Todd Coffey is large and always sprinted when he came into a game from the bullpen

by Fred Hofstetter on September 3, 2017

Todd Coffey likes to sprint really fast into the mound. Watch him do it.

Todd Coffey Pitching

Look at that tongue.

Look at him go.

I love it when it’s shot like a Bigfoot sighting.


Apparently he did it because he liked the adrenaline rush. I like it because it looks funny.

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