NOW SOME COMIC RELIEF
Franz Lidz
May 01, 1989
Larry Andersen, the astros' comic relief man, lopes through the clubhouse wearing a set of jagged false teeth, chino trousers rolled to high-water length and a T-shirt labeled ROSES ARE RED. VIOLETS ARE BLUE, I'M A SCHIZOPHRENIC AND so AM I. The sunflower seeds speckling his face make him look like a beekeeper who has had a bad day at the hives.
He was in a more contemplative mood last week in Atlanta after surrendering a game-winning single to Dale Murphy.
Was anything on your mind, Larry?
"Yeah," he said, pensively pressing his fingertips together. "If Americans throw rice at weddings, do Chinese throw hot dogs?"