Even grown men with loads of money get scared of ghosts, too.
Stacey Pressman is writing an upcoming article for ESPN the Magazine about the dreaded Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee. Stories of ghosts haunting the hotel have circulated around for about a decade.
Stories of the ‘haunted’ hotel gained ground back in 2001 when Adrian Beltre slept with a bat to ward off ghosts–seriously.
Below is Bryce Harper’s first person accounts of the ‘harrowing’ nights spent there.
One time last summer, before I went to sleep, I laid a pair of jeans and a shirt on that table at the foot of the bed, those things in hotels that you sit on to put on your shoes. I just laid ‘em out, simple as that. When I woke up in the morning — I swear on everything — the clothes were on the floor and the table was on the opposite side of the room against the wall. I was so flustered. I honestly thought there might be someone in my room. I had no idea what the hell just happened, so I actually looked around, and then I checked to see if the door was still latched, and it was.
Players speak candidly about their fear of the paranormal that allegedly haunts the hotel. No way can you watch with a straight face