Did Gerorge Brett's 1983 Pine Tar incident hurt the way people viewed him? He went absolutely ballistic, but he is still a much loved figure in the history of baseball. I even think it made people like him more.
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Originally posted by futurehalloffamerDid Gerorge Brett's 1983 Pine Tar incident hurt the way people viewed him? He went absolutely ballistic, but he is still a much loved figure in the history of baseball. I even think it made people like him more.
It's a bogus rule anyway. Unless the pine tar is up on the barrel, there shouldn't be an issue, and even there, it's debatable whether it actually helps or not.
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Wasn't it Gaylord Perry who tried to hide the bat? LOL
As irate as he was that day, Brett had nothing on poor Dave Winfield, though. That same summer ('83), Dave hit a seagull with a batted ball in Toronto & got hauled off to the authorities for (accidentally) killing it.
SportsTalk Radio in my town had some real field days with that one (more joking than anything), so I can't imagine what it was like in Toronto ...
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Originally posted by FrenchyLefebvreAs irate as he was that day, Brett had nothing on poor Dave Winfield, though. That same summer ('83), Dave hit a seagull with a batted ball in Toronto & got hauled off to the authorities for (accidentally) killing it.
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Foolish move by Ontario Provincial Police. Taking Dave down to the police station, booking him and having him post bail. Of course the charge was dropped later.
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Originally posted by SHOELESSJOE3Actually it was a ball thrown by Winfield. Dave was warming up in the outfield between innings, playing catch with the bat boy if I recall. It was his last toss to the boy because the inning was about to begin and it happened.
Foolish move by Ontario Provincial Police. Taking Dave down to the police station, booking him and having him post bail. Of course the charge was dropped later.
Not likely."I think about baseball when I wake up in the morning. I think about it all day and I dream about it at night. The only time I don't think about it is when I'm playing it."
Carl Yastrzemski
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Originally posted by SHOELESSJOE3Not likely but it did happen. The account of what happened appeared in newspapers, why is it hard to believe. Some who saw the point of impact say it hit the seagull in the head..
There had to have been significant velocity."I think about baseball when I wake up in the morning. I think about it all day and I dream about it at night. The only time I don't think about it is when I'm playing it."
Carl Yastrzemski
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Originally posted by blackout805remember when Randy Johnson killed that bird?
Kinda like that lady who was hit by a foul ball. And then when she was being carried off on a stretcher, she was hit by another foul ball !!
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Originally posted by blackout805remember when Randy Johnson killed that bird?
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