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House of Roberts

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4. All the fun we had over whether Gaylord was throwing a spitter

Reply to El Supremo (Original post)

Thu Dec 1, 2022, 02:53 PM

Dec 2022

or 'something else', but the most fun was Perry's role in the famous George Brett 'Pine Tar Incident'.

After Brett's home run was being challenged by Yankees manager Billy Martin, Gaylord had the presence of mind to try to hide Brett's bat!

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Gaylord Perry, Hall of Fame Pitcher With a Doctoring Touch, Dies at 84 [View all] El Supremo Dec 2022 OP

Great pic of the ump looking for sticky stuff. LOL. mobeau69 Dec 2022 #1

They could never find out "where he hid his stuff." LenaBaby61 Dec 2022 #2

My grandma was a big fan of his! Diamond_Dog Dec 2022 #3

All the fun we had over whether Gaylord was throwing a spitter House of Roberts Dec 2022 #4

It's kind of funny. BlueTsunami2018 Dec 2022 #5

Totally different type of cheating. Ridiculous comparison. NoRethugFriends Dec 2022 #6

Your post makes me think of Dock Ellis and the no hitter rurallib Dec 2022 #7

Big part of my youth Auggie Dec 2022 #8