vent h - day ▁Advent ists ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁New ▁Zealand ▁people ▁Category : Christ ian ▁veget arian ism <0x0A> </s> ▁William ▁Thomas ▁Pul si pher ▁( born ▁October ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁former ▁professional ▁baseball ▁player . ▁Pul si pher , ▁a ▁left - hand ed ▁pitch er , ▁played ▁in ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁M ets , ▁Mil w au kee ▁B rew ers , ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x , ▁Chicago ▁White ▁So x ▁and ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals ▁over ▁six ▁seasons ▁from ▁ ▁to ▁. ▁Once ▁considered ▁a ▁top ▁prospect ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁M ets ' ▁her ald ed ▁" Gener ation ▁K ", ▁his ▁career ▁was ▁der a iled ▁by ▁inj uries , ▁ ▁torn ▁u ln ar ▁coll ater al ▁lig ament ▁requiring ▁" Tom my ▁John " ▁surg ery , ▁ ▁major ▁de pression ▁and ▁anx iety . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Pul si pher ▁was ▁a ▁military ▁br at ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Fort ▁Ben ning , ▁Georgia . ▁His ▁family ▁frequently ▁re located , ▁including ▁to ▁Germany , ▁before ▁sett ling ▁in ▁Cl if ton , ▁Virginia . ▁His ▁parents ▁divor ced , ▁and ▁he ▁lived ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁ste pm other . ▁While ▁a ▁senior ▁at ▁Fair f ax ▁High ▁School , ▁Pul si pher ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁All - Met ropol itan ▁D . C . ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁as ▁a ▁pitch er ▁and