RIP Gaylord Perry

[CL82]

One of the all-time greats

 

[Stinger92860]

One of my high school baseball coaches married one of Gaylord Perry’s daughters, or so he told us. He brought him up a lot Since he worked with the pitchers.

 

[storrsroars]

RIP spitball master.

 

[CL82]

RIP spitball master.

Vaseline, an illegal substance? Who knew?

 

[dennismenace]

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In the latter years he even developed a "resin ball". He load his hand up with resin and then threw the ball which appeared to come out of a cloud. Great character and Hall of Famer.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

RIP spitball master.

I can't think of any other athlete whose 'bending of the rules' so completely untroubled me. Somehow, I accepted it as a charming quirk that made him a likeable character, someone you could root for while waving away anybody who'd say, "But he cheats," as though they were a just a buzzkill and deserved no serious consideration.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I can't think of any other athlete whose 'bending of the rules' so completely untroubled me. Somehow, I accepted it as a charming quirk that made him a likeable character, someone you could root for while waving away anybody who'd say, "But he cheats," as though they were a just a buzzkill and deserved no serious consideration.

Exactly. Somehow it was as if its ok, because he's not actually that good and so needed an advantage. Like you trying to pitch in MLB. Obviously he was actually great, but still, it felt like something he was allowed to do.

RIP to an all time great.

 

[storrsroars]

I can't think of any other athlete whose 'bending of the rules' so completely untroubled me. Somehow, I accepted it as a charming quirk that made him a likeable character, someone you could root for while waving away anybody who'd say, "But he cheats," as though they were a just a buzzkill and deserved no serious consideration.

Exactly. Somehow it was as if its ok, because he's not actually that good and so needed an advantage. Like you trying to pitch in MLB. Obviously he was actually great, but still, it felt like something he was allowed to do.

RIP to an all time great.

There is absolutely skill and smarts needed to use substances effectively. And there's no doubt he was the best at it in the modern era. At the same time, I do think umps gave him more leeway than others who tried to throw doctored balls.

And by no means was he the only guy in the 60s-80s who threw them.

 

[Mister P]

Would it be inappropriate for the funeral attendees to spit on his grave as a tribute to him ? I say not. Gaylord would probably be laughing in his grave.
He was definitely an old school player who did it his way.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

There is absolutely skill and smarts needed to use substances effectively. And there's no doubt he was the best at it in the modern era. At the same time, I do think umps gave him more leeway than others who tried to throw doctored balls.

And by no means was he the only guy in the 60s-80s who threw them.

Thanks for the linked article.

 

[HCCForever]

There is absolutely skill and smarts needed to use substances effectively. And there's no doubt he was the best at it in the modern era. At the same time, I do think umps gave him more leeway than others who tried to throw doctored balls.

And by no means was he the only guy in the 60s-80s who threw them.

Good article with some surprises to me. Love the name Preacher Roe. Thanks for the link.

 

[uconnfan68]

There is absolutely skill and smarts needed to use substances effectively. And there's no doubt he was the best at it in the modern era. At the same time, I do think umps gave him more leeway than others who tried to throw doctored balls.

And by no means was he the only guy in the 60s-80s who threw them.

Loved watching him pitch for the Padres in the mid-late 70s. Together with Randy Jones, Dave Winfield, and Ozzie Smith, they were fun to watch. And the x-rated San Diego Chicken was hilarious.

 

[Huskybass]

I can't think of any other athlete whose 'bending of the rules' so completely untroubled me. Somehow, I accepted it as a charming quirk that made him a likeable character, someone you could root for while waving away anybody who'd say, "But he cheats," as though they were a just a buzzkill and deserved no serious consideration.

I felt the same way and I have no idea why.