Here comes the deuce, Pudge. When you speak of me, speak well.
OK, background story...the way the American League teed off on Clemens had me laughing out loud remembering a scene from the movie, Bull Durham. The scene goes something like this: catcher puts down sign, pitcher shakes him off, catcher gets mad, tells hitter exactly what the next pitch is going to be. Hitter puts the next pitch into orbit. Pitcher is perplexed.
Now, let's consider the history of the National League's starting battery and pretend for a moment that Clemens is LaLoosh and Piazza is Crash....
Crash Davis: Anything traveling that far ought to have a stewardess on it, don't you think?
Ebby Calvin LaLoosh: God, that sucker teed off on that like he knew I was gonna throw a fastball!
Crash Davis: He did know.
Ebby Calvin LaLoosh: How?
Crash Davis: I told him.
Seems a bit funnier in my head than it does here. If you don't already own it (I have it on DVD and VHS), rent it. If for no other reason than just to get my stupid reference.
1 comment:
Here's one person who knew exactly what you were talking about just from the headline. Ah, the irony of a Clemen-Piazza battery. Will we ever know the truth of all those hits? Mrs. L
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