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NFT: Gaylord Perry RIP

varco : 12/1/2022 10:46 am
Gaylord Perry, a walking advertisement for Vaseline products, has passed away. Great pitcher, who probably couldn't pitch in today's environment, had a 20 year career and threw 303 complete games (nearly 50% of the games he started). Wow. Another legend gone.
wow. another part of my yoot gone.  
Victor in CT : 12/1/2022 10:56 am : link
1st to win the Cy Young in both leagues.
It was strange! He was so "out there" about using illegal  
GiantBlue : 12/1/2022 11:09 am : link
substances on the balls, but the umpires either ignored it or were afraid to confront him about it.

However, he was another study in the "olden days" rubber arms that does not seem to exist today.

RIP
RE: wow. another part of my yoot gone.  
Payasdaddy : 12/1/2022 12:01 pm : link
In comment 15927949 Victor in CT said:
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1st to win the Cy Young in both leagues.


Yep , me too
Not big into it now but in the 70/80s, really was. Perry was a mainstay

More than 300 ...  
BronxBob : 12/1/2022 12:16 pm : link
... complete games! Claimed he collected a lot of wins in the last three innings for SF because of the hitters they had.
But I also saw an article recently -- can't locate it today, sorry -- in which he explained enjoying toying with opposing lineups by getting them looking for movement and just not using the grease. I don't know how you get rid of it -- if you can -- once you go to it in a game. But maybe he tried to see how deep he could get before he brought it into play.
I have a vague recollection  
M.S. : 12/1/2022 2:06 pm : link

long time ago, hot summer night game, with Gaylord Perry loading up a ball against Bobby Murcer who swung and missed badly at a pitch that broke down in an unnatural fashion. Bobby Murcer went back to the dugout and was so furious he brought out a water tank and started pouring the water all over the field as if to say that maybe Gaylord could use a little more water for his spitball.

RIP Gaylord Perry... and you too Bobby Murcer!
there was the great commercial he did  
ciggy : 12/1/2022 2:15 pm : link
wasnt vaseline. Some hair product that had no grease in it? Anyone remember.
RE: there was the great commercial he did  
Victor in CT : 12/1/2022 2:19 pm : link
In comment 15928150 ciggy said:
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wasnt vaseline. Some hair product that had no grease in it? Anyone remember.


Vitalis
Well  
DanMetroMan : 12/1/2022 2:21 pm : link
worth the read
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Met him at a baseball card show years ago  
ChathamMark : 12/1/2022 2:22 pm : link
had him sign a Vaseline jar. He laughed.
What a character he was  
arniefez : 12/1/2022 2:36 pm : link
I hope somewhere Bobby Murcer gets a few more swings off him. RIP.
RE: wow. another part of my yoot gone.  
Matt M. : 12/1/2022 3:44 pm : link
In comment 15927949 Victor in CT said:
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1st to win the Cy Young in both leagues.
I don't think I knew that prior to today. If I did, I certainly don't recall it.
Can You Imagine  
varco : 12/1/2022 4:37 pm : link
How about a scheduled doubleheader between the Giants and Dodgers early / mid 1960's ---first game Marichal vs. Koufax, second game Perry vs. Drysdale? Batters call in sick that day!
I remember him well...  
DefenseWins : 12/1/2022 5:18 pm : link
and had Gaylord Perry baseball cards as a kid. I really do miss some of the players from that Era.

Now, this question has to be asked. What kind of drugs were his parents on when they were in the hospital and came up with a name for their son.
RE: I remember him well...  
SomeFan : 12/1/2022 7:38 pm : link
In comment 15928329 DefenseWins said:
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and had Gaylord Perry baseball cards as a kid. I really do miss some of the players from that Era.

Now, this question has to be asked. What kind of drugs were his parents on when they were in the hospital and came up with a name for their son.
when he was born “gay” only meant happy
A  
AcidTest : 12/2/2022 9:16 am : link
great player. I remember him well from my childhood. He pitched for a long time. RIP. God bless. Prayers to his family and friends.
RE: RE: there was the great commercial he did  
BronxBob : 12/2/2022 2:40 pm : link
In comment 15928156 Victor in CT said:
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wasnt vaseline. Some hair product that had no grease in it? Anyone remember.



Vitalis


Couldn't find a video of the commercial, but I discovered another athlete who pitched the product: Gifford
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Victor in CT : 12/2/2022 3:49 pm : link
In comment 15928947 BronxBob said:
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In comment 15928156 Victor in CT said:


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wasnt vaseline. Some hair product that had no grease in it? Anyone remember.



Vitalis



Couldn't find a video of the commercial, but I discovered another athlete who pitched the product: Gifford


Yup. He was the first. the other products were "just greasy kids stuff"
RE: It was strange! He was so  
Jim in Fairfax : 12/2/2022 8:29 pm : link
In comment 15927958 GiantBlue said:
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substances on the balls, but the umpires either ignored it or were afraid to confront him about it.

However, he was another study in the "olden days" rubber arms that does not seem to exist today.

RIP

They did confront him. They never found anything.



A lot of what Perry did was a bluff to get into batter’s heads. He’d make a production of running his hand on his cap, his belt, etc. Teams would protest, umpires would go out and inspect but find nothing.

They “caught” him once, in his next to last season. The umpire inspected the ball Perry was using during warmups and thought it had something on it. He issued a warning. Later in the game, a pitch by Perry took a sharp downward movement. Ump ejected Perry without inspecting him or the ball.

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