Please answer the following question: Facts:   - finalteam: pittsburgh pirates    - finalyear: 2006    - statlabel: batting average home runs runs batted in    - position: third baseman    - statvalue: .284 123 739    - throws: right    - debutteam: kansas city royals    - bats: right    - debutdate: april 30      - birth date: 18 december 1969    - finaldate: october 1    - name: joe randa    - birth place: milwaukee , wisconsin    - debutyear: 1995   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of joe randa .
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joseph gregory randa -lrb- ; born december 18 , 1969 in milwaukee , wisconsin -rrb- is a former major league baseball player .he was primarily a third baseman during his career .his nickname is `` the joker '' due to his resemblance to the comic book character in `` batman '' and his ever-present smile , especially during his plate appearances .it was given to him by tony muser , the kansas city royals manager during randa 's second tour with the ballclub .this had resulted from muser having to constantly answer questions about why randa was always smiling .`` i 'd tell them that 's not a smile , it 's his normal look , '' muser explained .