Goose Gossage slams everything baseball in ‘bulls–t’ rant

nypost.com ^ | 3/6/20 | Peter Botte

[a little elbow grease]

( It’s like the Democrats are running baseball)

Goose Gossage doesn’t need to be welcomed at spring training to chime in on the sign-stealing scandal that has rocked baseball.

Gossage, who was banned as a Yankee spring instructor in 2018 for various criticisms of GM Brian Cashman and the team’s analytics department, offered his latest “Get off my lawn” rant this week, including what his response would be to the Astros’ cheating scheme to steal signs via electronics during the 2017 season.

“Guys used to steal signs all the time,” the Hall of Fame closer told the Tampa Bay Times. “Robin Yount and Paul Molitor were a couple of the best at stealing signs from second base, and [catcher Thurman] Munson comes out one day and says, ‘I think they’re stealing our signs.’

“I said, ‘Oh, OK.’ Munson runs back, he didn’t even say anything, we knew what to do. He called a breaking ball and I threw a fastball under Robin Yount’s chin, and I think he saw his life flash before his eyes.’’

Gossage, a member of the Yankees’ 1978 World Series championship team, also dusted off a few of his greatest hits, with shots at Cashman and the analytics craze that has taken over the game in recent years.

“These (stat-driven) workouts are all eyewash. It’s a bunch of bulls–t. It’s like the Democrats are running baseball,” Gossage said. “They’re trying to control something that is uncontrollable. And they’re taking all the beauty out of the game.

(snip) -- “Swinging for the fences, that uppercut (that’s so common), oh my God, if I pitched today they wouldn’t even sniff a ball.’’

[bert]

If the signs are visible, they are not secret

There is no copyright on signs

[a little elbow grease]

Put the goose, Nolan Ryan, Don Drysdale, and-a few other old timers in their prime out there on the mound. Batting averages would plunge and hospital visits would skyrocket. Crowding the plate would take a bullet proof vest. Ryan hit a guy with a curve ball and the idiot charged the mound. He should have ran out and thanked him for not bringing the heat.

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LOL! Stick Bob Gibson on that little list.

And never forget wildman Ryne Duren....ouch.

[oldbill]

Nearly half the batters are having shifts against them.

I could end that tomorrow by ordering bunts - sure hits.
But they won’t do it.

[Paladin2]

Whatta bout the Heater from Van Meter?

[DoughtyOne]

I think folks have a decent argument when it comes to electric
devices from deep behind the second base line of sight.

I wouldn't argue strenuously that they are wrong.

[canuck_conservative]

Anyone remember when he was feuding with Padres owner Joan Kroc?

He said something like "McDonald's was trying to poison the world"

Ah, the good ol' days!!

[Sergio]

I’m not really a sports guy, but I do know the names you mention. How would Randy Johnson stack up against Gossage, Ryan, and Drysdale?

[rey]

Drysdale threw at a guy on the on-deck circle because he was trying to time Drysdale’s pitches. Imagine throwing at someone on the on-deck now. You see guys timing pitches all the time on deck.

I remember when Don Zimmer was with the Cubs. A player had a homer with RBIs, meeting players at the plate, high fiving, elbows, celebrating. Zimmer sat steaming on the bench. “Not happy, Zim?” A player asked. “No!” Responded Zimmer. “In my day, the next pitch would be in the next batter’s ear.”

Even Reggie Jackson said, round the bases as quick as possible with yuor head down and sit down. You don’t want anyone to get hurt.

The game isn’t what it was.

[LeoTDB69]

Sign stealing. "It’s like the Democrats are running baseball"

[budj]

"...And you know where you were then,
...Girls were girls and men were men..."

Those were the days.

[a little elbow grease]

Personally .............. I've thought for about fifty years that the pitcher should not have A MOUND to throw down off.

Think about it. The pitching motion would be a lot easier on the pitchers' elbows and shoulders, and the batters would be seeing better pitches.

A BETTER GAME all around.

Pitchers are generally a bunch of sissies ........ needing a damn mound to throw off of!!

LOL

(A mound. Who in the hell came up with that ridiculous idea?)

[Hot Tabasco]

Steeling signs is as old as the game.

Amen brother!

I especially loved his old fashioned baseball comment:

"He called a breaking ball and I threw a fastball under Robin Yount’s chin, and I think he saw his life flash before his eyes."

LOL! That's baseball........

[wardaddy]

Gossage was intimidating

[a little elbow grease]

ROFL

[a little elbow grease]

You’re right.

[Paladin2]

That too.

It’s a rigged system...

[a little elbow grease]

How would Randy Johnson stack up against Gossage, Ryan, and Drysdale?

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Pretty similar.

[llevrok]

I miss those old time ball players. Don Drysdale, for one would be apoplectic if he knew that the 4 pitch intentional walk is no longer used. He told Mariner's broadcaster and former team mate, Ron Fairly -
“Why not just hit the batter with a pitch. It moves him to first and saves 3 pitches!”

[newfreep]

As a lifelong Cardinals’ fan, I gotta the GREAT Bib Gibson to your list.

[a little elbow grease]

“Why not just hit the batter with a pitch. It moves him to first and saves 3 pitches!”

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LOL ...... I hesitate to laugh though.

I was a hitter all my baseball life (centerfielder) and we don't like to laugh about HBP's.

But that is funny.

;-)