Funny Stuff
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:42 am
Taken off of some sites and out of some books...
Ty Cobb was a LIFETIME .366 hitter. The highest average in MLB history. His playing days ended in 1928.
In 1959, a reporter asked him how he would fare against the modern day pitchers.
"I would probably only hit .300 against them", Cobb said. The interviewer, shocked, said, " Are modern day pitchers THAT much better than the ones you faced!?"
"No, you've got to remember, I'm 73 now", Cobb said.
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In the early 70's, Chuck Tanner made a defensive switch late in the game. His outfield consisted of Walt Williams, Carlos May, and Pat Kelly.
Walt Williams middle name was "no neck", look at a baseball card to find out why.
Carlos May, while serving with the Marine reserves in 1969 had his thumb blown off.
Pat Kelly was an outfielder who could run and catch well but not throw.
When the defensive replacements were announced, White Sox announcer, Harry Carey said, "So, now, it looks like the Sox have a guy with no neck in left, a guy with no thumb in center, and a guy with no arm in right!"
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After striking out in every at bat against Sandy Koufax, Willie Stargell sat glumly at his locker. A reporter approached him and said, "Tough luck, Willie, what is it like hitting off Koufax?."
Stargell looked up at him and said, "It's like trying to drink coffee with a fork."
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This one is from a buddy of mine who was a "roving reporter" at the time...
Jeff Kent was not a very well liked player by most of his teammates.
Once even saying that Vin Scully "talks too much". Scully had mentioned on air how hitting in front of Manny Ramirez had raised Kent's average. Kent wanted it known that it was his own hitting prowess and not a teammates that had raised his average.
The comment was blasphemy in the Dodgers clubhouse. Like a catholic telling the Pope to shut up.
During this time, Kent was even less approachable by teammates. The "roving reporter" asked one teammate what it was like to be around Kent, he replied,"Off the record, right?"
"Right."
"Calling Jeff Kent an ass hole is an insult to each and every one of our ass holes"
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Dizzy and Paul Dean were hicks. They could throw hard, but were as sharp as marshmallows.
During Paul Dean's first spring training in 1934, the pitchers and catchers had signs that were the same for each pitcher. One finger, the fastball. Two, the curve. Three, the changeup.
The catcher, Mike Ryba, caught him during the first spring training game. Paul struggled in the first inning, and in the middle of the second, called Ryba out to the mound.
"Whats the matter, Paul?"
"Mike, Paul said, can you call that two finger pich more? I can get a lot more on it."
Ryba then realized that Dean had been gripping the ball with how many fingers he had been signalling with on each pitch.
[ January 22, 2010, 11:47 AM: Message edited by: DOUGHBOYS ]
Ty Cobb was a LIFETIME .366 hitter. The highest average in MLB history. His playing days ended in 1928.
In 1959, a reporter asked him how he would fare against the modern day pitchers.
"I would probably only hit .300 against them", Cobb said. The interviewer, shocked, said, " Are modern day pitchers THAT much better than the ones you faced!?"
"No, you've got to remember, I'm 73 now", Cobb said.
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In the early 70's, Chuck Tanner made a defensive switch late in the game. His outfield consisted of Walt Williams, Carlos May, and Pat Kelly.
Walt Williams middle name was "no neck", look at a baseball card to find out why.
Carlos May, while serving with the Marine reserves in 1969 had his thumb blown off.
Pat Kelly was an outfielder who could run and catch well but not throw.
When the defensive replacements were announced, White Sox announcer, Harry Carey said, "So, now, it looks like the Sox have a guy with no neck in left, a guy with no thumb in center, and a guy with no arm in right!"
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After striking out in every at bat against Sandy Koufax, Willie Stargell sat glumly at his locker. A reporter approached him and said, "Tough luck, Willie, what is it like hitting off Koufax?."
Stargell looked up at him and said, "It's like trying to drink coffee with a fork."
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This one is from a buddy of mine who was a "roving reporter" at the time...
Jeff Kent was not a very well liked player by most of his teammates.
Once even saying that Vin Scully "talks too much". Scully had mentioned on air how hitting in front of Manny Ramirez had raised Kent's average. Kent wanted it known that it was his own hitting prowess and not a teammates that had raised his average.
The comment was blasphemy in the Dodgers clubhouse. Like a catholic telling the Pope to shut up.
During this time, Kent was even less approachable by teammates. The "roving reporter" asked one teammate what it was like to be around Kent, he replied,"Off the record, right?"
"Right."
"Calling Jeff Kent an ass hole is an insult to each and every one of our ass holes"
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Dizzy and Paul Dean were hicks. They could throw hard, but were as sharp as marshmallows.
During Paul Dean's first spring training in 1934, the pitchers and catchers had signs that were the same for each pitcher. One finger, the fastball. Two, the curve. Three, the changeup.
The catcher, Mike Ryba, caught him during the first spring training game. Paul struggled in the first inning, and in the middle of the second, called Ryba out to the mound.
"Whats the matter, Paul?"
"Mike, Paul said, can you call that two finger pich more? I can get a lot more on it."
Ryba then realized that Dean had been gripping the ball with how many fingers he had been signalling with on each pitch.
[ January 22, 2010, 11:47 AM: Message edited by: DOUGHBOYS ]
I thought Kent was gone before Manny got there. I'll just stick with pics, not fact checking !