Gaylord Perry has been called up

[Mays-Fan]

Gaylord Perry Passes Away

Hall of Fame pitcher Gaylord Perry has passed away, according to multiple reports. He was 84 years old. Perry made …

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[Mays-Fan]

One of just 10 MLB pitchers all-time with 300 wins and 3,000 K's.

 

[tzill]

One of my grandpa's favorite guys.

 

[Mays-Fan]

I guess we'll never find out (in our earthly existence) whether he threw a spitter or not. Often accused, but I don't recall him ever actually getting busted for it.

I do remember the way he would use the index finger of his pitching hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead. like a wiper blade. Must have driven the other teams crazy.

 

[LHG]

I guess we'll never find out (in our earthly existence) whether he threw a spitter or not. Often accused, but I don't recall him ever actually getting busted for it.

I do remember the way he would use the index finger of his pitching hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead. like a wiper blade. Must have driven the other teams crazy.

The article does reference his book.

Me and the Spitter - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Mays-Fan]

The article does reference his book.

Me and the Spitter - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Yes, but was he actually ever caught, thrown out of a game, or suspended?

He played a lot of psychological tricks, and yes, even wrote a book, but was he ever caught? Or did he just want his opponents to think he was doctoring the ball somehow? He "admitted" to it, yes, but was that part of the ploy?

 

[stanford the manford]

We just happened to be walking by the ball park when Perry's statue was unveiled at 2nd & King. They set a tent up for the VIPs and had maybe 50ish lawn chairs set up. I forget who was announcing, maybe Jon Miller, who said something to the effect...

'For this historic occasion, we've a gift for you to honor Gaylord's career. If you'd kindly look beneath you seat, you'll find it taped to the bottom of your seat.'

VIPs removed the tape, unwrapped the present, and hoisted up a tube of Vaseline. Pretty funny moment

 

[Mays-Fan]

We just happened to be walking by the ball park when Perry's statue was unveiled at 2nd & King. They set a tent up for the VIPs and had maybe 50ish lawn chairs set up. I forget who was announcing, maybe Jon Miller, who said something to the effect...

'For this historic occasion, we've a gift for you to honor Gaylord's career. If you'd kindly look beneath you seat, you'll find it taped to the bottom of your seat.'

VIPs removed the tape, unwrapped the present, and hoisted up a tube of Vaseline. Pretty funny moment

But nobody got thrown out...

 

[pachyderm]

RIP

 

[LHG]

Yes, but was he actually ever caught, thrown out of a game, or suspended?

He played a lot of psychological tricks, and yes, even wrote a book, but was he ever caught? Or did he just want his opponents to think he was doctoring the ball somehow? He "admitted" to it, yes, but was that part of the ploy?

Good point. And he is exhibit A as to why baseball is so hypocritical about keeping Barry Bonds out of the HOF. They had no issues letting Perry in when he wrote a whole book about cheating (okay, so there is more to it than that) but Bonds has to be villanized and used as a lesson to why players shouldn't cheat (with substances that were legal in baseball at the time, no less while Perry was doing something very much against the written rules). This double standard annoys me greatly.

 

[calsnowskier]

Good point. And he is exhibit A as to why baseball is so hypocritical about keeping Barry Bonds out of the HOF. They had no issues letting Perry in when he wrote a whole book about cheating (okay, so there is more to it than that) but Bonds has to be villanized and used as a lesson to why players shouldn't cheat (with substances that were legal in baseball at the time, no less while Perry was doing something very much against the written rules). This double standard annoys me greatly.

But Bonds was a Mr Meannie Butt.

 

[catman]

Yes, but was he actually ever caught, thrown out of a game, or suspended?

He played a lot of psychological tricks, and yes, even wrote a book, but was he ever caught? Or did he just want his opponents to think he was doctoring the ball somehow? He "admitted" to it, yes, but was that part of the ploy?

Yes. MLB Network gave one example when he was pitching for the Mariners, if memory serves. He had the ball checked after one inning and was warned. He struck a guy out a couple of innings later and the umpire didn't like the way the ball moved and told him to hit the showers. I don't believe there was any argument from anyone.

 

[Mays-Fan]

Yes. MLB Network gave one example when he was pitching for the Mariners, if memory serves. He had the ball checked after one inning and was warned. He struck a guy out a couple of innings later and the umpire didn't like the way the ball moved and told him to hit the showers. I don't believe there was any argument from anyone.

What was he, 42 at the time?

EDIT: Oops, my bad. He was either 43 or 44 when he played for Seattle. He had pitched almost 5000 innings by then.

 

[Mays-Fan]

But Bonds was a Mr Meannie Butt.

Good thing he didn't have a Twitter account.

 

[rmilia1]

 

[catman]

What was he, 42 at the time?

EDIT: Oops, my bad. He was either 43 or 44 when he played for Seattle. He had pitched almost 5000 innings by then.

I just saw the report again and he did it in 1982 with Seattle.
Also, Dave Duncan was his catcher in Cleveland one season. He said that Gaylord threw 1 spitter out of all of the pitches he threw in his 340+ innings that season.

 

[Sandisfan]

I just saw the report again and he did it in 1982 with Seattle.
Also, Dave Duncan was his catcher in Cleveland one season. He said that Gaylord threw 1 spitter out of all of the pitches he threw in his 340+ innings that season.

Just put the thought in the batters mind. LOL Good Plan.

 

[catman]

Just put the thought in the batters mind. LOL Good Plan.

Exactly.

 

[Mays-Fan]

Just put the thought in the batters mind. LOL Good Plan.

I think Bonds did much the same with steroids.

The opposing pitchers were probably more fearful from thinking he was doing roids than they were of him actually doing them.

 

[catman]

Someone asked him if he ever used foreign substances in his career and he said, "No. Everything was made in America."