Another Bash Brother Alumni Introduction - Dr Mike aka Dr "Raker"

Intro to Dr DeCarlo - DeCarlo brother #2

aka as "Dr Raker".
More on this later.....

Dr Raker is an optometrist. For those of you who have no idea
what an optometrist is and does.....?
He's an Eye Doctor!

A respectable profession. All three of the DeCarlo's work in a
respectableprofession. Then again...maybe it's only one!?!

Dr Raker is a top notch ball player and individual.
When I first met him he offered to give me a free eye exam.
Thank god he's not a proctologist.
He carries this chart around with him wherever he goes. I was
told that SHERM did not know how to pronounce the top line.
Just remember to always cover or close one eye
when your having your eyes checked.

Doctor Rake likes to talk with words that have a connotation to his profession.
Such as....

• Here's looking at you kid!
• What are you blind or something?
  
• He would scream and then yell "Made you look!"
  
• I'll keep an eye out for you

The reason why he is known as Doctor Raker? Some people
originally thought that he enjoyed various "honey-do's" around the house.
Such as the picture below.

The truth to the story is that Dr DeCarlo became Doctor Raker
by hitting well off a pitching machine at the 2007 Cubs Camp.
"He Raked off the machine"
Alleged picture of Doc Rake talking to the neighborhood kids
on how they can be just like him when they grow up.

Dr Rake had an inside the park home run at Cubs Fantasy
Camp. After his game winning hit, all future bats he was heard
to say..."There's no need to fear - Dr Raker is here"

DR RAKER (i.e Rake) AT THE PLATE

It was rather interesting to watch Dr Raker get ready for
our daily games. He would go into a ZEN LIKE trance and chant.

Dr Raker became the self imposed expert on how to hit off

a pitching machine. The picture below is of Dr Raker analyzing
a hitand what the batter did wrong for Rick Sutcliffe, Future
Hall of Famer Lee Arthur Smith, and Hall of Famer - Billy Williams.
The former Cubs were heard to
exclaim,"What's the matter with you? - You need your eyes checked!"

"Can you guys read the print on the ball? I can!"...Dr Raker

In Conclusion, Dr. Raker was signed up for the 2008 Randy Hundley Cubs Fantasy Camp. He bailed at the last minute....his excuse was that he found a faster way to become an expert at "Raking" and will show everybody his skills at the 2009 Cubs camp with all of the DeCarlo brothers.

Picture of Dr Raker working on his skills for Cubs Camp 2009.....!