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Something you brag about, but no one cares about.

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In a high school game, I was once dunked on by Bobby Hoying.

While our wives shopped, I once had a lengthy discussion regarding the Indians with Dick Vitale at the JCrew store in Cleveland's Tower City Center. I pretended to not know who he was.

I once played every minute of a 4OT game. We lost and I was tired.

I've seen Ben Johnson, Tyrone Wheatley, Chris Nelloms, Robert Smith and others run in college track meets.

I once broke a batting helmet by hitting the kid wearing it in the head with a side-arm fastball.
 
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I once knocked a kid out while turning a double play. He was running from first to second and when I made the throw to first it went right under the brim of his helmet and caught him right between the eyes.

His mom came running out of the stands and ran to him. She stood over him for about 10 seconds and then came after me screaming in Italian or some shit I could not understand. I was 15 at the time, and I am pretty sure she could have kicked my ass. I ran like a girl to the dugout.

(I would not say I brag about it much though)
 
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exhawg said:
And that is why I never felt comfortable when I was up to bat.
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I actually had good control, but was taught by my Dad to throw inside, and make sure the hitter was never comfortable. In HS, I didnt have a great game pitching. When I got home and talked to my Dad about it, he asked me if I knew how many walks I had...my answer was no, but of course he knew I had 0 BBs. Then he asked me how many times I brushed the batter back and missed inside....and again, I didnt have the answer and he did...it was 0. The lesson was one I already knew, but needed to be reminded.....keep the batter on his heels and dont let them feel comfortable.

For the record, he never told me to hit a batter in the head. He always taught me to throw at the ribs when I felt the need to do so.


Buck Nasty said:
"once knocked a kid out while turning a double play. He was running from first to second and when I made the throw to first it went right under the brim of his helmet and caught him right between the eyes.
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You did exactly what you are supposed to do. You should've told his mom that she needs to teach him how to slide...:biggrin:
 
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tyrus3 said:
For the record, he never told me to hit a batter in the head.
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I was not a very good pitcher, so I usually got put on the hill whenever we were playing a crappy team, so as not to waste the better guys' arms. Whenever I would pitch, the shortstop and I would pick a guy that I would throw at (if the situation allowed it). I never actually hit the guys we picked though; I either missed him badly, or he got out of the way in time. (Or I got yanked before the guy ever batted.) Like I said, I wasn't a very good pitcher.

The one guys I busted in the head was purely accidental. He was 0 for 4 with 3 K's and a weak pop out. We were ahead 7-5 with 1 out in the 7th. I was thinking to myself, "just throw strikes and this guy's history". To throw him off, I thought I'd bring the first pitch side-arm (I did this from time to time with good success). It got away from me and drilled him right in the side of the head. His helmet flew off in 2 pieces and he laid there dazed for 10 minutes. I stood out on the mound laughing (at myself). I thought the other team was going to come out of the dugout at me though. Man, I thought they were pissed - that is, until I talked to my coach. Now HE was pissed.
 
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tyrus3 said:
Mine were accidental also. 2 of the 3 were actually curve balls. I hit plenty of guys intentionally, but usually in the ribs.
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I can vouch for one of those, tyrus was pitching a pretty damn good game and the runner on second was calling out the pitches to the batter so tyrus proceeded to nail the batter in the thigh or ribs, and then glared down the runner at second.

The little bitch didn't call out anymore pitches.
 
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