom, AngerManagement, that would air on FX. Nationality and Family, Who is Nick Gates Girlfriend Or Wife? I would try and clear his mind by taking him to batting practice and going to big-league parks. 18 Mike Eisenbath, Baseball Takes a Walk, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 13, 1994: C-1. Had Todd Zeile done one more push-up, Mets fans lamented, anything could have happened. Todd Edward Zeile (/zil/; born September 9, 1965) is an American former professional baseball third baseman, catcher, and first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). Todd Edward Zeile (/zil/; born September 9, 1965) is an American former professional baseball third baseman, catcher, and first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). Javascript is required for the selection of a player. Actor: Zookeeper. Jorgensen managed the Cardinals to a 42-54 record and returned to the front office after the season. The Mets won the game, 8-1. Join our linker program. One way they connected, Zeile said, was through baseball. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary . This is a bad team and someone must pay the price, columnist Bob Nightengale wrote in The Sporting News. The Kansas City Royals selected him in the 13th round of the June draft that summer, but he chose to attend UCLA on a baseball scholarship. But it wasnt a bad year overall. Chrisley Knows Best, News, Reality TV. 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