Posted on 12/01/2022 9:51:20 AM PST by grey_whiskers
Gaylord Perry, a Hall of Fame pitcher who won two Cy Young Awards over the course of his 22-year career, died Thursday at his home in South Carolina. He was 84.
Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler said Perry died in Gaffney at around 5 a.m. local time of natural causes. He did not provide any more details around his death.
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Hahahahahahaha...damn. Just waiting for his chance...omg, that is hilarious.
I read an interesting story about Pablo Picasso once.
By all accounts, he comes off as a human stain. Arrogant, treated people like crap, beat his wife, all that.
And he thought people who liked his art were total rubes, who would clamor for anything he did, no matter how poorly he might view it. So, he had contempt for people who purchased his art.
But there was a story about how he was on a beach one day, and a young child came up to him with a blank sheet of paper and a magic marker, and asked him to draw a picture for him. Picasso knew this ruse, apparently, and looked around, catching sight of the eager parents watching to see if they were going to get an artistic windfall that might net them thousands of dollars.
So, Picasso turned the kid around, and with the permanent marker, drew a picture of a horse on the kid’s bare back!
He is said to have remarked with a grin that they probably never bathed that child again!
(I don’t know if this is true, but I did read it somewhere!)
no, your first imprssion was right-Yeager is an azz hat
Sigh. Since that day, I have tried to give him the benefit of the doubt. I do make a distinction, but I don’t hold it against him the same way I might some other celebrity.
That may not be right, but I had to figure out a way to come to terms with it because it bothered me.
Me too! Loved them spitballs. Made it fun! Seriously...all fastballs all the time does is make it homerun derby essentially!
Great story! And expertly written!
As a long-suffering Indians fan, Gaylord Perry was a bright spot in the Gabe Paul “let’s send all our good players to the Yankees” era. His 15 straight wins in 1974 was exciting. I enjoyed reading his memoir “Me and the Spitter” as a kid. RIP!
In other home run trivia:
Dave McNally hit a grand slam for the Orioles in the 1970 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds.
And Rick Wise of the Philadelphia Phillies, the next year, likewise pwn3d the Reds, when he hit two home runs in the same game against them.
And he added insult to injury because in that same game, he threw a no-hitter.
My vote for the most dominating 1-day performance by a pitcher in major league history...
His alma mater named their mascot after him.
https://www.campbell.edu/about/traditions/our-camel-mascot/
I spent many a frosty night in Candlestick witnessing The Gaylord screw with batters’ minds. Which reminds me of Twain’s aphorism: the coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.
He went on to win the Cy Young twice , post Giants. RIP
More home run trivia:
Rick Camp was best known for hitting a game-tying 18th-inning home run on a game that began on July 4, 1985, and ended on July 5th, against the New York Mets with two outs and an 0-2 count off Tom Gorman; this was the only home run of his twelve-season pro career (including nine in the majors). Representing the tying run in the 19th inning, Camp struck out to end the game and was the losing pitcher. The Braves had run out of position players and had no choice but to let Camp bat in the 18th and 19th innings, even though his career batting average was .074.
Gaylord Perry and Phil Niekro had pretty good ERAs but played many years on horrible teams.
They both would’ve won many more games had they been on teams that could score runs on a regular basis.
Glad you liked it-Good old Ruby is long gone, but we still talk about how the dog reasoned and schemed to do it!
Hey now, don’t forget 27-game winner Steve Carlton on the 1972 Cardinals, who only won 75 games all year.
He won 36% of their games by himself!
The ten-year old Picasso was an equal to the great classic masters. Pure genius.
And yet, nobody ever called Pablo Picasso an a$$hole.....
His name and that very accomplishment crossed my mind as I was typing my response.
My Dad came up w/ him through the Giants organization. My Dad got to the show first, but Gaylord obviously lasted a lot longer.
From Single A to the Majors (in addition to Mays), the Giants were truly loaded back then. All the Alou brothers, Tom Haller, Orlando Cepeda, Willie McCovey, Gaylord, Jim Perry, Jose Pagan, Manny Mota, Eddie Fisher, Juan Marichal...the list goes on.
My Dad speaks fondly of Gaylord. Says he was a big country boy who was tight as a drum w/ his money.
One road trip in the PCL, Tacoma was in Reno (I think - somewhere in NV) and all the pitchers had sore arms from pulling the slots all night. Gaylord was getting shelled by the worst team in the league and he had enough. Between innings he told everyone to “be on your toes”. He went out and hit 4 consecutive batters before the benches cleared.
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