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Gaylord Perry RIP.

Posted: December 1 22, 4:20 pm
by Joe Shlabotnik
HoFer and spitball extraordinaire. Won 20 games five times and a Cy Young in both leagues. Also threw a no-hitter against the Cardinals in 1968.

Re: Gaylord Perry RIP.

Posted: December 1 22, 6:18 pm
by Radbird

Re: Gaylord Perry RIP.

Posted: December 1 22, 6:34 pm
by Radbird

Re: Gaylord Perry RIP.

Posted: December 1 22, 7:01 pm
by sighyoung
News of his death broke all of a sudden when I was least expecting it.

Re: Gaylord Perry RIP.

Posted: December 1 22, 7:01 pm
by sighyoung
Gaylord and Jim Perry were quite the pitching brothers.

Re: Gaylord Perry RIP.

Posted: December 1 22, 8:10 pm
by Spider John
sighyoung wrote:
December 1 22, 7:01 pm
News of his death broke all of a sudden when I was least expecting it.
Life is a slippery slope.

Re: Gaylord Perry RIP.

Posted: December 2 22, 12:05 pm
by heyzeus
It always struck me as hilarious that in baseball, there is a right way to cheat that is lovable and quirky, and a wrong way to cheat that is evil etc.

Re: Gaylord Perry RIP.

Posted: December 2 22, 12:12 pm
by obucard
heyzeus wrote:
December 2 22, 12:05 pm
It always struck me as hilarious that in baseball, there is a right way to cheat that is lovable and quirky, and a wrong way to cheat that is evil etc.
Especially considering the reason the lovable and quirky way was banned in the first place was because it killed a player.

Re: Gaylord Perry RIP.

Posted: December 2 22, 12:45 pm
by heyzeus
obucard wrote:
December 2 22, 12:12 pm
heyzeus wrote:
December 2 22, 12:05 pm
It always struck me as hilarious that in baseball, there is a right way to cheat that is lovable and quirky, and a wrong way to cheat that is evil etc.
Especially considering the reason the lovable and quirky way was banned in the first place was because it killed a player.
Wait, I don't know this story. What's the deal?

Re: Gaylord Perry RIP.

Posted: December 2 22, 12:54 pm
by G. Keenan
heyzeus wrote:
December 2 22, 12:05 pm
It always struck me as hilarious that in baseball, there is a right way to cheat that is lovable and quirky, and a wrong way to cheat that is evil etc.
Just like in life, my homie.